For Families
For more parent and family related information and resources, please visit the Epilepsy and My Child Web Site.
For Families
Downloadable Forms
A useful form for recording children’s health related information in English and Spanish, as well as a pictorial sheet in English, Farsi and Vietnamese which helps patients identify to doctors different physical symptoms experienced during a seizure.
Non-English Resources
Various forms and action plans for parents and caregivers including medication tracking tools, pictorial symptom descriptions, tips and general information about epilepsy.
Tip Sheets
Tip Sheets in English and Hmong which highlight issues relevant to Caring for a Child with Epilepsy including medications, dental care, travel, lifestyle factors and how to handle when a seizure occurs.
Toolkits/ Care Books
Toolkits are sets of information, collected together by category, to facilitate the ease of understanding how to successfully interact with various aspects and elements of epilepsy and those affected by epilepsy.
Working with Physicians
A guide to help parents prepare for neurologist visits for their child, and a Spanish/English action plan to complete with specialist physicians.
Working with Schools
A health and medical guide to assist educators and other school personnel in seizure recognition and response.
Youth Resources
Contains tip sheets, guides and other resources for teenagers with epilepsy, as well as, information on transitioning to adulthood. Resources are also available in Hmong and Spanish.
