Make sibling visits fun

About this recommendation

Sibling visits in cold visitation centers or with nothing to do suck. Sibling visits should be fun!

How to do this

  • Provide families and social workers with tools for fun visits, ranging from ideas for activities, to games or crafts to share.

Anticipated costs and benefits

Costs

Benefits


  • Minimal
  • Siblings get more out of visits

Who's doing this

1 of 54 states and territories have implemented this recommendation.

  • Fostering Great Ideas in South Carolina make sibling visits fun by sending small gift/activity packages to siblings marked as “from” their other siblings. They can open these together on visits, even on Zoom.