Programs
- Massachusetts General Hospital’s Marjorie E. Korff PACT Program (Parenting at a Challenging Time)
Email: moreinfo@mghpact.org
Reference Articles
- Patterson P, Pearce A, Slawitschka E. (2010). The initial development of an instrument to assess the psychosocial needs and unmet needs of young people who have a parent with cancer: piloting the offspring cancer needs instrument (OCNI). Supportive Care in Cancer. doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-0933-7.
- Patterson P, Rangganadhan A. (2010). Losing a parent to cancer: a preliminary investigation into the needs of adolescents and young adults. Palliative and Supportive Care. 8., pp. 255-65. doi: 10.1017/S1478951510000052.
Websites
- CanTeen is an Australian charity providing youth-friendly information to help adolescents and young adults cope when a parent has cancer.
- Family Connections
- Cancer Care
- When families grieve - Sesame Street
- UNC Cancer Care Resources for helping children when a family member has cancer.
Books
- Dealing with your parent’s cancer
- When Your Parent has Cancer
- Because Someone I Love Has Cancer: Kid's Activity Book, by the American Cancer Society (ISBN # 0944235328) 2002
A spiral bound book offering creative activities for children ages 6-12 to encourage the expression of feelings and coping skills as they deal with uncertainty and change. Removable Parent Guide.
- Hope the Bear, by Lynnette Wilhardt and Barbara Granoff (To purchase contact Kids Konnected at 800-899-2866)
This book will take you and your child through the cancer experience and explain the medical and emotional aspects of cancer and its treatment.
- How do we tell the children? Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies, By Schaefer & Lyons (ISBN# 1557044309) 2002
- How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness: Supportive, Practical Advice from a Leading Child Life Specialist, by Kathleen McCue, M.A., C.C.L.S. with Ron Bonn (ISBN # 9780312146191) 1996
- It Helps to Have Friends: When Mom or Dad Has Cancer, by the American Cancer Society (ASIN # B000724IAY) 1987 (To order contact ACS at 800-227-2345)
A booklet for grammar school-age children that addresses common fears and the social and emotional aspects children face when a parent has cancer.
- Psycho-Oncology, Second Edition, edited by Jimmie C. Holland, William S. Breitbart, Paul B. Jacobsen, Marquerite S. Lederberg, Matthew J. Loscalzo, and Ruth McCorkle (ISBN # 9780195367430) 2010
Chapter 74: Addressing the Needs of Children When a Parent Has Cancer, by Cynthia W. Moore and Paula K. Rauch
Chapter 75: Psychosocial Research and Practice with Adult Children of Cancer Patients, by Catherine E. Mosher and Talia R. Weiss
- Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent is Sick, by Paul K. Rauch, M.D. and Anna C. Muriel, M.D., M.P.H. (ISBN # 0071446818) 2005
- When a Parent has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children, by Wendy S. Harpham (ISBN # 9780060740818) 2004
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