Friends of Heroes - National Light The Night Team » Helping kids with cancer cope http://www.friendsofheroes.org Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= LLS Coloring Books Help kids Cope http://www.friendsofheroes.org/2008/07/lls-coloring-books-help-kids-cope/ http://www.friendsofheroes.org/2008/07/lls-coloring-books-help-kids-cope/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:24:00 +0000 Christy http://www.friendsofheroes.org/?p=174 LLS Coloring Books Help Kids Cope

The Stem Cell Transplant Coloring Book is for children with blood cancer who are coping with having a stem cell transplant. It is also for other young stem cell transplant patients, siblings, friends and classmates of the young patient and children with a parent who is having a stem cell transplant. The pictures and activity pages depict the experiences of Sam and Serena, two young stem cell transplant patients. Through these experiences, the coloring book provides
support and encouragement.Younger children may enjoy using the coloring book with parents, older siblings
or staff to help them read the captions and color smaller details. School-age
children can enjoy the coloring book on their own. Additionally, caregivers may
find that with children of any age, using it together helps to generate discussion,
questions and expression of feelings.

 

 

Read it online or order a free copy. 

Pictures of My Journey, a coloring and activity book, helps children ages 3 to 11 cope with the new people, situations and concerns that may be part of their childhood cancer experience.The interactive book provides many opportunities for young patients (as well as siblings, classmates and friends) to have fun and be creative. Topics cover the hospital stay, treatment, school, returning home to family and friends and plans for the future.

Healthcare professionals, health educators and caregivers can use the material with children to help generate discussion and express feelings about having cancer. The book also includes two color postcards and a children’s resource list.

 

Read it online or order a free copy.

Article Courtsey of LLS Please visit www.lls.org for more information.



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