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Webinar: JA and Emotional Health - Middle School Years

Learn how to help you, your family and your child handle emotional challenges with arthritis during the tricky middle school years.

JA and Emotional Health: Middle School Years

Navigating Coming-of-Age Challenges

Normal adolescent struggles with puberty, fitting in, body image, self-esteem, social and academic life are even more difficult for children with chronic illness. Mental health professional, JA patient and parent, Jessica Auslander, PhD, shares advice on how to help your child cope with pre-teen struggles with arthritis, including a how to spot symptoms of depression and anxiety and potential solutions.