APA Lifetools #: When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness

A Guide for the Parenting Journey

APA Lifetools #: When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness
Frank J Sileo, Carol S Potter
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Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 419pg
30 Jan 2021 US
9781433833816
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Written by leading mental health professionals, this warm and accessible parenting book for children with chronic illnesses offers clear, practical guidance for all aspects of the journey. For all its joys, parenting is a complex job, and when your child has a chronic illness, the stress can feel overwhelming. When your child is diagnosed, you begin a parenting journey filled with strong emotions, difficult choices, confusing words, and interactions with numerous professionals and specialists. You' re focused on ensuring your child gets the best possible treatments for their symptoms, so it' s easy to overlook or dismiss the impact the illness can have on your relationships and emotions. This book places your psychological well-being front and center, so you can be the best caregiver possible for your child. Along with suggestions for making laughter and mindfuness part of your daily self-care routine, it offers guidance for choosing the right therapist for your family, should extra support be needed. Every family' s journey with chronic illness is unique, but you don' t have to go it alone.
"Psychologist Sileo and family therapist Potter prove to be profoundly sympathetic guides in this take on the "unexpected journey" of having a child who is diagnosed with a chronic or terminal illness. . . Sileo and Potter offer realistic comfort and directly applicable skill-building in equal measure. The wise advice and helpful tips will leave parents feeling well-equipped to face steep challenges. " -- "Publishers Weekly"
Frank J. Sileo, Ph. D. , is a New Jersey licensed psychologist, an award-winning author, and national and international speaker. He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Psychological Enhancement, LLC, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he works with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Since 2010, he has been consistently recognized as one of New Jersey' s top kids' doctors. He is often the ' go-to' psychologist in the media for his insights on health issues and parenting. Dr. Sileo lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Carol S. Potter, MFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In her practice she has worked with individuals, families, and couples, as well as children and adolescents in school settings, and facilitated both bereavement, and anger management groups. She helped develop the strengths-oriented Best Practice Parenting program for the Southern California Counseling Center. An active advocate for women survivors of domestic violence she was honored by Sojourn as the Woman of the Year in 1994. Ms. Potter played Cindy Walsh, one of television' s most beloved mothers, on Beverly Hills 90210. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
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ISBN-13: 9781433833816
Published: 30 Jan 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 419

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