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Dealing With a Health Condition - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/deal_chronic_illness.html
Explains teenagers how to cope, to take control, deal with others. |
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Bandaides and Blackboards - http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/
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. |
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Children and Grief - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/grief.htm
Discusses how children handle grief and loss and which signs indicate they have difficulty coping (AACAP Facts For Families). |
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The Child With a Long-Term Illness - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/illness.htm
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. |
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Youth in Transition - http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/steeksma/Medical/transition.htm
Article on transitions in youth with chronic health disorders advises their caregivers in assisting to gradual independence and self-management. |