Parenting Children With Health Issues 1st (first) edition Text Only

by Foster W. Cline

This newest addition to Love and Logic's library takes familiar and much-loved Love and Logic concepts to new heights. Foster W. Cline MD, a well-known child psychiatrist, and Lisa Greene, the mother of two children with cystic fibrosis, have teamed up to provide parents and medical providers with a valuable new resource to help families who have children with special needs. Whether a child struggles with weight problems, diabetes, cancer or any other health issue, parents will learn the essential parenting skills they need to help their child comply with medical requirements, cope well with health challenges, and live a hope-filled life. Get practical and compassionate answers to your toughest questions as you discover effective ways to communicate about health issues with children of all ages.Learn how -Handle refusal to take medication and do medical treatments. -Encourage children to love life despite health challenges. -Understand and respond to ill children's special emotional needs. -Avoid power struggles and other common parenting traps. -Facilitate children's concern for their illness without frightening them. -Promote healthcare responsibility without nagging or lecturing. -Enable children to make good self-care decisions about their bodies. -Communicate with children about their medical issues in ways they'll understand. -Separate "I can't" from "I won't" and respond accordingly. -Navigate sibling, family and couple relationship issues. -Identify normal emotional responses to a child's diagnosis. -Cope with the demands placed upon caregivers in practical ways.About Love and Logic Jim Fay, an educator, and Foster W. Cline, MD, a child psychiatrist, founded the Love and Logic Institute in 1977. For thirty years, Love and Logic has been teaching parents and educators around the world how to raise kids who are respectful, responsible and pleasant to be around.

Genres: Parenting, Adoption

Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Lisa]

I checked this book out from the library and plan to read it after the book by Kenneth Bock. Though I have never been a fan of Foster Cline and don't believe his Love & Logic approach is a biblical parenting method, I plan to read with a discerning eye to see if there is any helpful information I can glean to help with Anna's ongoing medical issues.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books contains some very helpful application for parents who have to deal with chronic illnesses.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice, and examples of how to implement them. I was reminded of a lot of good parenting skills.

[Stace · Rating 2 out of 5]

There really wasn't anything in this book that I found interesting or that I didn't already know, and I have never read these "love and logic" books before. It wasn't terrible, just ok.

[Carey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Encore, Lisa!!