Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer (Second Edition)
A Guide for Parents and Families
A Guide for Parents and Families
Written by Peter VanDerNoot, Contribution by Madelyn Case
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface
PART I:
Professionals: Sharing Their Insight
1.The Importance of Communicating with Your Kids About Cancer
2.A Look Inside a Children’s Support Group
3.Sharing the Journey with Your Child
4.Kids Count’s “Chemo Bear” Hits the Road to Meet Special Needs
PART II:
Parents: Helping Their Kids Cope
5.Unconditional Love
6.A Little Understanding Goes a Long Way
7.“Mom, I Lost It Today!”
8.Do It With Love, And All Else Is Irrelevant
9.My Family Has Cancer
10.Ready to Enter Chemotherapy
11.Speaking With the Angels
12.I Am Ashamed
13.Something Is Wrong!
14.Goompa Has an Owie
15.I Love Life!
16. Baldy Head...Hair Head
17.Children: The Forgotten Part of Cancer
18.Cool, Mom!
19.Yes, Mom, I’m Scared
20.Robin’s Hope
21.Amy’s Year
22.“Manuel, You Have Cancer”
23.Children’s Support Group Was a Godsend
24.There Is a Purpose to All This
25.Teachers Can Make a Big Difference
26.Andy Updates
27.Helping Kids CLIMB through Tough Times
PART III:
Children: Expressing Themselves
28.From Gilda’s Club
29.Mom’s Cancer
30.Mom Talked With Me Every Day
31.For My Daddy
Category: Health & Fitness - Diseases - Cancer; Family & Relationships - Emotions; Family & Relationships - Death, Grief, Bereavement
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: 15.95
ISBN: 978-1-57826-231-1 (1-57826-231-3)
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface
PART I:
Professionals: Sharing Their Insight
1.The Importance of Communicating with Your Kids About Cancer
2.A Look Inside a Children’s Support Group
3.Sharing the Journey with Your Child
4.Kids Count’s “Chemo Bear” Hits the Road to Meet Special Needs
PART II:
Parents: Helping Their Kids Cope
5.Unconditional Love
6.A Little Understanding Goes a Long Way
7.“Mom, I Lost It Today!”
8.Do It With Love, And All Else Is Irrelevant
9.My Family Has Cancer
10.Ready to Enter Chemotherapy
11.Speaking With the Angels
12.I Am Ashamed
13.Something Is Wrong!
14.Goompa Has an Owie
15.I Love Life!
16. Baldy Head...Hair Head
17.Children: The Forgotten Part of Cancer
18.Cool, Mom!
19.Yes, Mom, I’m Scared
20.Robin’s Hope
21.Amy’s Year
22.“Manuel, You Have Cancer”
23.Children’s Support Group Was a Godsend
24.There Is a Purpose to All This
25.Teachers Can Make a Big Difference
26.Andy Updates
27.Helping Kids CLIMB through Tough Times
PART III:
Children: Expressing Themselves
28.From Gilda’s Club
29.Mom’s Cancer
30.Mom Talked With Me Every Day
31.For My Daddy