A growing collection of links dealing with the special issues faced children and teens living with HIV.
Your About.com Adoption guide Nancy Stanfield gives us the important piece on "HIV orphans".
Medication adherence is a common problem for adults taking HIV medications. But we forget that there are children; very young children that have to take HIV medications. Adherence is a problem for them as well. How can we help kids take their medications? How can we improve HIV medication adherence in children?
There are far fewer children living with HIV than there are adults. But in families where children do have the disease, there are many questions and a definite need for information. Here is information for parents of HIV positive children.
It's certainly not a comfortable topic of conversation but a very necessary one. How can parents talk with their kids about HIV?
When parents have HIV do they tell their children? Should they tell their kids about their HIV? If they decide to tell their kids about their HIV, how do they disclose?
HIV and AIDS are part of our life and the life of our kids. While most children, thankfully don't have HIV themselves, they have heard of the disease. Speaking with kids about HIV can be difficult. But the key is to talk with them. Speaking with kids about HIV is a must.
It's not always easy to say no. This teen tip will help you say the right things at the right time.
Recent studies have shown that teens are engaing in oral sex more often than having intercourse. Teens and oral sex...there are risks.
Sex isn't the only way to feel close and express your feelings. Here are 10 ways to feel close without having sex.
There are so many misconceptions surrounding HIV and AIDS; myth and misunderstanding fueled by the media, by fear, and by ignorance. Let’s take a look at the truth; five things every teen should know about HIV and AIDS.
A comprehensive prevention site targeting young teens.
Improving the quality of life of children living with HIV/AIDS by granting wishes to them and their families.
This project recruits families to adopt HIV-exposed children, AIDS orphans and drug-addicted infants. Their mission is to provide compassion and homes for children infected and affected by HIV.
HIV and STD education for teens.
Stories about kids and how they are living with AIDS. Written by Maria Ramierez MSW, who is on the front line of kids and HIV.
Elizabeth Glaser's non-profit foundation that works primarily to raise funds for ongoing pediatric AIDS research.
A web site by teens for teens. The site has a forum, and an ask the expert section for teens with questions about sexuality.
Lists of reports with information on women and children with HIV. Links and articles at the site supply information for the medical professional as well as the lay person. Information is available for children, teens and women of all ages and risk groups.
A comprehensive prevention site targeting young teens.
A site devoted to raising your pre-schooler.
