Frankly Speaking About Cancer: What Do I Tell the Kids?
Cancer Support Community
Available in print at the Cancer Resource Library or as a downloadable PDF.
When Your Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens
National Cancer Institute
Available in print at the Cancer Resource Library or as a downloadable PDF.
Cancer can involve significant psychological, social, and economic challenges for patients and their families. How and if these challenges are addressed is an important aspect of a patient’s care plan. The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center employs clinical social workers who provide emotional and practical support for patients, their families, and their friends. Oncology Social Workers can provide advocacy and referrals as well as individual and family counseling services.
Services are available at no cost and are available to anyone in our community, regardless of where they are receiving medical care.
For more information, call (805) 879-5690.
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute - Talking with Children about a Parent's Cancer Diagnosis - 24 minutes
Learn how to have age appropriate communication with children about a parent’s cancer diagnosis.
Swedish - Talking to Your Children about Cancer - 7:30 minutes
This video answers common questions that a cancer patient may have about talking to their child about cancer and its treatment.
Cancer Support Community - Talking with Our Children - 1:27 hours
This webinar discusses how to talk to children after you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer. Learn about children's understanding of cancer and common questions they may have.
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mom Has Cancer: What Comes Next - Talking to Kids About a Family Diagnosis - 14 minutes
Through puppetry and easy-to-understand dialogue, this video help kids understand cancer basics to aid in the processing of a family member's diagnosis.
These are just a few highlights from the Resource Library collection. Please click here to search our online catalog. For more information about the Resource Library and how to borrow materials, visit our website.
Cancer in Our Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Illness by 
Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent Is Sick by 
How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness by 
My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks by 
Cancer Hates Kisses by 
When Mommy Had a Mastectomy by 
Nowhere Hair by 
Let My Colors Out by 
Our Dad Is Getting Better by 
Our Mom Is Getting Better by 
The Goodbye Cancer Garden by 
Nana, What's Cancer? by 
Mom and the Polka-Dot Boo-Boo by 
Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings by 
The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara is a proud supporter of Camp Kesem at UC Santa Barbara. Camp Kesem is a nationwide program driven by passionate, highly trained college student leaders that supports children through and beyond their parent's cancer. Camps are 100% free-of-charge. Serving children ages 6 to 18, campers experience a warm and loving environment with other children who have similar life experiences. This community provides the foundation for confidence building, improved communication skills, enhanced life outlook and attitude. For more information, visit their website.
