For parents who’d like to explore support groups, there are various ways to do so:
#1 You can fill in the (sharing your eczema story) form and indicate in the last question your willingness to join the support group and I’d put you in the private google group “Best Parent for E Child”. Alternatively, you can email me at [email protected]
#2 The second last question in the form is asking if you are ok with the information you filled in to be published as an interview. The purpose of that is to let other parents who come to this blog know you (and you know them when they do the same) and to build a community of parents who support each other. You can see under the comments section below for how a published interview looks, and your email will not be disclosed.
Over the past 6 years, the comments on this page themselves have come to serve as a source of support for parents – parents read what the best moments and challenging times are like for other families, and feel less alone in their struggle.
#3 I’m involved with Singapore National Skin Centre’s quarterly support group sharing sessions; please get in touch with me if you’d like to be placed on its mailing list! Update in 2021: Activities have been put on hold due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Here is a collection of devotionals that I have created in the hope that it will provide a little comfort and joy for parents caring for their eczema child.
Top 10 tricks to keep baby’s fingers busy
Top 10 reasons why parents with eczema child have a tougher time
255 replies on “Support Group”
Meet a New Mom! – Maria
Child’s Name – Miggy
Diagnosed with eczema – 08/03/2012
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – Taking care of the child…eczema
Meet a New Mom! – Mindy
Child’s Name – Sophie
Diagnosed with eczema – 01/08/2009
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – Best: when Sophie recovered from her first episode of eczema after three horrid months. Finally I could sleep in peace
Challenge: not to lose it on Sophie when she scratches non stop like a monkey!
Meet a New Mom! – Melissa Smith
Child’s Name – Ethan
Diagnosed with eczema – 19/04/2012
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – My best parenting moments are when my son stops playing and comes over to me, holds my face and kisses me. My biggest challenge is a daily struggle to keep calm when Ethan can’t control his scratching.
Meet a New Mom! – TaraLynn
Child’s Name – James
Diagnosed with eczema – 01/12/2010
Greatest Challenge – Best parenting moment is seeing my child happy and playing with other children. My greatest challenge is seeing my child scratching if not constantly distracted.
Meet a New Mom! – Buket Ayaz
Child’s Name – Bera
Diagnosed with eczema – 01/03/2012
Greatest challenge – Those long nights wathcing my baby scratch himself to death and me not being able to do anything..I guess I lost my temper when the doc told me we just have to find our own way to deal with it until he is older and I found myself screaming at him!! I just didnt know a skin illness would be this devastating for the whole family and my little one 🙁 I need your advice…
Meet a New Mom! – Melina Johar
Child’s Name – Oliver
Diagnosed with eczema – 31/05/2001
Greatest Challenge – Greatest challenge is to accept that my Oliver has eczema and also educating everyone around him about his conditions
Meet a New Mom! – Angela Scott
Child’s Name – Travis
Diagnosed with eczema – 18/01/2012
Meet a New Mom! – Zee
Child’s Name – Zara
Diagnosed with eczema – 4/10/2011
Meet a New Mom! – Andriette
Child’s Name – Eden
Diagnosed with eczema – 23/12/2003
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – My daughter is very feisty and stubborn at times … the quite moments of humility and times when she learns valuable truths of life are by far the best parenting moments … and when she prays… the GREATEST challenge is to help my daughter stop scratching and to deal with the nasty comments from kids at school …. it just breaks my heart
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Hi Jasz,
I brought Marcie for skin prick test at NUH children clinic. You can read more about it in this post
http://eczemablues.com/2011/04/taking-the-fear-out-of-the-skin-prick-test/
Just wondering if any mummies bring their kids for allergy test? If so, where do you go to?
Meet a New Mom! – Leanne
Child’s Name – Ava
Diagnosed with eczema – 01/02/2010
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – when ava is happy and scratch free is the best moment as her mum 🙂 the greatest challenge has to be trying to keep avas health on a even keel
Good to hear that Jasz is on track to figuring out what works for your child’s eczema! Can’t wait to hear the progress!
Dear Mummies,
I’ve recently came across “antidotes” to eczema. I’ve started them with my boy 2 weeks ago. Though he’s not cleared of eczema totally, I do see improvement in his condition. I’m still diligently feeding him and applying the cream for him and hope to be able to share the successful testimony in time to come.
Meet a New Mom! – Eilyn
Child’s Name – Ethan
Diagnosed with eczema – 21/09/2008
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – Best parenting moment : when Ethan started to say I love you too whenever I says I love u to him every night and Greatest challenge: to be able to cook him all the good food on earth that he is not allergy with.
Meet a New Mom! – Stefanie
Child’s Name – Karson
Diagnosed with eczema – 06/11/2011
Best parenting moment & Greatest challenge – My best parenting moment is watching my children achieve milestones and learn new things. My most challenging is my 4 month old is suffering from eczema. 🙁
My son’s name is Jarrett. He is now 6 years old.
Diagnosed: December 2005
Greatest Moment: Seeing him excel in school, karate, and basketball. He’s been gifted with a an extraordinary mind, personality, and adaptability.
Worst Moment: Of course, the 3 years when he was at his worst. Recently, when he wanted to go in the ocean for the first time and it caused his skin to burn. He repeatedly cried out, “I just wanted to go in the water.” Absolutely broke my heart.
Child’s Name – Patrick
Diagnosed with eczema — May, 2010
1) Best parenting moment– to watch my baby joyfully playing like any other normal kids do or fall asleep in the stroller easily while we are out withOUT scratching.
2) greatest challenges– the endless scratching and anti-scratching war between my boy and me; deal with people’s bluntly staring or ignorant judgements (like rashes are dirty or contagious) in public while protecting his feelings and also my sensitive ones.
This will be my greatest challenge too. Fighting against the scratching.
Hi Kelly, it’s always good to know of a mom who is motivated and starts a business to help other eczema children. I’ll be emailing you the sponsorship details. To all other readers, sponsorship is a new section I’ve just started on this blog, and all proceeds go toward an eczema fund which I’m working with a non-profit in Singapore to set up. More details will be released on the fund when in place (likely early 2012 as it takes time to work out the administration). Look forward to your support and charity!