Title Extreme parenting : parenting your child with a chronic illness / Sharon Dempsey ; foreword by Hilton Davis.

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London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

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Description	1 online resource (207 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and indexes.
Contents	The diagnosis disclosure -- Coping with hospital and treatment -- Communication : a two-way street -- Support : where to turn for help -- The education and learning experience -- Day-to-day family life -- When hope fades : parenting a child who's terminally ill -- Conclusion.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	'[A] valuable addition to the literature on chronic paediatric illness ... The book provides an in depth understanding of the path through chronic illness, illustrating the obvious effects on the child, but also the parents, siblings and the family as a whole across the spectrum from the psychological and social to the physical ... There is much to be learnt from this book and it deserves careful reading.'. - from the Foreword by Hilton Davis, Emeritus Professor of Child Health Psychology, King's College London. 'Sharon Dempsey's well-written, thoughtful and practical guide to caring for a child.
Subject	Chronically ill children -- Family relationships.
	Chronic diseases in children -- Psychological aspects.
	Chronically ill children -- Medical care.
	Parents of chronically ill children.
	Chronically ill children.
	Chronic diseases in children.
	Parents of chronically ill children.
	MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
	HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
	Chronic diseases in children -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00860101
	Chronically ill children -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst00860179
	Chronically ill children -- Medical care. (OCoLC)fst00860185
	Parents of chronically ill children. (OCoLC)fst01053504
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Dempsey, Sharon, 1969- Extreme parenting. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008 9781843106197 1843106191 (DLC) 2007037855 (OCoLC)172521754
ISBN	9781846427725 (electronic bk.)
	184642772X (electronic bk.)

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