«The first rule is“ don’t tell lies ”even if the aim is to protect the children – he explains Anna Costantinihead of the Psycho-Oncology Service of the Sant’Andrea University Hospital -, otherwise it will be difficult to go back and if things don’t go well, the trauma to know the truth about the parent’s disease would be greater in advanced stages of the tumor. It is known how non-verbal language reaches our brain in a few milliseconds and is decoded and interpreted, prevailing over what is said in words: therefore it is it is inevitable that children and young people pick up signs of anxiety or fear, even inadvertently listen to phone calls and get the idea that something troubling you can’t talk about is happening. In order not to leave them alone in this state of uncertainty, it is appropriate to start with the truth finding the right words for the age and eventually gradually, always letting you glimpse the different ones realistic sources of hope. It is necessary to consider that children and young people almost always want to know what is happening ».
July 16, 2022 | 13:11
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