? for moms of children with alopecia areata?

when my daughter was about seven months i noticed that my daughters hair looked a little thin and in just a few days she had lost almost all of her hair all but a small part on the top of her head it was terrifing after talking to family i found that my dad also had it but it only effected him for about ayear when he was in middle school but he had a lesser case he just lost patches when my child lost 90 % of hers it was scary the dr told us it was very rare in a child so young and didnt have very many answers just that it may never grow back or it could or it could grow back and she could loose it again over and over they gave us some steroid cream to rub on her head to help it grow faster but we never used it and it grew back on its own im just wondering if any one else had delt with this she 2 n a half and hasnt had an issue again but i feel like im constintly looking