Hi all 

Wondered if anyone had any opinions on counselling for kids with alopecia? My daughter, aged 8yrs, has alopecia, and all her hair has fallen out within about one month. 

So far she is coping brilliantly, and she's amazed me! Although it's been heart-breaking and I've done plenty of crying privately,  my aim is not to let her see it as a terrible disaster, just a minor inconvenience.

Instead I'm focussing on giving her the message that it's only hair, and she's beautiful with or without it. And that she can still do anything she wants to in life. So far it's working - she is confident to go out bald, is happy to answer questions from other kids - and she seems to love that she can choose to go bald or wear a hat or a scarf - and very soon she'll have a wig to choose from as well. 

But the last couple of weeks her grandparents keep calling up and telling us we should be taking her to a child psychologist. She's shown no signs of needing anything like this, so I hadn't pursued it at all. I'm concerned that she'd see it as a sign that something's wrong with her if we took her to one?? Something I've tried so hard not to do!

But the grandparents have just called again! 

Has anyone tried counselling for their children with alopecia? What did you get out of it? How did it work? Do you think it's necessary? Has it helped? 

Etc.! 

Thanks so much everyone.