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Support a Siblings helps older brothers and sisters enjoy, understand, and share with tier parents the very long days and weeks in hospital whilst their premature, sick baby brother or sister (or both if twins!) is in an incubator at this critical time in the family's life.
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Situation
Babies born too soon are often in hospital for weeks, even months before they ready to go home. The most ill pre and full term babies are transferred to the RVI SCBU for treatment and surgery meaning parents are far from home, spending long periods of time away from family, friends, and support networks. Young family members feel left out, jealous of a new arrival taking attention away from them, upset at seeing their babybrother or sister in an incubator, or even just bored at spending long ho
Solution
Support A Sibling provides imaginative and practical help so children feel cared for at a time when their parents' priority is their premature baby. Support A sibling provides toys for the family room to keep children entertained, is developing a sibling book with a variety of endings so siblings learn and understand what having a prem baby means for everyone including themselves, financial support for those treats when mealtimes can become sporadic (this helps mum and dad eat properly too), and