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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Psychological therapy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (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.

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.

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.

Body image, self-esteem and cancer

Learn about how your teenager's body image and self-esteem can be affected by cancer and treatment and the resources available to help them cope with any issues.

Blood and marrow transplant: Helping siblings cope

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

Negative coping when you are under stress

Negative coping includes the use of alcohol, drugs, overeating and other risky or aggressive behaviours to cope with stress or anxiety. Find out what you can do to avoid these behaviours or seek support for negative coping.

Playtime at the hospital

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

Parenting a child with leukemia

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