For Parents & Caregivers
Our downloadable patient education handouts and workbooks were created to help parents help themselves and their children cope with injury, illness, and medical treatment.
- Use these patient education handouts in hospital, outpatient, rehab, and primary care settings.
- All patient education handouts are available in English and Spanish.
Want to use these materials? Download pdf's for free below, or contact the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress for information on ordering print copies.
Workbooks for Coping with Hospitalization - for Parents & Caregivers
These workbooks help parents / caregivers help their child (and themselves) cope with a child's hospitalization. Included are stories and activities to help children become familiar with hospital staff and medical procedures, understand emotional responses to trauma, deal with traumatic stress reactions, and ways to help parents care for themselves while still caring for their child.
- A Caregiver’s Guide: Taking Care of Yourself While Your Child is in the Hospital
- Guía Para Cuidadores: Cómo cuidarse mientras su hijo está en el hospital
See Hospital Hero workbook for children
Handouts for Parents/Caregivers
These patient education handouts help parents help their children (and themselves) cope with a variety of traumatic stress issues, including hospitalization, serious illness, injury, and discharge / returning home.
Helping children / teens cope at the hospital:
At the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope
En el hospital: Cómo ayudar a mi hijo a sobrellevar la situación
At the Hospital: Helping My Teen Cope
En el hospital: Cómo ayudar a mi adolescente a sobrellevar la situación
Helping children / teens cope after returning home from the hospital:
After the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope
Después del hospital: Cómo ayudar a mi familia a superar la situación
Helping children / teens cope with serious illness:
After the Diagnosis: Helping My Family Cope
Después del diagnostico: Cómo ayudar a mi familia a frontar la situación
At the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope with Serious Illness
En el hospital: Cómo ayudar a mi hijo hacer frente a una enfermedad
At the Hospital: Helping My Teen Cope
En el hospital: Cómo ayudar a mi adolescente hacer frente a una enfermedad
Helping children / teens cope with serious Injury:
After the Injury: Helping My Child Cope
Después de la lesión: Cómo ayudar a mi hijo a superar la situación
Helping children / teens cope with any kind of traumatic event:
After the Trauma: Helping My Child Cope
Después del trauma: Cómo ayudar a mi hijo a superar la situación
For parents to help siblings cope with traumatic medical event:
What about Siblings? Helping My Family Cope
¿Qué hay de los hermanos?: Cómo ayudar a mi familia a afrontar la situación
Helping parents take care of themselves:
