Emotional and listening support
Caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness can be emotionally overwhelming at times and it is important that you get the emotional support they need. This section of our Support Hub contains info about looking after yourself as a carer, advice on talking to your child, and signposts how you can get in touch with someone to talk to about your situation should you need.
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Looking after yourself emotionally
Caring for a child with a life-limiting condition can be challenging and developing self-care techniques to help protect your own mental health can be useful. This page gives some simple advice to help you practise self-care.
Listening support
Sometimes you just need someone to talk to who understands the particular pressures that caring for a seriously ill child can bring. We can provide listening support through our helpline and help you find professional counselling support if you need.
Talking with your child about their life-limiting condition
Talking to your child about their life limiting condition can be a source of huge worry for parents, and many hold off talking to their child for as long as possible. This page offers some practical advice about how to go about talking to your child and addresses some common worries you might have.
Supporting your other children emotionally
If your seriously ill child has siblings you may find it hard to talk to your other children about their brother or sister’s diagnosis and how it will affect them. We give advice and strategies on how to talk to other children in your family to help you broach this conversation with your other children.
Bereavement support
If you are coming to terms with the death of your child we can help you find professional counselling or therapy activity, and you can also find out how to join our online group of bereaved parents to connect with others who know what you are going through.