Wow. What could you say about cancer to a kindergartner that wouldn't be
scary?
My child will be in kindergarten next year and quite frankly all I would
want her to know is the child is sick, his parents and the doctors are
taking care of him, and let's say a prayer for him.
Sometimes too much information is a bad thing.
Reminds me of the "where do babies come from?" question.
Age appropriateness is the key to the right answer.
I commented to the list because I would like to see other people's
responses. Any one else have 2 cents to throw out there?
Karen DeFrank, LMS
Bullock School
Glassboro, NJ
20 days til summer break (but who's counting?)
----- Original Message -----
From: Kristi Schmidtbauer <kristis@PIERZ.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:44 AM
Subject: Target: books about cancer for kindergarteners
> My school year is ending on a sad note. Last week we found out that a
> Kindergartener has cancer. He has already had surgery to remove the
> tumor and is undergoing chemo now. I am looking for books written on a
> Kindergarten level about cancer and what may happen to help explain to
> his classmates. Is there a book with a positive outcome that I could
> get for the young student himself? Thanks for your help.
>
> Kristi Schmidtbauer,
> Computer Coordinator
> Holy Trinity
> Pierz, Minnesota
> kristis@pierz.net
>
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