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.
Adolescents Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness: Information from The Child Health Library of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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.
Living with Childhood Illness and Disability: Resources page by the Center for Children with Special Needs includes handouts on safety, Disability Act, school preparation, the Internet.
Parental Advise 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.
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.
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.