A mum of one of the little boys in my class, he is 6, has been having treatment for a brain tumor. This morning his dad came to tell me that she has been rushed back into hospital and things are not looking good. He is very scared and the boys, he has two brothers, have not been told quite how serious it is.
I want to give any support I can but I'm not quite sure what to do. There aren't any books I can find at school that deal with this sort of thing. I know that the boy in my class is worried, his behavior is not as good as always and he has become 'invincible' telling all his friends how he can do this and that.
Can anyone here offer advice on how to talk to the class and to this little boy without over stepping the line. I don't want to go against anything that his family are doing i.e protecting him from the terrible truth that his mummy may die.