Alternative interests to sports should also be encouraged. These may include musical interests, or hobby groups such as photography, model aeroplanes or crafts such as woodwork and metal work. Normal safety measures appropriate for all students are sufficient. It is not usually necessary to inform a child's peers about his haemophilia. The requirement of special treatment can result in alienation.
Most children are able to handle their own explanations about their haemophilia.
These should be seen as conditions that need to be dealt with rather than as inhibiting diseases. Discipline should be the same for the child with haemophilia as for any other student. Corporal punishment is, of course, out of the question. Yes, in the primary years these children will need some special watching. Even when they know they are bleeding, they may not tell the teacher because they are involved in a particular activity or because they know the treatment involves being stuck with a needle, and this is something they may prefer to avoid.