{"id":7203,"date":"2022-08-31T06:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2022-08-31T06:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:31:14","slug":"how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-ulcerative-colitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-ulcerative-colitis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to talk to your child about ulcerative colitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s important to help your child feel comfortable to share changes in symptoms, or when they\u2019ve missed a medication dose. Here are some ways to help them cope with symptoms and to feel confident about opening up to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ask them for updates on how they feel both mentally and physically.<\/li><li>Use language they can understand. Medical terminology can be scary and confusing, so be sure to explain things at their level.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t diminish the severity of their symptoms. Make sure they feel like they can keep you informed of any changes in how they\u2019re feeling. This can be especially true for psychological symptoms like anxiety and depression.<\/li><li>Make sure children know that their condition isn\u2019t their fault and that they aren\u2019t alone.\u00a0Online support groups, forums, and even specialized summer camps can be a good way to share other children\u2019s stories.<\/li><li>Be an advocate for your child with all medical professionals to let them know that you have their back.<\/li><li>Remember to take care of yourself as a\u00a0caregiver. It\u2019s easy to let your own needs slide when caring for others.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s important to help your child feel comfortable to share changes in symptoms, or when they\u2019ve missed a medication dose. Here are some ways to help them cope with symptoms and to feel confident about opening up to you: Ask them for updates on how they feel both mentally and physically. Use language they can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[829],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7203"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}