Content Overview 
- Summary
- Why Do I Need To Tell My Children Anything?
- Do I Have To Tell My Children By Myself?
- General Guidelines For Telling All Underage Children About Your Health Condition
- Guidelines For Telling Children Who Are Toddlers Through Age 3
- Guidelines For Telling Children Age 3 Through 7
- Guidelines For Telling Children Age 7 Through 13
- Guidelines For Telling Adolescents About Your Diagnosis
- What Other Tips Would Help My Children?
- When To Seek Professional Help For Your Child
- If You Have A Communicable Disease Such As HIV/AIDS
- Additional Resources
Children: Why To Tell About Your Condition And How To Tell
When To Seek Professional Help For Your Child
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Seek professional help when you think it is needed. Following are some instances that have prompted other people to seek help for a child:
- A continuous change in a child's mood. We all have a base line emotional state which fluctuates as things happen. Watch for mood changes that persist or are present more than in the past.
- An ongoing affect on schooling such as poor performance or acting out.
- A noticeable change in socialization.
- Focus on illness or death.
- New or exaggerated behavior.
- Sleep problems such as difficulty falling asleep, getting up at night or sleeping too much.
- Substantially increased or decreased appetite.
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