Welcome to the Pediatric Network!

You can support our work while you do your shopping. Just follow any of our links to Amazon.com and make a purchase, and a percentage of the sales cost will be contributed to the Pediatric Network. We offer resources helpful to families coping with pediatric chronic illness in the store section of our site. However, you don't have to buy these specific items in order to contribute -- any purchase you make through Amazon.com after following our links to their site will help our work. That includes purchases from associated stores like JC Penney, Target, Toys R Us, etc. New Young Adults Forum Section: If you have CFS, FM, OI, or a related condition and are in your 20's or are a college student, please join our new Young Adults forum section. Its purpose is personal sharing about coping, life decisions, and dealing with chronic illness while growing up and becoming independent. If you're interested in joining, write to rebecca@pediatricnetwork.org to tell us about yourself and request the password. Our Youth Chat forum section has been reformatted to be just for teens. There have been new youth posting about their illness experiences lately. Please join them with your stories, questions, and advice. Write to founders@pediatricnetwork.org if you are interested in joining Youth Chat.

How to join our forum community 

We hope you'll join our supportive forum. Follow this link for instructions on how to become a member. So that your discussions will be more private, the forum can only be read by those who have joined EzBoard (our forum host) and applied for membership to our forum. The volunteers managing the forum will help you if you have questions about joining.

Are you new?

Please read our Welcome Letter! You may also wish to read, What is it like to grow up having an invisible illness? Kids and parents give you the inside view. This will introduce you to others families' experiences, how they are coping, and resources you may find helpful.

Explore Our Site:

• Medical Articles: Diagnosis and treatment of CFS, FM, OI, NMH, POTS, syncope, and related conditions
  
  
• School Success: Resources for teens, parents, teachers, tutors, school nurses, and other professionals
  
  
• Transition Planning for Adolescents: Include preparation for independence in your IEP
  
  
• Independence & Young Adulthood: Independent living, college, finance, internship and career resources
  
  
• Parenting Articles
  
  
• Youth Voices: Advice from those who understand
  
  
• Question and Answer Forum
  
  
• Advocacy: Training for teens and parents in self-advocacy and political advocacy
  
  
• Latest News: Youth research, conferences, and resources
  
  
• Our E-mail List: Subscribe to receive occasional updates. Archives of our newsletter are also available. 
  
  
• Lyndonville News: Archive of some of our favorite articles
  
  
• Forum: Our friendly, supportive community
  
  
• About Us: Contact us or read about our volunteers
  
  
• Donate: Learn how you can help support our work
  
  
• Store: Your Amazon.com purchases will help support The Pediatric Network.
  
  
• Links: Support groups, medical websites, nonprofit organizations, newsletter archives, camps and more
  
  

Chat Live in the Forum:

Our chat room is always open, so invite friends to meet you there any time you like. 

How to Start or Join a Chat: Go to the Forum Home Page, log in with your EzBoard user name and password, and click on the "Join Live Chat" link found at the top of the page. 

Have you joined the forum? You must be an approved forum member to access the chat room. You can read about joining the forum here.