I firmly believe that the attitude you take on CAH will most likely be the attitude they adopt. Of course every child has their own personality. But if you have ever observed a small child that falls down, they immediately look to the parents for reaction. If you immediately run to them with fear in your face, they usually burst into tears. If you casually go to them and brush them off, they react calmly too. (of course unless the kid is bleeding bad) That of course goes without saying. Your reaction to things in life will most likely be the reactions your child learns.  That includes CAH. For a generic example, I think if you see your parents be kind to their neighbor, your child will in turn be kind to their neighbor. They pick up on that kindess. If you get all worked up over your child coming down with an illness, they will see and feel that and do the same. I have decided that you need to take a positive but serious attitude about CAH in my family. It works for us. I want her to know CAH is serious, but not life controlling. They will face many diffculties in life with the normal stuff. It is all atttitude I believe. NOT that I believe in any way these problems that they can face are minimal. But I do believe that when facing these obstacles with a good attitude, it can make facing them a bit easier.