“…The "better-off" siblings who are the focus of this article are not the siblings of the dramatically different brothers and sisters who have died, or are chronically ill, or are mentally retarded. The literature documents the guilt, anger and mixed emotions of these siblings (Fanos, J., & Nickerson, B., 1991;Sourkes, 1987;Seligman, 1983). In the cases of seriously ill, dying, handicapped, or retarded children, there is clear recognition by the family and the world that they are really different from their siblings, and are not expected to perform or achieve in the same way.…”