Sibling support

Zillah Bingley, Chief Executive of Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, said: “Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is disappointed that the needs of families caring for a child with a life-threatening or...

For this year's National Sibling Day we are featuring Lucy's story to highlight the importance of sibling support for families with a seriously ill child. René and John share their experience of suppo...

As a Rainbow Trust Family Support Worker, I sometimes attend the funerals of children I have supported. I know the importance of public mourning rituals; they occur in nearly all cultures. They help...

Family Support Worker, Charlotte, gives Freddie time and space to understand his own feelings and emotions.Just before her first birthday, Freya was diagnosed with a very rare inherited metabolic cond...

As a Family Support Manager, I have worked with many families supporting them in crisis. While the parents are struggling with the news their child has been diagnosed with cancer or another life-threa...

I was once asked by a concerned parent what I thought the long-term impact would be on their other children, having a brother with cancer. This was an impossible question to answer as nobody can predi...