When a child is diagnosed with special health care needs, parents may been additional information about how to care for themselves and their family. Subtopics included are:

• Caring for Yourself
• Caring for Your Marriage or Relationship
• Caring for Your Other Children
• Tips for Single Parents of Children with Special Needs
• Fathers of Children with Special Needs
• Respite Care

Many questions may go through a parent’s mind when a child is diagnosed:

• How will this affect my family?
• My spouse?
• My other children?
• Extended family?
• What about me?

These questions are normal, and many parents may need additional help answering these questions and getting ideas for supporting your family—and yourself—as you deal with the challenges of caring for a child with special health care needs.