Frankly-Speaking-About-Cancer-What-Do-I-Tell-the-Kids

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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1 / WHAT KIDS UNDERSTAND AT DIFFERENT AGES........................................3 CHAPTER 2 / TALKING ABOUT CANCER...................................................................................9 CHAPTER 3 / TIPS FOR ANSWERING COMMON QUESTIONS..........................................14 CHAPTER 4 / WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD............................................................................18 CHAPTER 5 / RESOURCES.............................................................................................................22
Introduction Cancer affects a family in many ways. Every family member’s experience is unique and different, often making it hard to know how to provide support to one another. There are changes in day-to-day routines and more responsibilities to be managed. Feelings of anger, sadness, helplessness, regret and fear may touch different family members at different times, making life unpredictable for everyone. When someone in the family has cancer, it is normal to focus attention on that person’s medical treatment, and their well-being. Many parents try to protect their children by not sharing information about the situation. We don’t often realize that even if they are not told about cancer, children of all ages can feel the impact of an illness on a family. INTRODUCTION 1
Page 1: What Do I Tell the Kids? SPOTLIGHT
Page 5 and 6: What Kids Understand and Things You
Page 7 and 8: Preschool WHAT CHILDREN UNDERSTAND
Page 9 and 10: Middle School Age WHAT CHILDREN UND
Page 11 and 12: Talking About Cancer Talking with y
Page 13 and 14: TIMING YOUR CONVERSATION LANGUAGE Y
Page 15 and 16: Some Key Points Here are some thing
Page 17 and 18: ANSWERING YOUR CHILD’S QUESTIONS
Page 19 and 20: know someone who has died from canc
Page 21 and 22: TIPS AND TOOLS FOR HELPING YOUR CHI
Page 23 and 24: Outside Support Seeking outside sup
Page 25 and 26: RESOURCES CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY
Page 27 and 28: CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY The missio

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