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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 289282" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am so happy for you! I can feel the peace that you are starting to experience.</p><p> </p><p>It is great for Manster to trust you with the medications. I would encourage him within this trust to start learning about each medication though. He may not understand completly, but it is important for him to be able to recognize which medication is which. I would start with explaining one at a time (with the strongest medication down to the lest harmful vitamins). Maybe repeat the description and reason each time given for a few days than do the same for another one.</p><p> </p><p>It is super important that difficult child trusts you in what he is suppos to take, however, it is also important as he grows older to be able to recognize on his own which medications he is to take. Kind of like another check and balance. It will help if he is ever given anything at school or elsewhere and the person accidently hands him someone else's medications. Or even at home if his medications cup gets switched with another family member's cup for that morning. You want him to know that one is not his.</p><p> </p><p>A week ago when difficult child was still on Flouxetine, his 20 mg refill came as a capsule instead of a tablet. I was very proud when he called me at work to confirm that he was suppose to take that one. That I hadn't made a mistake and put something different out for him.</p><p> </p><p>Another example, with the itchy palms situation earlier this week, I set out three cups of medications for him to take <em><u>one</u></em> depending on what I found out from the doctor. I could call home and say, "Take the one with 1/2 vitamine B2 only. That is the large orange pill." He was familiar enough with it that it was easy for him to figure it out.</p><p> </p><p>Your difficult child probably stopped listening when it started to become overwhelming - when he could no longer take in anymore info. If he learns them one at a time over a month or so, it will help. If he was ever in a medical situation where the care takers needed to know what he was taking ASAP, it would sure help if he could tell them. Maybe writing everything down on a very small card for to him look at each day might help him. 10 years old is young to know EVERYTHING, but he can know the very limited basics.</p><p> </p><p>You really are doing great! Having difficult child trust you with so many medications and having success with husband in counseling. Are you feeling your strength and confidence in your family relations coming back through all of this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 289282, member: 5096"] I am so happy for you! I can feel the peace that you are starting to experience. It is great for Manster to trust you with the medications. I would encourage him within this trust to start learning about each medication though. He may not understand completly, but it is important for him to be able to recognize which medication is which. I would start with explaining one at a time (with the strongest medication down to the lest harmful vitamins). Maybe repeat the description and reason each time given for a few days than do the same for another one. It is super important that difficult child trusts you in what he is suppos to take, however, it is also important as he grows older to be able to recognize on his own which medications he is to take. Kind of like another check and balance. It will help if he is ever given anything at school or elsewhere and the person accidently hands him someone else's medications. Or even at home if his medications cup gets switched with another family member's cup for that morning. You want him to know that one is not his. A week ago when difficult child was still on Flouxetine, his 20 mg refill came as a capsule instead of a tablet. I was very proud when he called me at work to confirm that he was suppose to take that one. That I hadn't made a mistake and put something different out for him. Another example, with the itchy palms situation earlier this week, I set out three cups of medications for him to take [I][U]one[/U][/I] depending on what I found out from the doctor. I could call home and say, "Take the one with 1/2 vitamine B2 only. That is the large orange pill." He was familiar enough with it that it was easy for him to figure it out. Your difficult child probably stopped listening when it started to become overwhelming - when he could no longer take in anymore info. If he learns them one at a time over a month or so, it will help. If he was ever in a medical situation where the care takers needed to know what he was taking ASAP, it would sure help if he could tell them. Maybe writing everything down on a very small card for to him look at each day might help him. 10 years old is young to know EVERYTHING, but he can know the very limited basics. You really are doing great! Having difficult child trust you with so many medications and having success with husband in counseling. Are you feeling your strength and confidence in your family relations coming back through all of this? [/QUOTE]
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