This page has advice for kids visiting a brother or sister in the hospital.
Learn how a child's transplant can affect their siblings and how you can help them adjust.
If you have completed the five steps of the Bright IDEAS system and are not satisfied with the result, you might need to go back and try Steps 1 to 5 again. Read through the case study for an example of what this can look like.
Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
The first step to problem solving is identifying the problem. This page offers tips to help you recognize when there is a problem and then identify the problem as clearly as possible.
Find out how negative and positive thinking can affect how you feel and how you manage stress and pain.
When a child goes through scoliosis surgery, the whole family is affected in many ways. Suggestions for coping with family during this stressful time.
Step 4 of the Bright IDEAS system for problem solving is to act out your choice. Find out how to create an action plan to help you act out the solution you chose in Step 3.
Step 3 of the Bright IDEAS system is to evaluate the options you listed in the previous step. Learn how to evaluate and rank your options to help you choose the best solution for your situation.
When it is time to go home following your scoliosis surgery you may feel nervous or afraid. Learn about some coping techniques that may help you.
It is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn about how to be inclusive using gender-neutral language.
No matter how others identify, it is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn tips about how to be more gender-inclusive and use gender-neutral language.
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.
Read about what other teenagers with scoliosis went through when they had surgery.
Immediately following scoliosis surgery, you may feel irritable and frustrated. Read about why you may feel this way, and tips for dealing with it.
Find strategies to help children manage their cancer related symptoms.
Learn some tips for communicating your needs and coping with your friends' reactions to you having scoliosis surgery.
You can't always control what causes stress but you can control how you react to them. Learn how to become aware of your thoughts and how it can change the way you feel.
Find tips to help you find the positives in your life instead of focusing on the negatives, which can increase your positive emotions over time and reduce your pain.
Find out about fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT), including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Learn about the impact of emotions on problem solving and how to use positive self-statements to give you the best chance of solving problems successfully.
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.
