1: DOWNLOAD the booklets "I Am Brave" and "You, Your Child and Arthritis" from the Arthritis Foundation of Canada, and read the first with your child and the second yourself.
2: BUY a book on parenting a child with JRA, such as Your Child With Arthritis. 
3: SEEK advice and support from other parents through an e-mail support group like JRA-List
4: SIGN UP for Kids Get Arthritis Too, a free bi-monthly newsletter from The Arthritis Foundation.
5: VISIT our listing of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis links for more information and ideas.
Do you have suggestions for parents of children newly diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis? Tell them about that book that explained everything, that website full of resources, that e-mail group you still lean on, that experience with your child that made you see things differently. Those of us who have been there have important gifts to give those who have not yet done that. Offer your words of wisdom and experience where you see "Tell Your Tips" below.
