Love Letters to Children Responding to Children who hurt
Love Letters to Children Responding to Children who hurt
COME TO ME ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND HEAVEY LADEN AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST MATHEW 11:28
MS. Kim
I am Darin,
The things i hate most about having Luekinia;
1, throwing up from medicine
2. ivs
3.Bone marrows
4. being by myself
would you write me about another kid who has leukemia?
Make it have a happy ending.
Dear Darin,
Wow, it sounds like you have been pretty sick and that you have had different medications and i,vs, and bone marrow tests. you say its difficult because you have been separated from your family. Those are all hard things, it can be strange to be in a hospital with out your family, others have said having their favorite things from home in your hospital room helped and drawing pictures about the people you love and what you like about them. Yes Darin there are other children with Luikemia, they are hurting as well. becase Cancer is difficult you dont have to pretend that things are ok . Be honest, tell your parents how you feel they will understand. Darin, Jesus is real, heaven is real. jesus wants us all to live with him when we pass away, invite him into your heart, he loves you. You can be with Him when the time comes for you to pass away. Heaven is a place where the ones who have jesus in their hearts are, you will see Jesus and live a wonderful life with him forever. Once he lives inside us he will bring you peace and courage to handle anything. Think about good things but do tell the truth about your feelings it will make things a bit easier.
Love
Ms. Kim
Darin, i dont like I,vs either, they hurt sometime, ouch
Children are far ahead of adults when it comes to talking about the possibilities of Death, they may want to know everything or only have a few simple questions, its ok to tell them a little bit in a vocabulary appropreat for their age, less is more sometimes.
Children listen to not only what is said but what is not said. they think you are avoiding the subject of what will happen means it must be really bad or they would have told me. If children are not talking about their fear of dying they may sense the parents are unable to talk. Children the age of about five or six know that they are able to die from the disease. See faith disscusions with children. Your faith in God will be the only way to keep your sanity He is the only one who brings peace that passes all understanding.
Parents Points
Answer children truthfully depending where they are in the process with hope. Answer only the questions children ask. Truth is more supportive then desception. Tell the terminally ill that you will stay with them and that the medicine will take away the pain. Ask questions, what are you thinking about? Timing is everything the questions a child askes today may differes from tommrow. Focus on imediate joys instead of long range fears.
Be simple and concrete with questions, compare each experience to something the child knows and understands. Children can not tolerate long disscusions about sad things some distract themselves with play, let them lead, its ok. Stay near to your child dont leave them alone for long periods of time, it is lonely to be by yourself whether in the hospital or at home.
All children's feelings need to be understood, but it is especially important for parents to understand the feelings of a child who may die. Children do not know the difference between minor and life threatening illness so their emotional responses may differ with the seriousness of the problem. This is the tip of the point for Cancer and your child. I will put soothing words for children suffering in "Honey for the Heart" pages.
Jesus is real, Heaven is real, dont let what you see in some churches detour you from finding God. Jesus is God and he wants to love you, you can speak to him and he wants to speak to you. I once taught a bible class on Heaven for 25 weeks. Heaven is a great place, see the Book "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn you will never regret it. You will read all the amazing things that are in Heaven and their will no more pain and sorrow.., invite him into your life, ask your children to ask Jesus into their life.
Salvation is:
for God so loved the world he gave his only son that who ever beleives in him will not perish but have ever lasting life John 3:16 if you beleive jesus came to earth todie on the cross for our sin and accept that and invite him to live withyou in hyour heart he will come in and live there. He will help you to live a good life and you can read your bible. Darin, you can sometimes feel his peace. He can even talk to you. For get all the religions there are, because some churches arent doing to well these day. It is one jesus who loves you. wash away our sins rth to wash away all the wrong things we have done.
Parent, grand parent, gaurden
Have you ever wondered how God changes people? Maybe it seems like old habits never change no matter how hard you try. Maybe you have become discouraged in your lack of growth into Christ likeness. You know you are forgiven because of the cross, and you realize you are totally accepted by God on that basis. This is wonderful. And yet your desire to live more like God some how constantly falls short. God desires to transform our souls, this transformation occurs as we recognise that God created us to live in an interactive relationship with Him.. Our task is not to transform ourselves but to stay connected with God in as much of life as possible, as we pay attention to His Spirit in our lives we naturally and slowly become more like Him, which takes a life time. Our job is to do the connecting and God does the perfecting.
Jan Johnson
Every healthy parent wants their child to experience love and suceed in life. The single most important thing you can do for your child is to give them a firm foundation for life. God loves you and your child specifically by name, God wants your child to know Him, to be loved by Him, and learn to love others. To know God relationally as a friend, to know He will always be there to help them through the ups and downs of life. Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
All children need a stable home, love, and respect. In the last four years all of us have struggled to live in a constantly changing world we have become more stressful than ever before. Statistics show a skyrocketing increase in the incidents of children's physical, mental, and emotional issues in their homes, schools, and emergency rooms, producing unstable and emotionally wounded children. anxietyand and anger are commomn place in our homes.
Maybe you understand the hurts of childhood, or maybe you didn't recognise them wanting to move on. We typically raise our children the way we were raised without even knowing it. If you are a wounded child there is help. If youwant to grow in understanding yourself and your children this site is for you, you can suceed and become the parent you have always wanted to be. Most parents want to help their child be stable loving people but are un equipped! This site is short and simple with sturdy one page topics and good basic teaching that will change you and your child for the better! Topics pertaining to Responding, Listening, Nurturing, and speaking using good Words, and Vocabulary (See Honey for a Childs Heart page)
Love, Kim Fenech
The statements, formates and information on this site is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Please see your regulare Dr. or counseliing professional.
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