How to Support a Child with Epilepsy: Information for Parents

“How to Support a Child with Epilepsy: Information for Parents” from HealthyChildren.org, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ parenting website, provides tips for encouraging and supporting a child with epilepsy from infancy to adulthood. Topics include:

• Recognizing and treating seizures as early as possible
• Talking to your child’s doctor
• Discussing epilepsy openly and honestly with your child and others
• Finding childcare
• Teens with epilepsy
• Transitioning to adulthood

Additional resources for explaining epilepsy to others, building a care notebook, asking your medical team questions and what to do if your child has a seizure are also available.