When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness: A Guide for the Parenting Journey

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This warm and accessible parenting book for children with chronic illnesses offers clear, practical guidance for all aspects of the journey.

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Written by leading mental health professionals, this warm and accessible parenting book for children with chronic illnesses offers clear, practical guidance for all aspects of the journey. Recommended by professionals at the American Diabetes Association, Invisible Disabilities Association, the Crohn's Colitis Foundation, and other expert national and regional sources. For all its joys, parenting is a complex job, and when your child has a chronic illness, the stress can feel overwhelming. When your child is diagnosed, you begin a parenting journey filled with strong emotions, difficult choices, confusing words, and interactions with numerous professionals and specialists.You're focused on ensuring your child gets the best possible treatments for their symptoms, so it's easy to overlook or dismiss the impact the illness can have on your relationships and emotions. This book places your psychological well-being front and center, so you can be the best caregiver possible for your child.Along with suggestions for making laughter and mindfulness part of your daily self-care routine, it offers guidance for choosing the right therapist for your family, should extra support be needed. Every family's journey with chronic illness is unique, but you don't have to go it alone. This book received the Silver Medal for Parenting in the Independent Publishers Awards.

Author Biography

Frank J. Sileo, Ph.D., is a New Jersey licensed psychologist, an award-winning author, and national and international speaker.  He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Psychological Enhancement, LLC, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he works with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Since 2010, he has been consistently recognized as one of New Jersey's top kids' doctors. He is often the "go-to" psychologist in the media for his insights on health issues and parenting. Dr. Sileo lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Learn more: Carol S. Potter, MFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In her practice she has worked with individuals, families, and couples, as well as children and adolescents in school settings, and facilitated both bereavement, and anger management groups. She helped develop the strengths-oriented Best Practice Parenting program for the Southern California Counseling Center. An active advocate for women survivors of domestic violence she was honored by Sojourn as the Woman of the Year in 1994. Ms. Potter played Cindy Walsh, one of television's most beloved mothers, on Beverly Hills 90210. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Learn more:

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsThe Unexpected Journey BeginsChapter 1. Navigating Your FeelingsChapter 2. Staying Healthy on the JourneyChapter 3. Getting What You Need on the Road to the New NormalChapter 4. Communicating With Your Child: It's a Two-Way StreetChapter 5. Your Co-Pilots: Other Parents and Parent Figures in Your Child's LifeChapter 6. Getting Everyone on Board: Siblings and Other Family MembersChapter 7. Mechanics of Working With the Medical TeamChapter 8: Mechanics of Working With the School TeamChapter 9: The Cone Zone: Setting Healthy BoundariesChapter 10. When Your Journey Includes Hospital StaysChapter 11. The Journey Through Death and BeyondChapter 12. Concluding Thoughts: Building Resilience on the JourneyResources for Your JourneyNotesAbout the Authors

Review

Psychologist Sileo and family therapist Potter prove to be profoundly sympathetic guides in this take on the 'unexpected journey' of having a child who is diagnosed with a chronic or terminal illness… Sileo and Potter offer realistic comfort and directly applicable skill-building in equal measure. The wise advice and helpful tips will leave parents feeling well-equipped to face steep challenges. * Publishers Weekly *When Your Child Has A Chronic Medical Illness helps to show the need for caregivers to treat themselves humanely and with compassion. It is a godsend for anyone seeking guidance and tools for assistance in navigating the many challenges that arise within themselves, their caregiving support circle, the medical and social program arenas. It shines a light on difficult and confusing subjects with real tools for a reader to take from the book with comprehensive charts and easy to understand advice to help with the many issues that may be encountered. Dr. Sileo and Carol show us not only why, but also how, to practice self-empathy to help with the journey of caring for a child with a chronic illness. Finally, this book can help caregivers reaffirm their purpose with appropriate self-care and experience the beauty and transformation this pilgrimage will provide. * Dream Street Foundation *

Long Description

Written by leading mental health professionals, this warm and accessible parenting book for children with chronic illnesses offers clear, practical guidance for all aspects of the journey. When you're focused on ensuring your child gets the best possible treatments for their symptoms, it's easy to overlook or dismiss the impact the illness can have on your relationships and emotions. This book places your psychological well-being front and center, so you can be the best caregiver possible for your child.

Details ISBN1433833816 Author Carol S. Potter Publisher American Psychological Association ISBN-10 1433833816 ISBN-13 9781433833816 Short Title When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness Language English Format Paperback Subtitle A Guide for the Parenting Journey Year 2021 Pages 419 DEWEY 618.92044 Place of Publication Washington DC Country of Publication United States Illustrations Includes worksheets and checklists to help parents practice healthy communication skills and manage their emotions NZ Release Date 2021-03-09 UK Release Date 2021-03-30 Audience Professional & Vocational Series APA LifeTools Series Publication Date 2021-03-09 Imprint APA LifeTools US Release Date 2021-03-09 AU Release Date 2021-03-29 We've got this

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