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Coping with epilepsy as a family

Siblings may receive less attention at times because the needs of a child with epilepsy take over. Helping siblings cope is an important aspect of family life as well.

The impact of cancer on siblings

Learn about how your teenager's siblings may be affected by your teenager's cancer diagnosis and treatment. Find strategies to help them cope with changing routines and manage their mental health.

Living with leukemia and helping siblings cope

Learn how to recognize when siblings of a child with leukemia feel left out, guilty, or resentful of the attention on their sick brother or sister.

Blood and marrow transplant: Helping siblings cope

Learn how you can help siblings cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Siblings in the hospital: Helping your children cope

When a child is hospitalized, their siblings may feel a variety of emotions including but not limited to confusion, upset or sadness. Find ways to help children cope with having a sibling in the hospital.

Brain tumours: Helping siblings cope

Information on the extremely difficult task of helping siblings adjust to their sibling suffering from a brain tumour.

The impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) on siblings

This page describes how some children might feel if they have a brother or sister with arthritis. It also gives tips on how to help your children manage their feelings toward their brother or sister who has arthritis.

Helping families cope following a traumatic injury

​Find out how you can manage your own health while caring for your family after your child experiences a traumatic injury. 

Helping your child cope after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how you can help your child cope, after their blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Burn injuries: Helping families cope

Learn how to cope with emotional, social and financial stress as a family when your child has a burn injury.

Helping a child cope with a brain tumour

Find advice to help you with the extremely difficult task of helping your child cope and adjust to a brain tumour diagnosis.

Playtime at the hospital

Playtime at the hospital can be fun. Learn what to do during playtime with your child of any age.

Transplant: Impact on siblings

Learn how a child's transplant can affect their siblings and how you can help them adjust.

Child life specialists for blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy

Learn how child life specialists can help during your child's blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy.

Sick children in hospital: How to help, what to do

Hospitalization may interfere with a child's normal development. Learn ways to help your child cope including play, familiar objects and planning ahead.

Related donor for blood and marrow transplant

Learn what a related donor, including sibling donors, experiences before the blood and marrow transplant.

How child life specialists can help your child

Learn how a child life specialist can help make your child's hospital experience as positive as possible.

Coping with a brain tumour and its treatment

Read about how caregivers can cope when a child's brain tumour diagnosis and the effects of treatment.

How to help a child understand and cope with their emotions

Find out how you can help your child cope with difficult emotions by learning and talking about them.

Teens Taking Charge: Managing Cancer Online

Blood and marrow transplant (BMT) resources and links

Parents can find helpful resources on blood and marrow transplants.

Caring for your child at home after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn about your child's care at home, after a blood and marrow transplant.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML): In the hospital

Learn how to help your child get used to staying in the hospital.

Living with leukemia

​Learn about the challenges children being treated for leukemia face and how their diagnoses can also affect their siblings, parents and caregivers.

Teens Taking Charge: Managing JIA Online

This page will tell you what to expect as you go through the parent pages of the Taking Charge: Managing JIA Online Program.