Contents:
- Medical Video: My Albino Children: Black Brazilian Family Have Three White-Skinned Children
- 1. Albino children can also grow healthy
- 2. Albino children should not be exposed to direct sunlight
- 3. Your child will experience visual impairment
- 4. Children with albinism can also perform like other normal children
- 5. Motivating the child to be stronger
Medical Video: My Albino Children: Black Brazilian Family Have Three White-Skinned Children
Albinism is a rare genetic disorder that has not yet been found. For those of you who have a history of albinism, it is very possible to have albino children. Many parents feel shocked and sad to know the fact that their child is born with this genetic disorder. And finally most parents are not ready to raise children with albinism. There are a number of things you should know in raising an albino child. Anything?
1. Albino children can also grow healthy
This genetic disorder is very rare, even according to the World Health Organization, albinism attacks 1 person out of 17 thousand people in the world. And the good news is that this disease is not like a chronic disease or other acute disease that attacks children. Children with albinism will have a stable body, this genetic disease will not make the body more sick later on.
Of course, you can see your child grow up healthy. Especially if it is supported by good nutritional intake every day. Therefore, you don't need to worry or think negatively first. If you are in doubt or afraid of your child's health, you can consult a pediatrician.
2. Albino children should not be exposed to direct sunlight
The thing you need to remember when having children with albinism is that they cannot be exposed to sunlight. Albinism causes your baby not to have normal amounts of melanin. Melanin is a pigment that makes skin, hair, and eyes have a certain color.
This substance also makes you protected from UV (ultraviolet) rays in the sun. But because albino children do not have it, they are prone to sunburn and even skin cancer due to exposure to UV rays from the sun. So, protect your child by wearing long clothes, hats, and sunscreen when they are doing outdoor activities.
3. Your child will experience visual impairment
Albinism makes your child experience visual impairments, so they need the help of glasses or lenses to make their vision better. In other cases, albino children are also more sensitive to light, so they need glasses to block incoming light directly from the retina.
4. Children with albinism can also perform like other normal children
Maybe at first you are hesitant and anxious about your baby's future. But actually, you don't need to worry about this, because albinism does not affect their learning ability. Your child can still perform like other normal children. In fact, many parents have succeeded in raising children with albinism. So, don't worry about your baby's future as long as you educate and teach it well.
5. Motivating the child to be stronger
When entering school age, your child may begin to feel unbelief and inferior, because they feel they are not the same as other friends. For that, you have to give a good understanding that he does have a difference, but that will not prevent him from achieving their dreams.
