Comments on: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Kids, and Chronic Pain

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:51:26 +0000

I think a lot of therapists nowadays involve the primary caregiver for a child in chronic pain.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:48:00 +0000

For children going through a terrible experience like this I think it is also important that parents take part in a little therapy too so that they can be given the ways to help relieve some of this pressure on the kids. Give them ways to help soothe their children when they hurt and offer them resources for outreach and help because they all are going to need that.

By: Flo

Flo — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:00:26 +0000

I hate to see anyone in pain, especially little children. Hopefully there will be more cures and more solutions found to help not just children but adults as well.

By: Michella

Michella — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:27:15 +0000

I have seen the children of St. Judes’s on TV that Rachel is talking about. They look as if they have accepted their pain and illness, but I know deep down they are in pain and wish it could stop. That’s why I think we need to find more help and cures for these children;

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:24:00 +0000

I agree with Danielle, I wouldn’t know what I would do or how i would feel, but it really makes us appreciate the families we have that are healthy. And a lot of these children, especially the ones at St. Judes look as if they always have a smile on their face and really handling it well. These are some brave and strong children.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:11:03 +0000

I do not know how I would deal if I had a child of my own that I had to witness in such pain day after day. I do not know how the parents of children like this function because I think I would go through life feeling guilty that I could not take that pain away for them. I feel so blessed that my family is all healthy and happy but I have to take a step back for a moment and face the knowledge that all of this could totally change in the blink of an eye. Makes me give pause and consider that I should take more time out of my day every single day to give thanks for all that I have.

By: Lanna

Lanna — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:40:52 +0000

I agree with Pam in that the key to happiness is to go deeper to get to that right state of mind and push through with help and therapies that will actually help these children

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:35:24 +0000

I am always pleased to learn about new therapies which are non invasive and help to get the mind to a healthier place. I think this is the key to overall happiness. How much easier it is to keep your house in order when you are in the right emotional state of mind!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:38:07 +0000

You see adults go through this, or I do, but you don’t really expect it in children. It’s hard to see a child go through so much pain and not much be done about it. I am really happy to see there is help and maybe other alternatives to help these children

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:17:53 +0000

I am curious to know if this is advised for children with cerebral palsy? If so how do they achieve it.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:08:28 +0000

I think for children with muscular dystrophy, this is particularly true. It makes a lot of things difficult for both the parents and the child. It is nice that so many things can be done through therapy to help these helpless people.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:27:18 +0000

First of all I guess I have to say that I am stunned to learn that there are children out there suffering from afflictions such as this. I always thought that ailments like fibromyalgia or chronic pain only applied to the adult population. So I too am glad to hear that there are some promising things that can be done in this spectrum that does not always mean more medications for these children. Where do symptoms like these arise from? Are they typically part of another disease that compounds that pain or is this something that is freestanding and found alone and completely on its own? That must be difficult to understand as a kid or even as a parent, as you probably want to know how to get to the root of things and fix it. I know that in cases like these that would not necessarily be an option.

By: ammie

ammie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:42:41 +0000

This was very interesting to know. I’m glad to hear there is therapy out there to help these children.