KIDS’ HEALTH

CONFIDENCE-BOOSTERS FOR KIDS WITH VITILIGO

If you have a child with vitiligo, you’ll know how important it is to instil self-acceptance in them and boost their confidence from an early age. The autoimmune skin condition (which affects approximately 1-2% of the world’s population) can have devastating effects on those who suffer from it – especially children who are still too young to understand it. It causes white patches of depigmented skin, which can cause tremendous distress.

Research shows that adults are also affected psychologically by social stigma. For children, however, being bullied or teased by peers adds considerably to the stress, especially at the preteen and adolescent stages, when puberty hits and they become particularly sensitive and