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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.

Suicide and self-harm: Helping your child understand difficult emotions

Find out how to reduce the risk of suicide and self-harm by helping your child cope with difficult and overwhelming emotions.

Coping with emotions when your child has cancer

Learn strategies to help you cope with your emotions while taking care of your child with cancer.

Psychological treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

JIA can be difficult both physically and emotionally. Find out about some emotions that may be caused by JIA, when to seek counseling or psychological help, and what types of psychological therapies are available for children and teens.

Living with a chronic condition: Supporting yourself as a caregiver

Learn how to support your own mental health and wellbeing and how to cope with emotions following the diagnosis of a child’s chronic condition.

Coping with the diagnosis of epilepsy

Find out ways to cope with the different emotions you may have about an epilepsy diagnosis and about seeing a child have a seizure.

Helping your child cope with leukemia

Learn what you can do to help your child cope with leukemia treatment, procedures, and side effects.

Brain disorders and mental health: How to help your child cope

Find out how you can help your child cope with the challenges of a neurological condition and any related mental health issues.

Coping with a JIA diagnosis

You may feel a range of emotions after being diagnosed with JIA. Discover some strategies to help you cope with JIA.

Sickle cell disease: Emotions and problem solving

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.

Your emotions: At home after scoliosis surgery

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.

Coping with your emotions

When anticipating scoliosis surgery, there are a wide range of emotions to be felt. Read about fears, feelings and coping advice from other teens.

Sickle cell disease: Identifying negative emotions and how they affect your behaviour

Negative emotions can have a big impact on how you feel and what you do. Learn about why you feel negative emotions and how they can affect what you do and how you act.

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.

Epilepsy and emotions

A child with epilepsy may experience a range of emotions, which may include depression or anxiety. Learn how to help your child manage their emotions and nurture their self-esteem.

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.

Resilience

Resilience is a learned skill. Resilient children are able to cope with stress, particularly after a traumatic life event or stressor.

Psychological therapy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

The impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) on parents

Learn strategies to cope with the stress and worry of having a child or teenager with JIA.

Cancer and emotions

You may experience a range of emotions when diagnosed with cancer. Learn about some of the emotions you may feel and how you can deal with them.

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.

Parenting a child with leukemia

Learn about ways you can manage the stress of parenting your child with leukemia.

After amputation or limb-sparing surgery

Limb-sparing surgery or amputation as part of your cancer treatment can be tough. Learn ways to help you cope with losing a limb and adjusting to the change.

Self-harm in children and teens: Overview

A child or teen may turn to self-harm as a way of responding to distress. Find out about the main causes and coping methods.

Social workers can help you cope with illness

Social workers are trained mental health professionals who can help you and your family cope with illness. Learn more about social workers.