ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

How to Improve Communication with Your Children

By Shakti Gawain

Sharing your feelings with your children does not mean dumping your anger on them or blaming them for your troubles.

Read on innerself.com

FindCenter Post-Image

When Your Spouse Has Cancer

Includes Frequently Asked Questions about how to communicate and cope.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Good Storytellers Get Better Health Care—But Childhood Trauma Confuses the Narrative

When describing their symptoms, medical history and health changes at a clinic or hospital, every patient is the storyteller of their own health. Good storytellers tend to get better health care, but a history of childhood trauma plays havoc with telling your own story.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Drama of the Gifted Child

The wisdom that Alice Miller shares with us in her famous book, The Drama of the Gifted Child, is something that every therapist who works with children revisits more often than we would like.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

I Can’t Cope with My Child’s Diagnosis

I am haunted by the shocking discovery that our daughter, three, has a condition that may cause her to die in her teenage years. How can I come to terms with this and learn to enjoy the time we have?

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Working Parents’ Guide to Dealing with Sick Kids

Struggling to balance the demands of a job and an ill child? Get tips and advice on how to cope when kids aren’t feeling well.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

What Parents Can Do to Make a Child’s Chronic Illness Easier

When a child’s wellbeing depends on vigilant monitoring and consistent medical attention, the everyday anxiety and stress that all parents deal with is made worse by the fact that failing to keep up with treatment can be a matter of life and death.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Caring for a Seriously Ill Child

Taking care of a chronically ill child is one of the most draining and difficult tasks a parent can face. Beyond handling physical challenges and medical needs, you’ll have to deal with your child’s emotional needs and the impact that a prolonged illness can have on the entire family.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How to Help a Child with Chronic Illness: Tips from a Child Life Specialist

Child life specialists help families cope in a healthcare environment, and parents can look to them to learn how to help sick kids.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Living with a Chronic Illness or Disability

Our child has a chronic illness or disability. How can we help him learn to live as best as he can with his condition?

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

When Your Child Is Diagnosed with Chronic Illness

Learn how to cope, manage your emotions and keep stress in check when a child is diagnosed with chronic illness.

FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Parenting