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When to introduce a wig and how to a young child?
Dear friends
When do you introduce a wig and how to a young child? I have a 3 year old daughter with AT since the age of one. She asks everyday about her hair, and if she can have it. I explain as good as I can that she is beautiful anyway and that her hair is "asleep", and she says "ok" and starts playing with toys. She is an outgoing girl and a happy kid. I want her to accept her self as the beauty she is with or without hair. Thats the main goal so she get used to being her. But I also want to tell her that she have the opportunity to have hair in a nice and comfy wig. In Norway kids under 18 years get two costume made wigs per year, fully refunded by the government. My family and my husband says its ok to get one soon just to play with and get used to that she have the oportunity to have hair and not stared at all the time. Her friends and family are used to her without hair, but I see that she does not like people stearing on a buss and in the city. But as my mum says; she must handle the stears, cause people will always stear. As I said I do not want to get her to feel as she have to hide her AT. I want her to bee confident, and happy with her sweet bald head, but I also know that she is a girl and girls most often want to have wig in the end anyway. Does anyone have any experience with young child and wigs? My hairdresser has AT her self and recommended a Foella Gripper Sport length 6 for my daughter. It looked so natural and even comfy.
Mum of child with AT
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Permalink Reply by youarebeautiful on
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2 custom wigs a year? for everyone? or just for those with alopecia?
Do you let her try it on at home?
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Permalink Reply by Matica on
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All kids under the age of 18 with alopecia, cancer or some other diagnosis get two costume made wigs or six synthetic wigs every year. When you are over 18 years old you get 600 NOK a year to cover some of the amount you use for wigs. This is really a blessing for the kids that wants wigs:) They can have the best without parents getting broke.
Best wishes for 2014!
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About trying wig at home. We are so lucky that we have a hairdresser who specialize in wigs just 5 minutes walk from our home. We got to try a cap in xxs an a xxxs at home, but also visited her saloon and tried a cap with hair on. She also showed my daughter that she also got no hair by removing her wig and let my daughter see that there is more beautiful bald people like her out there. We are really blessed by the openness, support at great people here in Norway:)
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