Content Overview 
- Summary
- Why Do I Need To Tell My Children Anything?
- Do I Have To Tell My Children By Myself?
- General Guidelines For Telling All Underage Children About Your Health Condition
- Guidelines For Telling Children Who Are Toddlers Through Age 3
- Guidelines For Telling Children Age 3 Through 7
- Guidelines For Telling Children Age 7 Through 13
- Guidelines For Telling Adolescents About Your Diagnosis
- What Other Tips Would Help My Children?
- When To Seek Professional Help For Your Child
- If You Have A Communicable Disease Such As HIV/AIDS
- Additional Resources
Children: Why To Tell About Your Condition And How To Tell
What Other Tips Would Help My Children?
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- As much as possible, keep children on schedule. Keeping a child's schedule as normal as possible helps instill a feeling of safety.
- Expect children to have confused feelings, including possibly feeling guilt even though they had nothing to do with causing your health condition.
- If a child does not show emotion, that doesn’t mean the child isn not feeling it.
- Let the child know that there was nothing he or she did that caused your illness.
- If your children are old enough, let them know what you need and expect from them.
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