When Mom Gets Breast Cancer: What To Tell Children

The experience of having a doctor tell you or a loved one that they have breast cancer can certainly be traumatic.  But, what about telling the children.  ScottCounseling provides answers from the doctors and hospital social worker.

QUESTION: How much should children know about the breast cancer that mom has?

Joan Hermann, L.S.W.

  • “I think that the major issue for children is their own need for safety and security, so how will the family’s life change as a result of what’s happening? If Mom’s in the hospital, who will pick the children up from

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Read With Your Child: Books For Elementary School Children

Reading with your child can be one of the most rewarding experiences that you can have as a parent.  Selecting just the right book matters.  Books are more than magical; they bond a parent with a child.  Parents searching for a way to become the “best parent” starts with time spent with ones child.  Reading with your child is time well spent!

 

Bond With Your Elementary Child With Books 

 

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Fact… by Dahl, Roald
$3.74 

 

 
 

 

  


 
 

 

  

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney, Jeff
$9.89 

 
 

 

  


 
 

 

  

Mary Poppins in the Kitchen: A… by Travers, P. L.
$2.64 

10 Positive Parenting Thoughts For The Year 2009

This article covers 10 positive parenting thoughts for the coming new year, 2009. Read on to learn more about how you can become a more complete and loving parents in 2009.

· Involve your children in the things that concern them.

1. Children should not just be observing things like cleaning the house, but

Family Games: Parents Play With Your Children

ScottCounseling encourages families to take time and play a family games! 

  • Promote Family Time
  • Promote Education
  • Promote Child Development
  • Promote Positive Self-Esteem by Spending Time With Your Child!

 

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