
Burns Support Group
A burn is a type of injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation (an example of the latter is sunburn). The most common classification of burns use three degrees, increasing in severity (first, second, and third-degree burns). If you are a victim of a burn, this the the group to find support and share your experience. We're here for you.

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Hi, I am new. I have a 9 yr old daughter who was burned as a baby from a scald injury, requiring skin grafts. She has had problems with children at school making fun of her and making mean comments to her. I tried to explain to her that children sometimes do not think about other people's feelings. She then continued to tell me that when she visited her father over the weekend, that he was telling people that he hated her grandfather and that he was glad that he died from cancer because it was his fault she was burned. (He was babysitting her while I was at work, he went into the kitchen with her to give her a cookie and the pressure cooker exploded.) Her father always talks about her burns to other people in front of her, and it makes her uncomfortable. How do I help her deal with children at school when I can't explain to her why her father says these things. What do I say to him to make him stop? Please help!!!!
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I've told him many times before not to talk about it to other people around her. Sometimes I think he is looking for attention. Not that we don't talk about it at home when she has questions or needs support, but she is who she is, burn or no burn. I guess we just don't pay any attention to it. I try to keep things as normal as possible for her. I don't want her to think that she is any different from the other children, or that her scars limit her from anything she wants in life.
She was fine today, like nothing happened yesterday. Although I am in the process of getting an appointment for her with a councilor. The burn unit here has meetings monthly, but I don't think they are geared towards children, and she may need more frequent visits.
Thanks for the support. Its great to have someone to talk to who knows what your going through.