Siblings
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Children and sibling rivalry
A sibling is a brother or a sister. It's okay for there to be strong feelings, words and actions between siblings. Fighting and arguing between siblings is normal. Its how children learn to sort out problems and develop strategies they can use in other conflict situations. Sibling rivalry is also part of how children work out their place in the family.
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Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry occurs in most families when children are young and learning to get along with each other. It usually gets better over time. Learn more about why children fight and get some tips to manage rivalry between siblings.
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Siblings | Siblings Australia
Siblings Welcome to the Siblings Page which has been set up for adult siblings of people with disability
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Sibling rivalry & how to handle it: video | Raising Children Network
Get tips for handling sibling rivalry: prevent jealousy, ignore bad behaviour, try not to overreact, and give siblings equal attention.
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Sibling Concerns | Siblings Australia
Sibling Concerns Below are some of the concerns of siblings of children with disability (including any developmental delay, disability, chronic illness or mental illness)
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Teen siblings | Siblings Australia
Teen siblings Welcome! Here you will be able to: Understand more about the concerns of siblings Find out aboutbooks that have been written by or for siblings Join SibTeen, a Facebook group for teens,co-hosted by the Sibling Support Project in the US and Siblings Australia Read what other sibs say below Most importantly you will find that you are not alone
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Why Support Siblings | Siblings Australia
Why Support Siblings The mix of sibling experience Most siblings of a person with a disability will be able to say there were good and not so good parts to their experience
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Connect with other siblings | Siblings Australia
Connect with other siblings Siblings from around the world talk about how important it is to connect with other siblings who understand the experience better than anyone
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What Siblings Need | Siblings Australia
What Siblings Need In order for siblings to grow up feeling strong and secure they need the following: Information Children need to know about the disability or illness and how it will affect their brother or sister and the whole family
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Parent Role in Supporting Siblings | Siblings Australia
Parent Role in Supporting Siblings Many factors affect how a sibling adjusts
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Stem cell transplantation of sibling donors compared with specific immunosuppressive therapy for acquired severe aplastic anemia | Cochrane
Stem cell transplantation of sibling donors compared with specific immunosuppressive therapy for acquired severe aplastic anemia
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Psychoeducation for brothers and/or sisters of people with severe mental illness (SMI) | Cochrane
This review compares psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness versus standard care or any other intervention as a means of improving their own wellbeing and quality of life as well as coping with the care-giving for their mentally ill siblings.
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Cancer & The Need for Support - CanTeen - Canteen Australia
CanTeen provides support for both Young People fighting cancer and the professionals that are helping them. Find more information here.
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AYA Cancer Survivorship Report - CanTeen
This report lays out recommendations for improving the clinical, economic and social outcomes for young cancer patients.
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Mentoring adolescents to prevent drug or alcohol use | Cochrane
There are high rates of alcohol and drug use by many adolescents. Four randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were identified. All four RCTs were in the US and with adolescents described as deprived, and most were minority group adolescents. Two RCTs tested the "Across Ages" mentoring programme, one the Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentoring programme, and one an intervention with adolescents whose parents were HIV+. Two RCTs found that mentoring reduced rates of initiation of use of alcohol, and one reduced initiation of use of drugs. No adverse effects were identified. The relative youth of three of the samples made it unlikely that the interventions would be effective due to low baseline rates of usage. The studies assessed formal programmes, and as most mentors are informal their work remains un assessed.
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Methods of communicating with children and adolescents about a family member's cancer | Cochrane
Communicating well with children and adolescents about a sibling's cancer can improve their knowledge and understanding as well as their coping, adjustment and wellbeing
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Simple treatments for bedwetting in children | Cochrane
Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) is the involuntary loss of urine at night without an underlying organic disease as the cause. It can result in issues of psychosocial well-being such as social problems, sibling teasing and lowered self esteem. It affects around 15% to 20% of five year olds and up to 2% of adults.
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Post-exposure prophylaxis vaccine to prevent varicella (chickenpox) | Cochrane
This review assessed how useful the varicella (also known as chickenpox) vaccine is in preventing chickenpox when given to children or adults who have never been immunised or previously had chickenpox, but who receive the vaccine within a short time following exposure to a person infectious with chickenpox. Varicella is a highly contagious viral infection characterised by a widespread pustular rash, fever and generally feeling unwell. We identified three trials involving 110 healthy children who were siblings of household contacts.
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Oral betamimetics for the prevention of preterm labour and birth for women with twin pregnancies | Cochrane
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Planned caesarean section for a twin pregnancy | Cochrane
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