Destiny, age 14, has an older brother with a physical disability. Her parents spend significant time...
Destiny, age 14, has an older brother with a physical disability. Her parents spend significant time managing her brother's medical appointments and therapies. Destiny has started taking on more household responsibilities and reports feeling invisible at school. Which two statements best describe how this family situation may be affecting her development?
Select all the correct answers.
- Having a sibling with a disability often leads to lower self-esteem in all other siblings, regardless of how the family communicates and responds.
- Destiny may be developing caretaking skills earlier than many peers, which can build a sense of competence and responsibility over time.
- Destiny's parents are behaving neglectfully toward her, and a human services worker would be obligated to report the situation to child protective services.
- Destiny's feelings of invisibility at school are unlikely to be connected to her home environment or the dynamics within her family.
- The family's necessary focus on her brother's needs may be sending unintended messages to Destiny that quietly affect her sense of worth and belonging.
Select all the correct answers.
- Having a sibling with a disability often leads to lower self-esteem in all other siblings, regardless of how the family communicates and responds.
- Destiny may be developing caretaking skills earlier than many peers, which can build a sense of competence and responsibility over time.
- Destiny's parents are behaving neglectfully toward her, and a human services worker would be obligated to report the situation to child protective services.
- Destiny's feelings of invisibility at school are unlikely to be connected to her home environment or the dynamics within her family.
- The family's necessary focus on her brother's needs may be sending unintended messages to Destiny that quietly affect her sense of worth and belonging.

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