{"id":3488,"date":"2026-04-08T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/?page_id=3488"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:48:36","slug":"self-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/self-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Self care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"acf-block-67e14100646c2\" class=\"hero hero-small-title hero-large-first-para\">\n            <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-desktop\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/self-care_hero.png?v=0.93);\"><\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-tablet\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/self-care_hero.png?v=0.93);\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-mobile\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/image.svg);\"><\/div>\n    \t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <h1>Caring for yourself\n<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>While it may seem like just another thing to add to your already full plate, medical guidelines and studies emphasize that self care is essential.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-67c077f564e9b\" class=\"block quote bg-primary quote-full block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <p>Caring for yourself is a necessary part of caring for your child. It helps you be a better caregiver.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <cite>Katie Taylor, mom and certified Child Life Specialist <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-69d631f06f456\" class=\"block cards cards-3-col bg-band bg-band-white block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <h4>Simple acts of care<\/h4>\n<p class=\"larger-text\" style=\"color: #013a66\">When we hear the term \u201cself care\u201d we often think of spa days or meditation retreats, but at its core,<br \/>\nit\u2019s really as simple as taking any action that helps you manage your emotional, physical, and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \n<div id=\"acf-block-69d631f06fb05\" class=\"card 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alt=\"\" \/>                            <h4>REACH OUT\n<\/h4>\n        \n                                                                                                            <p>Leaning on friends, family, mental health professionals, or support groups\u2014even texting friends about things unrelated to achondroplasia or care can be a helpful way to let off some stress and reground yourself.<\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-69d631f06f456\" class=\"block cards cards-2-col bg-band bg-band-white block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \n<div id=\"acf-block-69d631f06fb90\" class=\"card card-fixed-button\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n    \t    \n\n                    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Coping and quality of life of parents of children with achondroplasia-a narrative review. <em>Front Med (Lausanne)<\/em>. 2025;12:1500389.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Adib-Hajbaghery M, Ahmadi B. Caregiver burden and its associated factors in caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions. <em>Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery<\/em>. 2019;7(4):258-269.<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Hoover-Fong J, Scott CI, Jones MC; Committee on Genetics. Health supervision for people with achondroplasia. <em>Pediatrics<\/em>. 2020;145(6):e20201010.<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Javalkar K, Rak E, Phillips A, et al. Predictors of caregiver burden among mothers of children with chronic conditions. <em>Children (Basel)<\/em>. 2017;4(5):39.<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Rodakowski J, Skidmore ER, Rogers JC, Schulz R. Role of social support in predicting caregiver burden. <em>Arch Phys Med Rehabil<\/em>. 2012;93(12):2229-2236.<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Savarirayan R, Ireland P, Irving M, et al. International Consensus Statement on the diagnosis, multidisciplinary management and lifelong care of individuals with achondroplasia. <em>Nat Rev Endocrinol<\/em>. 2022;18(3):173-189.<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Waldron EA, Janke EA, Bechtel CF, Ramirez M, Cohen A. A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life. <em>Psychooncology<\/em>. 2013;22(6):1200-1207.<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-67bbff01a68fb\" class=\"block next-previous\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"link link-prev\">\n                                    <p><a class=\"button button-text button-arrow button-arrow-left\" href=\"https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"link link-next\">\n                                    <p><a class=\"button button-text button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/achondroplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/events\/\" target=\"_self\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n                            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