The whole family matters to us, which is why we understand some of the challenges and worries that siblings of disabled people may face. Many siblings are also young carers and may have other responsibilities that other young people their age may not have. The challenges and worries they face have the potential to escalate and can have a negative impact on their mental and physical health. This may affect their confidence, self-esteem and it can be socially isolating. Friendships may be harder to maintain as sometimes they may feel that their other friends don’t understand, and often can feel guilty if they are not at home to help out.
At BDCPS we like to make sure that the siblings of disabled young people also have the chance to be young and care free! We run sessions that allow our young people and their siblings to positively engage together at the same scheme offering parents real respite time whilst giving siblings the opportunity to share experiences and socialise with other siblings of disabled young people.
In addition to this, we also have sibling only activities where they go out on adventures with others and have the chance to build new friendships, have fun with children who are in similar situations where they can empathise and share experiences with one another. In the summer the siblings decided they would like to go trampolining, climbing and then for pizza! So we organised a fun-filled day out for them! We have also done sibling activities at Caldecotte Xperience in Milton Keynes and Forest school adventures! For further information on any sibling related activities, do not hesitate to get in touch!
Familia nzima ni muhimu kwetu, na ndiyo sababu tunaelewa baadhi ya changamoto na wasiwasi ambao ndugu na dada wa watu wenye ulemavu wanaweza kukabili. Ndugu na dada wengi pia ni watunzaji wachanga na wanaweza kuwa na majukumu mengine ambayo vijana wengine wa umri wao hawawezi kuwa nayo. Matatizo na wasiwasi wanaokabiliwa nao yanaweza kuongezeka na kuwa na athari mbaya kwa afya yao ya akili na kimwili. Hii inaweza kuathiri ujasiri wao, kujithamini na inaweza kuwa ya kutengwa kijamii. Marafiki wanaweza kuwa vigumu kudumisha kama wakati mwingine wanaweza kuhisi kwamba marafiki wao wengine hawaelewi, na mara nyingi wanaweza kujisikia hatia kama wao si nyumbani kusaidia nje. Katika BDCPS tunapenda kuhakikisha kwamba ndugu na dada za vijana walemavu pia wana nafasi ya kuwa vijana na bila huduma! Mikutano hii inawawezesha vijana na ndugu zao kushirikiana kwa njia nzuri katika mpango huo huo, na kuwapa wazazi wakati wa kupumzika, na kuwapa ndugu na dada fursa ya kushiriki uzoefu na kuwasiliana na ndugu na dada wengine wa vijana wenye ulemavu. Kwa kuongezea, tuna shughuli za ndugu tu ambapo wao hutoka nje kwenye vituko na wengine na wana nafasi ya kujenga urafiki mpya, kufurahiya na watoto ambao wako katika hali sawa ambapo wanaweza kuelewana na kushiriki uzoefu na kila mmoja. Katika majira ya kiangazi ndugu waliamua kwamba wangependa kwenda trampolining, kupanda na kisha kwa pizza! Kwa hiyo tukawaandalia siku yenye furaha sana! Pia tumefanya shughuli za ndugu katika Caldecotte Xperience katika Milton Keynes na Forest adventures shule! Kwa habari zaidi juu ya shughuli zozote zinazohusiana na ndugu, usisite kuwasiliana nasi!