Six developmentally normal preschool siblings of disabled children participated in workshops in which modeling, rehearsal, and role play were used to improve siblings' understanding of disabilities while strengthening their self-perceptions and attitudes toward their disabled brother or sister. (Author/CL)

Twenty-six families that had sustained the sudden and unexpected death of an infant and that had surviving children were interviewed. Parents of 28 of the 35 siblings reported changes in their child's interaction with them, 24 siblings demonstrated sleep pattern changes, and 13 siblings showed changes in social interaction. (Author/CL)

A 21-year-old sister served as the primary therapist in teaching her 13-year-old brother with Downs Syndrome to perform independent toothbrushing and bedmaking skills. Family members were pleased with the success of the program. (CL)

The mother of a Down Syndrome boy describes her feelings regarding her younger nonhandicapped son and the need to understand and meet his needs for information and attention. (CL)

This study, involving 518 Wisconsin high school graduates and their brothers, found little evidence that failure to control family background leads to upward bias in estimates of the effect of schooling on occupational status. (Author/RM)

Naturalistic observations of 20-month-old infants and their older siblings (1 1/2 or 3 years older) suggested the presence or absence of the mother may be an important variable in interactions between the two. (BJD)

To assess the role of sibling teaching, 56 preschool-age children, their mothers, and their infant siblings were observed as the preschoolers attempted to teach their younger siblings the operation of a toy camera. (BJD)

A mother gives guidlines from her own experience in encouraging harmony between a normal daughter and a retarded daughter. (DB)

Results of the present study indicate that investigation into sib-sib and parental-surrogate-sib interactions cannot be overemphasized. (Author)

Investigated birth order differences and the vocational interests of 150 male college students, making use of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. Sibling sex and interaction effects were also investigated. (DP)

School records of 20 adult females with severe depressive reactions, 35 of their siblings, and 49 matched controls were analyzed with regard to childhood IQ, scholastic failure, and last grade completed. (Author)

Research supported in part by grant MH-07994-05 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

A total of 73 children seven to eight years of age were videotaped as they interacted with a sibling in cooperative, competitive, and neutral situations. It was concluded that children's experience of the sibling relationship varies systematically with sibling status. (Author/RH)

Stutterers (N=201) and their nonstuttering same sex siblings were distributed identically in early, average, and late categories of language onset. Late talkers had significantly higher frequencies of articulation problems than did stutterers who were early or average talkers and their siblings. (Author/CL)

Twenty-two subjects (school-age children, their younger siblings, and their best friends) were observed in their homes while playing a popular board game. Five roles were operationalized and observed: teacher, learner, manager, managee, and playmate. (Author/RH)