Shirley Charlton, No More Tears Brother, 2009. Copyright and permission by the artist.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Brother and Sister (Mary and Gerald Thayer), 1889, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.114

Addressing sibling conflict, trauma, and friendship

We’re building the Center on Sibling Dynamics™
to explore and enhance sibling relationships. Watch us grow.

Services

“Let it Out” – facilitated peer discussion groups

We will pilot three different closed, facilitated peer discussion groups online for adults:

1. who felt Targeted by a sibling in the past or diminished in the present,
2. who have been Aggressive or dismissive towards a sibling, and would like to change,
3. who would benefit from a Bereavement group to deal with grief for a sibling who passed recently or long ago.

Who is a sibling? Who do you regard as a sibling? For these services this includes those with a shared biological mother and/or father, adopted siblings, those in shared foster care, or those from a shared household. For “only children,” a sibling can include a cousin, close friend, or neighbor who is ‘like a brother/sister/sibling.’ With social media and digital games, a sibling can include someone online with whom one develops an intimate sibling-like relationship.

Dates and times to be announced.
Contact us if you are interested in joining one of our groups.

Please read our full set of Disclaimers.

Resources

Programs & Information  (Children  |  Foster Care & Adoption  |  Siblings of Individuals w/Disabilities  |  Sexual Experiences)
Podcasts

Bibliography

Books & Articles
Film & Television

Art Galleries

Paintings & Drawings
Music
Short Films
Poetry

Images (clockwise from top):

^{Shirley Charlton, No More Tears Brother, 2009, pastel on paper. © Shirley Charlton | Fair Use.
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Brother and Sister (Mary and Gerald Thayer), 1889, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Brian J. Kelly, Siblings. 2014. on flickr.
J.K. Califf, Siblings. 2011. on flickr.}