Local school discusses talking to a child about a parent's cancer diagnosis

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A cancer diagnosis for a parent presents life-altering challenges, but one of the most difficult can be how to explain the illness to children and then deal with the subsequent emotions.

Sarah Hall, co-owner of The Goddard School in Pleasant Prairie joined us on Tuesday, Jan. 17 to discuss methods of having that difficult conversation with a child.

January is Children Impacted by Parent's Cancer Month, a time to prepare for the best way to help children understand and cope with a parent's illness.