An Illness in Your Family

Like the outside world, even families go through the trials and tribulations of life. These easy-to-read new books provide guidance and understanding for young people who are dealing with divorce, death, or family rules. Family Matters is on call to offer answers to life's uneasy questions relating to the family.An illness in the family -- be it short-term or fatal -- can be a very difficult and unsettling experience for a young person. This book offers sound advice on what to do when illness changes the day-to-day life of a preteen. Topics discussed range from how to cope with feeling angry about having to do more housework to how to ask for help if you live in a single parent family and your mother or father is ill.