Resources for Parenting Children with Health Issues
Recipient of the 2008 Mom's Choice® Gold Award, Winner of the Parenting & Family category of 2008 Indie Excellence Awards, and Finalist for Foreword's 2007 Book of the Year Awards!
Parenting Children with Health Issues; Essential Tools, Tips and Tactics for Raising Kids with Chronic Illness, Medical Conditions and Special Healthcare Needs by Foster Cline, MD and Lisa C. Greene
Learn essential parenting skills to raise children to be as happy and healthy as possible. Increase the odds of medical compliance, effectively talk with children about their health challenges, avoid power struggles over self-care issues, and create loving, respectful relationships. Love’s and Logic’s powerful, yet easy-to-use, parenting techniques have been adapted for use with children of all ages with special needs.
Special pricing is available for bulk book purchases. Click here for pricing schedule or call Love and Logic at 800-338-4065.
Free Audio:
Child psychiatrist Foster W. Cline, MD will entertain and inform you in this live lecture about how to parent children with health issues. Learn the answers to these questions and more:
What is the one thing parents should never do when a child is resistant to medical treatments?
What does parenting a chronically ill child and leadership have in common?
How can parental love for a child make the situation worse?
How can parents raise a special needs child to be respectful and responsible with high coping skills?
Why is it dangerous when a parent “needs to be needed"?
What is life’s biggest problem for a parent whose child has a serious medical condition?
How do kids really learn how to take good care of their bodies? Hint: It’s not lecturing, nagging, yelling or bribing…
If you are a medical or mental health professional and would like copies to distribute, please click here.
New CD:
Winning with Diabetes: Tools, Tips and Tactics for Raising Healthier Kids
Does your child have diabetes? Join parenting experts Foster Cline MD and Charles Fay, PhD in an engaging discussion about how to raise happy, healthier children with diabetes. Included are bonus discussions with Dana Hardin, MD, a leading pediatric endocrinologist and Sarah, mom of a child with diabetes.
You'll hear practical, down-to-earth ways to:
Answer your child’s tough questions about diabetes.
Prevent power struggles and other common parenting traps.
Motivate your child to make wise self-care choices about food, glucose monitoring, and medication management without nagging, lecturing, or bribing.
Escape the dangers of over-protection and avoid rebellion in the teenage years.
CD, 67 min.; Product # 09-94-023, $11.95
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New Booklet:
Parenting Children with Health Issues and Special Needs: Love and Logic Essentials for Raising Happy, Healthier Kids
We have received numerous letters of appreciation from parents and professionals for the book "Parenting Children with Health Issues" and many requests for a short, concise version which can be handed out in doctor's offices, support groups, etc. This fun little booklet will give you the Love and Logic basics for parenting a child with special needs. 112 pages; illustrated.
Book, 112 pages, $7.95
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CD:
Grief, Trauma and Loss: Helping Children Cope
by Foster W. Cline, M.D.
It's always heartbreaking to see a child suffering. The information on this audio will give adults:
Specific techniques on how to handle situations with the child
Skills to help comfort the child
The ability to help children cope with death, senseless violence, suicide, and illness
2 audio CD set, 90 min., $13.95
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Video Program:
The DVD program, currently in production, is a nearly two hour program which includes an in-depth look at the Love and Logic tools as applied to children with special needs. This program includes teachings by Dr. Cline and Dr. Charles Fay as well as interviews with doctors, parents and children.
Anticpated release date: Spring, 2010
Classes and Workshops:
We offer a variety of classes, workshops and teleclasses for parents, medical and mental health professionals including social workers and child life specialists. Most classes are sponsored by hospitals or non-profit organizations. For information about upcoming classes and workshops that are open to the public or to inquire about hosting a workshop, please send us a note.
Click here for information about upcoming teleclasses.
Websites:
Visit www.ParentingChildrenWithHealthIssues.com for tools, tips and support for parenting your special needs child. You’ll find a variety of media formats including audio, powerpoint presentations, articles and live support. Dr. Foster Cline and Lisa Greene are available to answer your questions about parenting children with health issues and other special needs. We want you to be successful in applying these principles at home and are here to help you if you get stuck. Click on Ask Dr. Cline Q&A to submit questions. You’ll also be able to read the Q&A’s others have submitted.
Love and Logic’s website is a wonderful resource for parents and teachers. You will find many great articles to help you with general parenting issues and a free audio download called “Funny Parenting Stories” which you won’t want to miss.
