Health Expert Offers Tips to Parents of Special Health Care Needs Children
Overall, 22 percent of all U.S. households with children had at least one child with special health care needs according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal Child and Health Bureau (2008).
Children with special health care needs are defined as those children who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition who also require health and related services or a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.
The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs chartbook 2005-06 outlines the most commonly reported health conditions as allergies (53 percent); asthma (39 percent); attention-deficit and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (30 percent); depression, anxiety or other emotional problems (21 percent); and migraine or frequent headaches (15 percent). Having a child with a special health care need can leave parents frustrated, anxious and unsure.
Parents looking for support can find it in the form of a new video and brief tip sheet from motivational speaker and author, Lisa A. Lundy, which you can download free from her website at www.TheSuperAllergyCookbook.com.
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