The Power of Sibling Relationships

Siblings are often a child’s first best friend, protector, and encourager. Especially in cases of trauma, neglect, or abuse, these relationships serve as an emotional lifeline. When children are removed from their homes, their siblings can offer the only sense of “home” they have left.

Sadly, due to a shortage of foster families equipped or willing to take in multiple children, siblings are too often separated. This additional trauma can leave lasting emotional wounds and hinder their healing journey.

Keeping siblings together is not only compassionate, it’s trauma-informed, Christ-centered care that is a Bair-centric.

The Blessing of Sibling Placements

When siblings are placed together, the emotional and developmental benefits are undeniable. Here’s how sibling placements create healing and hope:

1. A Sense of Security and Stability

Familiar faces in a new environment ease anxiety. A sibling offers reassurance and a shared history, helping children navigate the transition to foster care with more peace and confidence.

2. Shared Healing from Shared Experience

Children who have faced hardship often don’t have the words to express what they’ve endured. A sibling who’s been through it too “just gets it.” That unspoken understanding creates a foundation for emotional healing and growth.

3. Improved Mental Health and Behavior

Studies show that children placed with their siblings exhibit fewer behavioral issues, experience less anxiety, and adjust more easily. They’re also less likely to face placement disruptions. Creating a more stable environment where lasting connections can form.

4. Lifelong Connections

Siblings raised together are more likely to maintain their bond into adulthood. They attend the same schools, celebrate holidays together, and build shared memories that become the foundation of their family legacy.

A Blessing for Foster FAmilies too

Saying “yes” to a sibling group may seem like a big leap, but it comes with beautiful blessings for the entire household.

1. Built-In Bonds

Siblings often support and entertain each other, which can ease the adjustment period for both the children and the foster parents. They arrive with an established dynamic, helping foster families more quickly create a rhythm of togetherness.

2. Greater Impact

By fostering siblings, you’re not just meeting a need, you’re making an eternal difference. You’re allowing children to stay connected to each other and to their shared story, and that gift will impact generations.

3. Stronger Family Culture

Sibling groups bring their shared traditions, language, and inside jokes. They create a lively, full household with a sense of identity and unity that enriches the whole family.

You’re not alone, we’re here to Support you!

At The Bair Foundation, we understand that fostering a sibling group brings unique joys and unique challenges. That’s why we walk alongside you every step of the way.

Our support includes:

• Trauma-informed training tailored to sibling dynamics
• 24/7 access to your dedicated caseworker and support team
• Financial assistance to help meet the needs of multiple children
• Therapy referrals, support groups, respite care, and more

You’ll never have to face a hard day alone. We’re here to help you succeed, grow, and thrive, just like the children in your care. 

Real families. real stories. real impact.

Across the country, Bair foster families are stepping up and saying “yes” to sibling groups and witnessing the transformation firsthand.

One of our Bair parents shared:

“When we got the call about a sibling group of three, I’ll be honest, we were nervous. But we leaned on God and said yes. Watching those kids laugh together, hold each other during hard moments, and settle into our home as one family has been one of the greatest blessings of our lives.”

These stories inspire us. They’re a reminder that when we follow God’s calling, He equips us with everything we need to do His work.

Will you help siblings together? 

Right now, thousands of siblings in foster care are praying not just for a home, but to stay with their brother or sister.

You could be the answer to that prayer.

Whether you’re exploring foster care for the first time or considering expanding your heart and home, know this: you don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be willing. God will take care of the rest.

With the training, support, and community of Bair, you can foster with confidence, knowing you’re never alone.

become a foster parent through the bair foundation

Keeping siblings together is not only possible, it’s powerful. And it starts with someone like you.

Fill out our form to Become a Foster Parent or call your local Bair office to learn more about fostering sibling groups with The Bair Foundation.

Together, we can keep families together and bring Christ-centered hope and healing to children who need it most.