Hiya,
I just need some help/suggestions on what to do to help my parents with my sister..

Okay firstly a tiny bit of background..My sister (now 15) was in a car accident when she was 8mths old, which resulted in her having part of her brain cut out because it had died. They didnt think she would survive, but she did, and they also didnt think she would be able to walk, talk etc, but she can. She just has a learning difficuilty, and her mental age doesnt fit her actual age.

My Bro (17) and i have always been relied on to be at home to make sure she is safe, but now i have left home and im having a bub in 4 weeks time..and my brother has a full time job. My mum still relies on my brother and i to be there for her before school, and on the holidays. Which is okay for me now, but in 4 weeks time ill have a baby and cant get up at 6am to be at their house to make sure she gets off to school, its hard enough to do that now being so tired all the time. My brother just cant coz he has work 9-5 every week day..but has to leave at 7am to get to work on time.

Both my parents need to organise something for my sister, coz my brother and i arent always going to be here. They either need to get another carer, or possibly start (yes START) to get her to be more independant (getting ready for school, locking the house, getting on the bus, looking after herself more).

After school isnt a problem any more, she will get home and let herself in, and is okay till my mum gets home.

I also feel my parents need to get my sister to be more social. She hasnt gone to visit her friends at home out of school, or they havent come to our house. She doesnt even talk on the phone! She is scared to. My sister hardly talks, and we know she can, she just gets away with not talking. I just feel she has been wrapped in cotton wool for too long and they have left it too late to start teaching her all these things.

She can get herself something to eat and drink, and go to the toilet. Those things arent a problem. Its just getting ready for her school bus on time, locking the house, and communicating with people, in person and on the phone.

Do any of you have any suggestions on what i can suggest to my parents that could help?