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Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Chronic_Illness: Pediatric:
See also:
- Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases (222)
- Health: Mental Health: Grief, Loss and Bereavement: Children's Grief (31)
- Bandaides and Blackboards
- Supports kids, teenagers and adults who are dealing with having a medical problem. Advice about teasing, what to expect in a hospital, poetry, and shared stories.- The Child With a Long-Term Illness - AACAP Facts For Families describes the risk for developing associated emotional problems as the child must must cope with a disease that is here to stay and may even get worse..
- Children and Grief - Discusses how children handle grief and loss and which signs indicate they have difficulty coping (AACAP Facts For Families)..
- Dealing With a Health Condition - Explains teenagers how to cope, to take control, deal with others..
- Parental Advice on Coping with Chronic Illness of your Child - Tips how to explain, deal with emotions, use discipline, keep a family routine, and cope with strangers..
- Shared Vision - Complete article (also as PDF) on longterm needs, financial and medical planning..
- Starbright Foundation - Features empowerment programs for seriously ill children. Includes chatrooms, videos, comic books, and cd-roms..
- Teenagers and Coping with Chronic Illness - Tips and strategies for parents with newly diagnosed teenagers..
- What is a Chronic Illness? - Explains to children what their ill friend or relative experiences and what they can do themselves..
- Youth in Transition - Article on transitions in youth with chronic health disorders advises their caregivers in assisting to gradual independence and self-management..
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