Advice for Parents of Hair Pulling Children and Teens: 
Dealing With Administrators, Teachers And Coaches

While some school officials are familiar with trichotillomania because they have already encountered it in some form, many more are not.  You can help to educate them and help them to join your family’s team so as to provide your child with the best support system possible.

I’ve written a draft letter for you to use to speak from or to send to your child’s teacher or coach.

I recommend that you don’t tell your child that you are “smoothing” things over for her, which might give her the impression that you are enabling her behavior.  She needs to deal with the social ramifications of hair pulling with her peers and the world in general.  However, shame from authorities in her environment, in my opinion, would be damaging to her.

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