When parents focus more on the child with disabilities and assume the neurotypical child is fine, the neurotypical sibling may feel like a “glass child.” A phrase that refers to a sibling of a child with disabilities who may feel ignored, or such as the parents “see through them like glass.” But, of course, all children need love, attention and to feel seen and heard. Dr. Richard Leit, clinical lead of psychology at Children’s Specialized Hospital shared, “Sometimes, the focus gets so heavily placed on the child with the disabilities that you forget about the everyday experiences that the neurotypical child might have. Try to keep open lines of dialogue with all kids in the family and check in with each of them about how they’re experiencing things and how they’re feeling about things, whether it's related to the child with a disability or not.” Read more at Jersey’s Best.