10 Tried-and-Tested Tips for Parenting School-Aged Kids When You’re Chronically Ill

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Kids between the ages of 4 and 12 are building their own lives, with school, sports and hobbies. But they still need plenty of practical help and guidance from their parents, whether that’s playing taxi, checking up on homework, packing school and gym bags or managing their social calendars with play dates, birthday parties and extracurricular activities…

Managing your kids’ lives can be challenging and overwhelming for any parent, but even more so if you’re living with a chronic illness like MS, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. Your health condition can limit your mobility, making it difficult to drop your kids off at school or take them to piano class…

How can you manage your school-aged (4+) kid’s life while managing your own health?

The Health Sessions

This article from The Health Sessions contains 10 tried and tested tips for parenting school-aged kiddos – from real moms living with chronic illnesses!

10 Tried-And-Tested Tips for Parenting School-Aged Kids When You’re Chronically Ill

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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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