Why Kids Konnected is Important • Helpful Words from a Mother • 10 Ways to Help • DOs & DON'Ts • Resources
When a parent gets cancer, the entire family is affected. Children experience their parent’s diagnosis in their own way and with a variety of feelings. Cancer is not an easy subject to discuss. That is the reason the Kids Konnected program at Touro was created—to help families face the fear and uncertainty that comes with cancer and learn how to cope with it together.
The goal of the Kids Konnected program at Touro is to:
- help parents learn ways to communicate with their kids about cancer
- give parents helpful information and resources
- provide support through group interaction for children and parents so they do not feel “alone”
>> For more information or to register, please contact Robert Garder, Ph.D by calling (504) 897-8209 or by email at robert.gardner@touro.com.
The Kids Konnected program at Touro is affiliated with Kids Konnected—a California-based program established in 1993 to address the unique needs of children of parents with cancer. The Kids Konnected program at Touro —free to all who participate—is made possible through the generous support of the Mimi and Odom Heebe Family Fund.
For more information on the Kids Konnected program at Touro , please contact Robert Gardner, Ph.D by calling (504) 897-8209 or by email at robert.gardner@touro.com.