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Children: How To Help Children Cope With Your Health Condition

Ages 3 - 7

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The younger the age, the more limited the child's understanding is. 

Maintain physical touch and routines. 

Talk.

  • Answer questions truthfully.
  • Be prepared to answer questions over and over again.
  • Keep discussions short.  Children of this age can only focus for brief periods.

Include the child in family rituals. Perhaps create new rituals.

Play with the child. For instance, play games together. Draw together. Read, dance, act, do sports, garden.

Offer physical outlets for energy (and emotions)

Look for confused thinking.

If you are likely to die, Centering Corporation has a variety of books for children facing loss from the death of a parent. See www.centering.org offsite link or call 866.218.0101 or 402.553.1200

NOTE: For information about telling your children about your health condition, click here.


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