After weeks of speculation of all kinds about her “disappearance”, the Princess of Wales announced on March 22 that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Shocking news that she initially wanted to keep private for the sake of her “young family”. Behind his long silence, a deep reflection on the appropriate way to approach the subject with his children, and a lot of discussions.
Whether you belong to a royal family or not, talking about cancer with your children is an additional ordeal to go through. To protect them, some parents are tempted to hide the truth. A bad idea, according to Fanny Cohen-Herlem, child psychiatrist, author of “In the face of death, how to answer children's questions” (Ed. Pascal, 2010). “When there is an illness, you should never lie,” insists the specialist. The children realize this. »
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