‘It's so much better than contact’: A qualitative study exploring children and young people's experiences of a sibling camp in the United Kingdom

Rogers, Justin; Ali, Mariya

doi:10.1111/cfs.12789

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“…For children who never or only sometimes lived with a sibling, affection for the sibling was related to aggression, which might indicate the negative outcomes of separation in relation to the children's wellbeing (Milojevich et al, 2021). In addition, several studies that interviewed siblings who were reunited at camp after a separation highlighted the value that the children placed on these opportunities for extended quality time with their siblings (McCarthy et al, 2020; Rogers & Ali, 2021; Wojciak, 2017). This highlights the importance of evaluating sibling placements case‐by‐case.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sibling coalitions in the context of parental child maltreatment

Katz

Cohen

Tener

et al. 2022

Child & Family Social Work

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Child maltreatment (CM) is a social and public health issue with a high global prevalence. However, sibling dynamics in the context of CM remain understudied. The present study aims to shed light on sibling relationships in the context of parental CM. The sample included 20 Israeli adult CM survivors who grew up with at least one sibling. In-depth interviews explored their experiences as children, with a focus on their relationship with their siblings. A thematic analysis identified the main theme of the formation, or lack thereof, of sibling coalitions in childhood and adulthood. Some participants described comforting and protective sibling relationships in childhood, whereas others told of conflictual or distant childhood relationships that developed into adulthood alliances. Others described perpetrating parents who attempted to disrupt the sibling relationship. The sibling relationship comprises complex dynamics and emotions, which can vary within a single sibling subsystem. The findings highlight the need to examine sibling dynamics throughout the lifespan and their relation to CM survivors' wellbeing. Regarding the spillover and compensation hypotheses, there is a need to explore the role of the perpetrating parent and their attempts to sabotage the sibling dynamic.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sibling coalitions in the context of parental child maltreatment

Katz

Cohen

Tener

et al. 2022

Child & Family Social Work

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“…These guidelines are directly reflected in the legislation and professional practice in many countries, becoming a principle of action that seeks to keep siblings together. Even in cases where it is not possible, efforts should be made to maintain and encourage contact between siblings who have had to be separated (Lundström & Sallnäs, 2012), and different initiatives have been developed in this regard, both in the United States (Waid & Wojciak, 2017) and in the United Kingdom (Parker & McLaven, 2018; Rogers & Ali, 2021). The logic behind this recommendation is that keeping siblings together is good per se, as siblings help to cope with parental conflicts (Iturralde et al, 2013) and, when a parental separation occurs, staying together with their siblings helps the children to maintain a sense of continuity with the family and to face the pain caused by the separation (Sen & Broadhurst, 2011).…”

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Characterization of groups of siblings in residential child care in Spain

Martín

González-Navasa

2021

Child & Family Social Work

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International guidelines recommend that groups of siblings remain together when protective measures are taken. Although this is a deeply rooted practice in most countries, research has found no conclusive evidence of the benefits of this practice, so further knowledge in this field is required. This work aims to describe the characterization of groups of siblings in residential child care. The sample consists of 281 children and adolescents who were in residential care, of which 42% were composed of groups of siblings. Case files were analysed, and the main results indicate that those who are cared for with their siblings are younger, have longer stays and have been subjected to neglect to a greater extent than those who are alone and reunification with their family is more complicated than for the rest. These results are discussed with regard to the scientific literature in this field and conclude with the need to carry out preventive actions and to make decision‐making criteria about groups of siblings more flexible.

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