How To Talk To Your Kids About Having A Chronic Illness

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If there’s one word that parents likely hear about 600 times a day it’s this one: why? Mariah Z. Leach, a mother living with rheumatoid arthritis…shares her best ideas for talking to your kids about having a chronic illness.

In this article, learn strategies for talking to your kids about your chronic illness, including: being honest and reassuring, involving your whole family, connecting your diagnosis to the real world, using resources like children’s books, and connecting to the wider chronic illness community.

How To Talk To Your Kids About Having A Chronic Illness

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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