Which illnesses do parents commonly fake in their children

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I don't mean to be triggering, but am worried about a child I know. I have searched online, but there isn't much specific information. And just to be clear I won't jump to conclusions.

report your concerns to the child's school and the safeguarding lead.... assuming they are of school age?

If you think a child is a victim of fabricated or induced illness (FII) then you should report your concerns to social services, and absolutely do not confront the person you think is responsible.

I agree with PP. If you have genuine reason to be concerned then report.

Please do not try and investigate this yourself. Report it to either the child’s school or social services.

Thanks for the advice. No school atm will get on it once they're back.

Schools will still have a safeguarding lead, even if they are wfh. They will be able to follow things up even at the moment. Probably even more so now, as more children are at risk at home unfortunately.

Most schools are open even if not for that child they still have to make sure the children in their care are safe... in Nottinghamshire we have a multi-agency service number to call if you search you local authority and mash you should get a number to ring

What makes you think these parents are fabricating an illness?

You can also discuss confidentially with NSPCC or report to social services

The child may not be going to school but teachers are still working and still have a duty of care.

It’s not appropriate to contact school this is an issue for social services who would obviously inform school as part of their investigation.

If you think a child is at risk don't wait until schools go back to do something! Contact social services tomorrow (assuming you don't believe the child to be at immediate risk of harm, in which case you should call now and speak to out of hours team) and tell them what you know.

Social services are still working. Contact them if you have concerns

Schools are completely open and available for safeguarding concerns. Please report.

Faking an illness? In what way? My ex husband believes there is nothing wrong with our son but the school and myself disagree so its rare to get a real case of faked illness in a school age child

School safeguarding is absolutely still up and running. And actually working harder than ever to try and ensure no one falls through the gaps!

I was just reading about this yesterday as I've got family in Brixham and remembered them mentioning this so looked it up www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jan/22/mother-jailed-boy-fake-illness

I didn't realise schools were still regarded as having duty of care. I will phone them next week.