In this episode of Undivided Voices, Lindsay Crain, head of content and community at Undivided, brings together three perspectives on growing up with a sibling with a disability: Jessica Richards, LCSW, college student Avery Zemlack, who grew up with a brother with a disability, and Emily Holl, Director of the Sibling Support Project. Together, they explore the experience of “glass children,” siblings who can feel unseen even when they’re deeply loved, and what parents can do to help them feel seen, too.
In this episode:
- How to carve out special one-on-one time for siblings
- Talking about disability in honest, age-appropriate ways
- Why siblings sometimes take on a parenting role, and how to prevent it
- Creating a safety plan for siblings during hard moments
- Why inviting siblings into planning conversations, including IEPs, benefits the whole family
Now streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and anywhere you get your podcasts.
