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The Music Never Stopped

2011

Tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the ...

105 min

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Why Does Mommy Hurt? Helping Children Cope with the Challenges of Having a Caregiver with Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, or Autoimmune Disease

The children of people with chronic illness and pain suffer quietly. “Why Does Mommy Hurt?” is a joyful, yet honest, portrayal of family life burdened with chronic illness. This is a delightful story told by a young boy learning to understand and cope with his mother’s illness.

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Coping with Sickness

When a parent, caregiver, or other loved one becomes ill with COVID-19 and is isolated, the whole family struggles. But there are ways to comfort and reassure children, to offer clear honest explanations, and to stay connected to the person who is sick.

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How to Help Children Cope with a Sibling’s Chronic Illness

When a family member is diagnosed with a chronic illness, he or she is not the only person who has to deal with the diagnosis—the entire family is affected by it.

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Helping Your Child Cope with a Chronically Ill Parent

In 1990, my mother wrote an article for the Journal of Contemporary Dialysis and Nephrology [1] instructing parents with chronic illness on how to help their children cope.

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Art Therapy Activities: Art Therapy for Children Coping with the Illness of a Parent

If the child of a parent is ill, art therapy can be used to help them explain what is happening. Ensure your child is able to express his feelings with help from a professional art therapist.

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Helping Child Cope with Parent’s Illness | Child Anxiety

No child should suffer depression and anxiety without help, seek professional help for you and your child and here’s some resources for educating yourself along the way.

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How to Help Children through a Parent’s Serious Illness

How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness has become the standard work on an important subject. It continues to be a go-to book for supportive, practical advice, based on the lifetime experience and clinical practice of one of America’s leading child life practitioners.

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Handling a Loved One’s Illness