<p>This research aims to identify the problems of normally developing siblings of children with Down syndrome. The participants of the study consisted of 11 typically developing siblings between the ages of 8-19 who had a sibling with Down syndrome. This study was designed according to a qualitative research methods. A semi-structured interview technique was used to gather research data. Descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of the data. Considering the problems experienced by children with typical development who have a sibling with Down syndrome; in the home environment, that they have problems in the common use of their products, that their siblings with Down's syndrome do not violate them, and that their parents - especially their mothers - are more interested in siblings with Down's syndrome; that in the school environment your siblings are deterred from studying and that they mock the other children's brothers; in social life, the siblings with Down's syndrome had problems in the regular games, so they said that they had no friends and that the other children were ridiculing their siblings with Down's syndrome.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0771/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
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