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Tip 7: Draw or paint with the child

For some time, dad has been walking around with abdominal pain symptoms. There's no good idea what's going on with dad. Laura, 9 years old, really attracts herself what's going on with her father. Since there is no clarity where the abdominal pain symptoms come from, mom and dad cannot go well into the questions Laura asks.
Laura shows angry and rebellious behavior and at other point she is not to beat away from her father. She then demands all the attention of him and suddenly burst into tears from scratch.
Her parents try to involve Laura as much as possible in everything, so she can hear what could possibly be going on with her father. However, because there is no clarity, it is difficult for Laura to understand what is actually going on right now. The word cancer has already fallen a number of times, but?
At the moment, her father is on a research track to see if the abdominal pain complaints could indeed be caused by possible cancer. The investigations only take a lot of time, so Laura has no clarity about what the situation is about her father.
Her parents can't explain what's going on to her either because they don't have it clear yet either. Much to the chagrin of her parents, Laura's angry showers are becoming increasingly intense and her behavior is increasingly rebellious. They ask what possibilities could be to do with her as long as there is no clarity yet so that Laura can regulate her feelings and emotions somewhat.
In this case, it is a good tip to sit out of the head and heart literally and figuratively. When there is a lot of uncertainty in the head, it may be that this causes all kinds of thoughts that lead to all kinds of different feelings and emotions. These can be both positive and negative feelings and emotions.
In a situation like what Laura is in, it is good to imagine that you can be so busy focusing on how it is with the other person that you no longer have room left to think for yourself how you are. Especially when you're only 9. Then it's nice if there are activities that can support you in this.
A nice activity that can help with this is to start drawing or painting. You can do this activity without a goal in mind. Precisely by drawing or painting without having a goal in mind, you move faster from your head to the heart, giving feelings and emotions the opportunity to flow.

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