Kids' and Parents' Stroke Resources

Picture board images
Janie helped her Grandpa by making him a picture board. Kids can click here to learn how to make their own picture board.

Kids can click on the butterscotch candies to the <<left and right>> for pictures they can cut out and use to help "talk" to a person with stroke, or another problem that keeps him or her from talking.

Stroke warning signs
Parents, do your kids know what to do if they should ever be around an adult who might be having a stroke? Learn the 5 warning signs of possible stroke.

Safe rooms for stroke patients
Janie's Mom rearranged the house to make it safe for Grandpa. Parents and kids can click here to learn how to make their home safe for someone with stroke.

Stroke Survivors
Click here to read stories about real-life stroke survivors and how they reclaimed their lives.

Kids: Learn more about stroke
Make a jello brain, learn facts about stroke, and take fun quizzes at Hip Hop Stroke, a site for kids from the National Stroke Association.

This KidsHealth site has a good explanation for kids about what stroke is and does.

Older kids will enjoy the brain maps and facts about stroke and the blood supply on this Neuroscience for Kids site.