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Parenting With Cancer

How I've Tried To Keep Life Normal For My Daughters

Molly Lindquist | Posted 04.29.2013 | Parents
Read More: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Parents, Parents With Cancer, Parents-Moms, Explaining Cancer to Kids, Parenting With Cancer, Parents News
Molly Lindquist

For me, one of the scariest parts of my diagnosis with breast cancer was the challenge of keeping life as normal as possible for my two young daughters.

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Activities to Do With Children When a Parent Has Cancer

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 02.06.2013 | Parents
Read More: Silver Lining, Cancer, The Silver Pen, Breast Cancer, Parenting With Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Parents News
Hollye Harrington Jacobs

When I was diagnosed with cancer, my first thought wasn't about me. Rather (as is the case with most parents), I wondered how on earth I could be a good mom to my daughter who, at the time, was almost 5.

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Parenting With Cancer: Uncharted Territory

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 08.05.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Baldies Blog, Parenting, Cancer, Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Parenting With Cancer, Healthy Living News
Hillary St. Pierre

What happens when raising a child is combined with completely unchartered territory, like fighting a life-threatening disease that once killed in months but now can be survived years?

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Talking With Children About Chemotherapy

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Children, Mothers Cancer, Explaining Cancer to Children, Talking With Children About Cancer, Parenting With Cancer, Parents Cancer, Talking to Children About Cancer, Moms Cancer, Healthy Living News
Hollye Harrington Jacobs

Despite the difficulty, the best thing you can do for your children is engage them in dialogue, which thereby engages them in the entire cancer process.

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