Website - YoungSibs (website for children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled, or has special educational needs)

Information for parents

YoungSibs is a website and online support service for children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long-term condition. It is for siblings in the UK aged 6 to 17.

The YoungSibs service is run by Sibs, the UK charity for siblings of disabled children and adults.

The YoungSibs website pages

Siblings can access information about family life, different conditions, feelings and difficult situations on the information pages. The pages are written in a way to help children understand complex information more easily.

Getting help from the YoungSibs team

Siblings can contact the YoungSibs team via the sibling letters page and receive an email reply with acknowledgement of their situation and tips for dealing with it. The team can also help siblings get support from their school or appropriate professionals. Messages and replies are private unless siblings want to have it published for others to read on the website.