Brothers and sisters of people with disabilities

Cilj ovog rada jest predstaviti istraživanja koja su proučavala obitelji s osobama s invaliditetom, kao i odnosne s braćom i sestrama bez teškoća u razvoju te oblike socijalne podrške koja im se pruža. U današnjem ubrzanom načinu života postoje mnogobrojni stresori koji imaju veliki utjecaj na funkcioniranje pojedinaca i obitelji. Jedan od najvećih stresora za obitelj može biti prisutnost invaliditeta. Kako će se određena obitelj nositi sa svakodnevnim izazovima koji dolaze s invaliditetom ovisit će o različitim čimbenicima. Roditelji djece s teškoćama u razvoju nastoje što uspješnije uskladiti sve poslovne i kućanske obaveze te brigu i skrb o djetetu s teškoćama u razvoju, što može biti vrlo zahtjevno. Shodno tome, druga djeca bez teškoća u razvoju u obiteljima često ostaju zapostavljena od strane svojih roditelja te se sami moraju naučiti nositi sa svim izazovima pred kojima se pronađu. S obzirom na to da su i oni sami djeca koja žude za pažnjom i nježnošću, izrazito je bitno da im se omogući i pruži sustavna podrška, kako od strane svojih roditelja pa tako i od strane stručnjaka kako bi se što uspješnije nosili s ovim specifičnim životnim okolnostima.The goal of this paper is to present research that studied families with disabled people, as well as those with typical siblings and the forms of social support that are provided to them. In today's fast-paced lifestyle, there are numerous stressors that have a great impact on the functioning of individuals and families. One of the biggest stressors for a family can be the presence of a disability. How a particular family copes with the everyday challenges that come with a disability will depend on a variety of factors. Parents of children with developmental disabilities try to coordinate as successfully as possible all business and household obligations, as well as the care and maintenance of a child with developmental disabilities, which can be very demanding. Consequently, other children without development disabilities in families are often left neglected by their parents and have to learn to cope with all the challenges they find themselves on their own. Considering that they themselves are children who long for attention and tenderness, it is extremely important that they be enabled and provided with systematic support, both by their parents and by experts, in order to cope with this specific life situation as successfully as possible