Now, she'll try to tell her she has it before school starts. She's even rehearsed it. Mommy's been keeping something from you. Mommy's been taking pills. Maria works there as a counselor.
Experts recommend telling children over a period of time.
She encourages mentioning that Mommy or Daddy is sick and that they see the doctor a lot. Then build it up to a virus. It's OK to insist that it remains a secret within the family. Most kids know how to keep things private in a family. Maria has a condition that makes her muscles spasm in painful knots.