Coping Issues
Having HIV affects your child’s physical and emotional health. Coping with HIV can be hard for children with HIV, who face a variety of challenges:
- Intimidation by doctors
- Loneliness while away from family if hospitalized
- Orphaned by parents who had AIDS
- Social stigma
- Side effects from medicines (like being too tired to play with other kids)
- Fear of disability and death
- Feelings of anger, anxiety, or sadness
It's hard to predict how your child will cope with having HIV. Talking with your doctor, other parents with HIV-positive children, and school staff can help you and your child. There is support available to help you get through those challenges.
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