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 foster loving, respectful relationships.
For over thirty years, The Love and Logic Institute has been teaching parents and educators worldwide how to create happy families and raise responsible kids. Love’s and Logic’s powerful, yet easy-to-use, parenting techniques have been adapted for use with children with special healthcare needs.
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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…
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Video:
The DVD program, currently in production, is a three hour program which includes an in-depth look at the Love and Logic tools as applied to children with health issues.This programming includes interviews with doctors, parents and children of different ages with cystic fibrosis. It also includes role plays to demonstrate the communication tools being taught and a section on dealing with marriage issues involved with handling a child’s chronic illness.
Our anticipated release date is Fall, 2008. If you would like to be notified when this DVD program becomes available, please click here.
Support:
Dr. Foster Cline is available to answer your questions about parenting children with health issues. 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 to submit questions. You’ll also be able to read the Q&A’s others have submitted.
You can also hear Dr. Cline's newest teachings live and have the opportunity to ask questions with BlogTalk.
As the mother of two children with cystic fibrosis, a Love and Logic facilitator, and certified parent coach, Lisa is uniquely qualified to answer your questions.
Lisa is also available for Q&A via this website and will often include her thoughts on the Q&A forum and BlogTalk Live discussions.
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 Q&A.
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.
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