Scroll down to see resources and links that may be useful to your patients and their parents in coping with illness and injury.
Medical Traumatic Stress: Suggested Resources for Parents
Downloadable handout listing selected books, articles, and web resources
Books and reading materials for parents
Children and Trauma: A Guide For Parents and Professionals.
Cynthia Monahon, Jossey-Bass Publishers; San Francisco; 1997
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries and Phobias.
Tamar Chansky, Broadway Books; New York; 2004
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings.
Kenneth R. Ginsburg & Martha M. Jablow. Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006
Books and reading materials for children and teens
What to Do What You're Scared and Worried: A Guide for Kids.
James J. Crist, Free Spirit Publishing; Minneapolis; 2004
What to Do When You're Sad & Lonely: A Guide for Kids.
James J. Crist, Free Spirit Publishing; Minneapolis; 2004
When I Feel Scared. (for young children)
Cornelia Maude Spelman, Albert Whitman & Co.; Morton Grove; 2002
What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick
Allan Peterkin, Magination Press; Washington D.C., 1992
Web resources helping children cope with injury
After the Injury: Helping Parents Help Their Kids Recover
www.aftertheinjury.org
Information, videos, and interactive tools to help parents understand children's reactions to injury and promote optimal recovery. Interactive tools allow parents to rate their child's reactions and create an individualized care plan.
Web resources helping children and teens with worry or stress
Worry Wise Kids website
Information to help children with excessive worries or fears
American Academy of Pediatrics - Children, Teens, and Resiliency web resources
Information to help teens and families cope with the pressures of day-to-day life
Web resources helping children and teens with sleep problems
National Sleep Foundation (Kids)
Child friendly website about sleep
National Sleep Foundation (Teens)
Multiple topics on sleep related specifically to teens
National Association of School Psychologists
Information for parents and educators on sleep and sleep disorders for children and teens
Web resources helping with pain, illness, and injury care
Pain, Pain, Go Away
Information on helping children with pain from a leading pediatric pain research group
Pain – from About Kids Health
Information for the public on how we feel pain, how pain medicines work, and how to assess and treat pain in children, from a pediatric hospital.
PBS Parents Guide to Talking With Kids About Health
Tips on communicating with kids about injury, illness, medicine, and going to the doctor
Web resources health information and family needs
Health information from the NIH
Glossary of health information from the United States National Institutes of Health.
Family Medical Leave Act
Information from the United States Department of Labor on your rights under the Family Medical Leave Act.
Family Medical Leave Act
