Child's Play - Lupus Now(R) Magazine Explores Activities for Children With a Chronic...(to living with a chronic condition like ...),Health

-- Open a dialogue with your child. They need to know everything about their condition, including required medications and their importance.

-- Put the child in control as much as possible, but be certain to supervise. Children may want to skip medications when they feel well.

-- Keep lines of communication open with coaches, teachers, and other parents so they can know when problems arise.

-- Children should wear sunscreen and sun protective clothing to protect against UV light exposure (a trigger for lupus disease activity).

-- Watch out for your child and have alternatives if activities become too much, such as limiting the play to a few hours, several times each week, rather than all day, every day. However, the point of activities is for the child to have fun.

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