Helping Children When A Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing With Treatment

Explaining cancer treatment to children can be a tough job, especially when you are already trying to deal with your own feelings and emotions. What you tell your children depends on many things, like their ages, personalities, and what you know about the treatment. Click on the topics below to get started.

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• Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing With Treatment
• How much should I tell my children about my treatment?
• What if my child starts acting differently after I start treatment?
• How can relatives and friends help my children?
• Should the child visit the hospital or clinic?
• What should I tell my child`s school about my illness?
• What if people ask my child about the cancer?
• How do families deal with the uncertainty of not knowing if treatment has worked?
• Cancer changes everyone in the family.
• What helps, by age of the child:
• Words to describe cancer and its treatment
• Additional resources
• References