4 Recognizing Emotions & Coping

🔗 Links for Caregiver Coping Resource Section 4 - Recognizing Emotions & Coping

4a - Fear & Anxiety

• Anchor At the Bottom of a Stormy Sea mindfulness exercise
• Diaphragmatic Breathing

4b - Grief

• Anchor At the Bottom of a Stormy Sea mindfulness exercise
• Diaphragmatic Breathing
• Pediatric Psychology Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group
• Videos of other caregivers who ‘get it’ from the Parent and Caregivers Voices Project
• Anticipatory Grief resource from the Courageous Parents Network
• <1 minute video from a nurse explaining how grief can evolve over time

4c - Guilt

• Pain Champions Guide for Parents a resource from The Meg Foundation
• The SuperMeg Poke Planner 
• It Doesn’t Have to Hurt a program that provides evidence-based resources for coping with needle pokes
• Diaphragmatic Breathing
• Videos of other caregivers who ‘get it’ from the Parent and Caregivers Voices Project

4d - Medical Traumatic Stress

• “Afraid of the Doctor”a book about medical traumatic stress in children with health conditions
• A resource about supporting your child during an admission
• A resource about supporting your child after an admission
• A resource on the importance of returning to your child’s routine
• Pediatric Psychology Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group

4e - Parental Coping and Self-Care

• 22-minute listen of “Joy Snacking”
• Read about “Joy Snacking”
• “Taking Care of Yourself” resource from the Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group
• the “Self Care: A Parent’s Guide to Taking Care of Yourself (as well as Your Child)” resource from the Courageous Parent Network
• 36-minute video on Taking Care of Yourself When Your Child has a Chronic Condition from the Parent and Caregiver Voices Project
• Pediatric Psychology Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group