Parents Make the
  Difference

Emphasize the positive; praise success.

Build on things the child likes and can do.

Avoid describing the child's seizures or the financial burden of medical care as problems in front of the child.

Encourage a special hobby or lessons to acquire a special skill.

Discuss seizures and epilepsy openly with the child and answer his or her questions about it.

Encourage the child to be active and to have as much social contact with other children as possible.

Try not to make your child's seizures a reason not to do things the family would otherwise do, or fail to discipline the child on that account.

Take some time for yourself without feeling guilty about it.