Effect on siblings

Effect on siblings

Siblings will often feel the effect the disease has on the entire family. No matter how well you try to split your attention between your children, a child with MSS will always need more care than healthy brothers or sisters. It often happens that brothers or sisters will efface themselves by requiring less attention from their parents. But the reverse is possible as well. Some children will demand extra attention from their parents by exhibiting problem behaviour. This can also be an (unconscious) way of dealing with emotions.