Illness Management and Parental Adjustment to Cancer Treatment

Inclusion Criteria: * The child has been diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma, malignant solid tumor, or malignant brain tumor * The child is being treated for cancer and returning to the medical center (CCHMC or OUHSC). * The child is 18 years of age or younger * Recruitment occurs within 2-12 weeks post diagnosis * The parent is responsible for care and is willing to give consent and participate * The child is willing to give assent or consent and participate (only for children 8 years old and older) * The parent gives patient permission to participate. * Parent is fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * The child is experiencing an imminent medical crisis necessitating significant medical intervention * The child with cancer is determined to be in the terminal phase of illness and/or is receiving end of life care * The diagnosis is determined to be a relapse or a second malignancy * The parent is currently being treated for a serious psychiatric disorder, or, evidences mental retardation * The parent is younger than 18 years of age * The parent is not English speaking * The parent is unwilling to give written permission for child participation * If the patient's treatment visit schedule is too infrequent to meet the study visit timeline requirements