Caring for a Seriously or Chronically Ill Child

Advice on caring for children with serious or long-term conditions.

• Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
• Birth Defects
• Camps for Kids With Special Needs
• Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
• Caring for Siblings of Kids With Disabilities
• Caring for Your Child With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Ages 6–12
• Caring for Your Child With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Birth to Age 5
• Caring for Your Teen With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Age 13 and Up
• Chemotherapy
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Kidney Disease: Caring for Your Child
• Clinical Trials
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Costello Syndrome
• Diabetes: When to Call the Doctor
• Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
• Electronic Health Records
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities
• Finding Respite Care
• Getting Support When Your Child Has Special Health Care Needs
• Getting Teens Involved in Their Health Care
• If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
• Is My Child Too Sick to Go to School?
• Legius Syndrome
• Managing Home Health Care
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis Type 1
• Occupational Therapy
• Palliative Care
• Physical Therapy
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
• RASopathies
• Radiation Therapy
• Relaxation Techniques for Kids With Serious Illness
• Sanfilippo Syndrome
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Spina Bifida
• When Your Baby's in the NICU
• When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Words to Know: Transplants

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

© 1995- The Nemours Foundation. KidsHealth® is a registered trademark of The Nemours Foundation. All rights reserved.