Irma G Prosser
Description
When a family member receives cancer treatment, it can cause children to feel confused, worried, and afraid of what will happen next. Grandma Has No H
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air gently describes ways preschoolers can continue to be part of their loved one's cancer journey.
Geared toward families with kids ages 2 to 8, Grandma Has No Hair is the right book for families that want to give children tools and activities they can use with their loved one who is undergoing cancer treatment. The tools mentioned in this book can be applied with a grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, sibling, aunt, uncle, or family friend. This book gently discusses the effects of cancer treatments and can be applied to various types of cancer including breast cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, prostate cancer, skin cancer, or conditions that rely on traditional cancer treatment methods.
Grandma Has No Hair helps normalize life after a cancer diagnosis and helps children share their compassion, hope, and love with their loved ones.
Simple sentences and ideas so children can mimic the activities in the book or create their own ideas to make new memories with their loved one battling cancer. Children learning to read can read this book or use it as a read-aloud so the entire family can benefit from its approaches.
Applies to ALL cancer types at ANY stage of diagnosis for any family with a single or multiple family members battling cancer. This can include rare cancers, fast growing cancers, or even malignant cancers that are well-controlled. Adults can also participate in described activities!
Representation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community as the main character is a young girl who uses a cochlear implant. This inclusion is a simple and loving way of representing children from different backgrounds, cultures, and situations who want to express their love and compassion to someone undergoing cancer treatment.
A resource for caregivers is included in the back pages of the book. This helps caregivers, adults, parents, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, counselors, and more begin a conversation with young children about how they are affected by a loved one's cancer diagnosis and the tangible ways they can work together to still thrive as a family.
No statements of death, faith, or lack thereof is implied in the book. This allows specific conversations that pertain to individual families ideals to be discussed within the family itself, using this book as a way to spark meaningful conversations.
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