Coping With Illness
Introduction
When confronting your child’s illness, it can be a harrowing, exhausting and isolating time. You want to be strong for ...Posttraumatic Growth
Dr. Richard Tedeschi, Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte discusses how positive transformation can follow a traumatic event. ...Parents Nurturing Themselves
Dr. Ron Taffel is known as one of the most captivating and practical child-rearing experts in the country. He ...How Does Helping Another Child Make An Ill Child Feel Better?
Dr. Ron Taffel is one of the most eclectic and practical child-rearing experts in the country and the author of two best-selling books, ...Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Cope With Their Surgical Experience
Special thanks to our Expert: Michelle Brauntuch, M.S., CCLS. Certified Child Life Specialist Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, N.J. How to ...Helping Children Cope When a Sibling is Ill
Michelle Brauntuch is M.S., CCLS. Certified Child Life Specialist Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, N.J. To children, the hospitalization ...Typical Questions From Siblings of Ill Children
Michelle Brauntuch is M.S., CCLS. Certified Child Life Specialist, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, N.J. The following are some ...Crisis Communication
Dr. Ron Taffel is known as one of the most captivating and practical child-rearing experts in the country. He is ...Making Hope Happen with
Dr. Shane Lopez
Hope matters. The author of Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others shares important tools. ...
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