My child has psoriasis. How will this affect his life?
Parents' immediate reaction would be to feel terribly sorry for such a child and you are tempted to be overly protective towards the child.
Psoriasis is often triggered by traumatic experiences, such as:
• Divorce
• Death of a family member or friend
• Exposure to narcotics
• Serious disease
• Serious accident.
• Encourage them to follow a balanced diet.
• Consult your doctor immediately should they suffer from a throat infection, because throat infections may trigger psoriasis outbreaks.
• Help them not to become obsessed with psoriasis. You may find that the fear of psoriasis may be enough to act as a trigger.
• Help them not to use their psoriasis as a crutch on which to hang their failures.
