Book contents
- Parenting through Cancer
- Parenting through Cancer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Impact of Parental Cancer
- Chapter 2 Illness Stages
- Chapter 3 Parenting Culture and Family Dynamics
- Chapter 4 The International and Cultural Context of Cancer
- Chapter 5 Supporting Children and Young People Through Parental Cancer
- Chapter 6 Evidence-Based Cancer Interventions
- Chapter 7 Terminal Cancer and Bereavement
- Chapter 8 Self-Care for Practitioners
- References
- Index
Chapter 5 - Supporting Children and Young People Through Parental Cancer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2022
- Parenting through Cancer
- Parenting through Cancer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Impact of Parental Cancer
- Chapter 2 Illness Stages
- Chapter 3 Parenting Culture and Family Dynamics
- Chapter 4 The International and Cultural Context of Cancer
- Chapter 5 Supporting Children and Young People Through Parental Cancer
- Chapter 6 Evidence-Based Cancer Interventions
- Chapter 7 Terminal Cancer and Bereavement
- Chapter 8 Self-Care for Practitioners
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter presents a case for actively involving children and young people in the experience of parental cancer, facilitating, and encouraging open and honest communication and age-appropriate provision of information. The voices of children and young people should be listened to and carefully considered. More child friendly spaces are needed. Healthcare practitioners play a crucial role involving children and young people, inviting their questions, getting to know and understand their individual needs and how to respond appropriately to them. Families can benefit from emotional, and family support early in the cancer diagnosis to prevent long term negative effects or issues in the future.
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- Parenting through CancerAn Evidence-Based Guide for Healthcare Professionals Supporting Families, pp. 59 - 74Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022