C. For more
information, visit http://www.

difficult faced

And the way parents react and offer comfort makes a
difference between nightmares and dreams, between fearful confusion and a
reassuring desire to help those caught up in crises.

Additional insights from Leavitt explained in the booklet include:
* Infants and toddlers (0-3 years of age) cannot understand how a crisis
or a loss has changed their environment.

This booklet expands the scope of the Helping the Children initiative,
established in 1999 as a collaborative pediatric effort to address the special
needs of children during global crises.L.

grandparent discussing

divorce attorneys

* Pre-school children (3-5 years ) may not talk about their feelings
openly.

911 grandparents

JJPI.D.

attorneys third

3 million in state funding alone. Parents , friends and teachers can help by
letting them know their views and opinions are respected .

difficult grandparents

The letters can be edited and
personalized.com/chp/mail/oneclick_co,pose/?alertid=7136991
Our children depend on you to take action.

Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Booklet Offers Lessons for Parents

is an organization whose
mission is to improve the lives of children and their families , and build on
Johnson + Johnson's heritage of caring for mothers and babies.

attorneys parental

com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040930 /CLTH025LOGO )
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and its young patients stand to lose
$8.

child coalition

Go to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's Web site at http://www.edu
and click on the Advocacy section of the site for more information.C.

attorneys custody

Through Children's Web site, it takes just a minute to send a pre-written
letter to their respective State Legislators.

teenagers listserv

"At every step of the
development , children understand what happens in the world around them.
* Adolescents/teenagers (12-17 years ) are able to understand the causes
and effects of a crisis, but most have not developed experience or
confidence to respond. Teens may
find it rewarding to help others who have suffered harm.jjpi.

discussing visitation

Talking while playing games may help children express their
thoughts.

arise mothers

, A tsunami half a world away.
Parents today are faced with reassuring their children during times of
crisis or loss.L.

discussing custody

Children's needs parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles -- everyone to urge
their State Legislators to restore Medicaid funding for the future of all
children.J.
Parents and caregivers now have a unique, vital resource to
help them cope in such critical times. But they can recognize and
respond to changes in adult behavior.

visit discussing

(Logo: http://www. Images -- pictures, news videos,
newspaper headlines -- that burn into young minds, raising more questions than
there are answers.L. What
they don't know how to handle is the 'why. It does this
by partnering with leading healthcare professionals to create educational
initiatives that promote the protection and well being of children.

child arrangements

Mudslides and floods closer to home.

About Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.

coalition blended

Pending State Budget Cuts Will Jeopardize Services to Patients at Children 's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Children's
Hospital of Pittsburgh is urging the public to help restore Medicaid cuts for
all of Pennsylvania's children by contacting their legislators.newscom.chp.C.com and through selected
pediatricians' offices. Imagine -- or
try to remember -- what it is like to be caught up in that world as a child,"
says noted author of the booklet, Lewis Leavitt, M.

arise coalition

The faces of Medicaid cuts are all of Pennsylvania's children

PITTSBURGH, Medicaid is facing enormous cuts in the
state budget, and right now legislators are deciding how to vote.

Because children's needs and responses to a
crisis can vary greatly based on their age and experience level, the booklet
offers advice for parents in age-appropriate categories -- Infant and Toddler ,
Preschool, School Age and Adolescent/Teenager. The best advice for infants and
toddlers is to keep a routine and resume normal activities.
* School-aged children (5-12 years) have more understanding of how and
why things happen and will want to ask questions.

custody relationships

Or, the
direct link to the form letter can be located at
http://capwiz., professor of pediatrics
at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and advisor to the
Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute, L. Parents can help by
talking, listening and answering questions with honesty and directness.com.

challenges wives

When Terrible Things Happen is a
booklet from the American Academy of Pediatrics and Johnson + Johnson
Pediatric Institute, L.C.

coalition fathers

Cutting billions in State and Federal
funds will hurt all children.

'When Terrible Things Happen': A Parent's Guide to Talking with Their
Children Offers Age-Specific Advice

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. When Terrible Things Happen is
available , free, by visiting http://www.'"
Key issues discussed in this guide include whether children should be
allowed to watch television in the aftermath of a tragedy and what behaviors
can be signs of anxiety, such as bedwetting, clinginess, nightmares and eating
problems.

blended 911

These cuts
will affect everything we do and every child we serve.

discussing parental

It is also offered for a small shipping and handling
fee by calling [1-877-JNJ-LINK (565-5465)].
"Sometimes for adults, a world in crisis is a scary place.L.

relationships teenagers

custody mothers

The Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.