Today’s guest is Erin Prosser, an IEP expert consultant and a mom of a daughter diagnosed with STXBP1. "You don't see it coming. Being a rare disease parent hits you like a ton of bricks." In today's episode Katie Taylor had the chance to speak with Erin Prosser, an...
Episode 66 | How to Support Siblings of Children with Medical or Special Needs
Podcast Show Notes
Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist is interviewed and asked about ways to support children of chronically ill or medically complex children.
Questions that Katie discusses include:
+How to have hard conversations with children
+How to keep siblings included and understood
+When is the best time to have a baby after having a child with medical needs
Madeline is the host of The Rare Life podcast and this episode is also featured on her show.
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