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How to parent when time is limited

My son's genetic condition means he will likely not live past thirty and I oscillate between making every day special and letting him have a normal childhood.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Knowledge of shortened lifespan creates impossible tension between urgency and normalcy in daily parenting decisions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting a child with chronic illness?”

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