Tips for Parents of Children with Alopecia Areata

• Listen to your child: Paying attention to how your child’s thinking is affecting his emotional reactions will do a great deal for the parent-child relationship, as well as to help be an effective parent of a growing child with differing needs, views, worries and hopes.
• Educate your community, including family, friends and schoolmates.
• Talk to other parents of children with alopecia areata as well as adults with alopecia areata to learn what was most effective.
• Attend a NAAF Patient Conference