It is highly recommended to allow children with EB to play with others as soon as possible.
In general, parents have difficulty allowing their child to leave the safe family environment and become very anxious at this prospect. Sometimes, nursery teachers are also concerned because they are afraid they will not know how to look after a child who requires such specific care. However, children with EB need stimulation like all children and the best way to provide it is to allow them to confront life outside the family.
In this context, parents are the only ones who can decide what is best for their child, according to its needs. If they choose to send the child to school, the teacher will require an explainanation of Epidermolysis Bullos, the associated problems and the specific needs relating to the child.
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