Center Experts Launch www.AfterTheInjury.org to Help Families Through a Child’s Injury

May 27, 2009 – To help parents deal with kids’ injuries in the summer and year-round, a team of expert behavioral researchers, trauma surgeons and trauma nurses launched a new website, www.AfterTheInjury.org. Taking the the best from science and practice, the new site lets parents watch brief videos, download tip sheets, and create a personalized care plan based on their child’s individual situation. The website was developed based on nearly a decade of research on childhood injury and its emotional effect on kids and their parents.

As a pediatric psychologist who has written a book to help children cope with hospitalization, I strongly recommend a visit to AfterTheInjury, before the injury to get educated.

Here are recommended books from CHOP:

BOOKS FOR PARENTS:

Children and Trauma: A Guide For Parents and Professionals
Cynthia Monahon, Jossey-Bass Publishers; San Francisco; 1997

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child’s Fears, Worries and Phobias.
Tamar Chansky, Broadway Books; New York; 2004

A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings.
Kenneth R. Ginsburg & Martha M. Jablow. Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006

BOOKS FOR KIDS:

What to Do What You’re Scared and Worried: A Guide for Kids
James J. Crist, Free Spirit Publishing; Minneapolis; 2004

What to Do When You’re Sad & Lonely: A Guide for Kids
James J. Crist, Free Spirit Publishing; Minneapolis; 2004

When I Feel Scared (for young children)
Cornelia Maude Spelman, Albert Whitman & Co.; Morton Grove; 2002