Parenting with Cancer

Fueling You and Your Family

Feeding yourself during treatment is hard enough… add a kid to the mix and it can be nearly impossible!  This session will focus on feeding yourself and your family when you are in the midst of active treatment or recent survivorship.  Participants will leave with some practical advice and peace of mind!

Parenting with Cancer: What Your Children Really Want to Know

A cancer diagnosis means entering uncharted territory, as we aim to manage our own fears, medical treatments and logistics. In this webinar, as in their book, I Have a Question about Cancer, authors Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky address how to navigate this very "adult" topic while helping children understand and manage their own emotions.

Addressing Trauma: How Trauma Impacts Us and How to Effectively Address It

This webinar will explore kids’ trauma and trauma responses.  Participants will leave with a better understanding of kids behavior and be better equipped with how to respond.  Neal Horen, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist and Director of the H.O.Y.A. clinic at the Center for Child and Human Development. 

Tantrums are A Way of Talking

This webinar will provide an introduction to the ways that challenging behavior can be a form of communication for young children. Participants will also learn more about an approach for age-appropriate limit-setting that respects the feelings and needs children are sharing. Presenter, Rebecca Parlakian, MA, Ed, is a parenting expert from Zero to Three.