Parenting Children with Health Issues

Essential Tools, Tips, and Tactics for Raising Kids with Chronic Illness, Medical Conditions and Special Healthcare Needs By Foster W. Cline MD and Lisa C. Greene

It's been said that writing a book is like having a baby and it's true! It's a huge amount of work, frustrating at times but infinitely rewarding.

Lisa Greene has been so blessed by the opportunity to co-author this new Love and Logic book with Foster Cline MD.  It's been very stressful at times but worth it because the information is helping many families and medical professionals.  You can purchase the book at online retailers including www.loveandlogic.com, www.Target.com, www.amazon.com, etc. as well as your local bookstore. 

The great thing is that it's not just a book! Our website offers lots of freebies including a one-hour audio by Dr. Cline. And we hope to finish up our DVD programming soon. 

Visit www.ParentingChildrenWithHealthIssues.com for more details. You will also find articles and an opportunity to ask Dr. Cline questions when you need a little extra help with parenting challenges around medical issues.  

Here's the description for the book from the back cover: 

Does your child have a health condition which requires special medical or dietary care? Whether it is asthma, obesity, diabetes, cystic fibrosis or something else, this program will teach you the essential skills you need to raise your special child to be as healthy and happy as possible.

Help your child take responsibility for medical requirements, cope well with challenges, and live a hope-filled life. Get practical and compassionate answers to your toughest parenting questions as you learn how to prevent power struggles and communicate about medical issues without causing anxiety.

This program will teach you how to… 
     - Encourage your child to love life despite health challenges.
     - Handle refusal to do medical treatments without raising your blood-pressure.
     - Understand and respond to your child’s special emotional needs.
     - Avoid common parenting traps.
     - Promote responsibility without nagging or lecturing.
     - Successfully navigate sibling and family relationships.
     - Teach your child to make good healthcare choices.

For over thirty years, The Love and Logic Institute has been teaching parents and educators worldwide how to create happy families and raise responsible kids. Love and Logic’s powerful, yet easy-to-use, parenting techniques have been adapted for use with your child with special healthcare needs.

Foster W. Cline, MD is an internationally-known child psychiatrist, author, and co-founder of Love and Logic. He brings over forty years of professional expertise, parenting wisdom and personal experience to you in this ground-breaking book.  Lisa C. Greene is the mother of two children with cystic fibrosis. She shares her personal experiences and insights as she raises her two special children with Love and Logic’s powerful and life-changing parenting tools.

“I literally felt as though you had been sitting in the corner of my exam rooms for all 180,000 office visits (my wife’s calculation). Every parent of a child with special healthcare needs will see themselves and their children within these pages. I highly recommend this book to colleagues and patients as required reading.”         -Tracy L. Trotter, MD, FAAP (Pediatrician)