[blparent] Kids and Meds

[Tay Laurie]

I agree, there is a time and a place, however, I also agree that we are 
becoming a quick fix, pill for every complex society, and that is what I was 
referirng to. I was not trying tttttttto judge or condemn anyone for giving 
their child meds, if they are truly needed, as most are, if given only for 
the reasons needed, and only if clearly indicated.
I agree about the fever thing though, even if I have a temp, I don't run for 
the tylenol, because I know it's a defence mechanism. If I sounded harsh or 
condemning in any of my responses, I apologise. I was merely trying to 
convey my dismay that nowadays it seems like, as stated, more meds are 
prescribed without people being healthier.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds


> I've tried to stay out of this thread but here I am anyway.  I don't think 
> being blind or sighted has anything to do with the amount of meds given to 
> our children.  I mean I don't think doctors perscribe them anymore to a 
> blind person than to a sighted person.  I do agree though, that meds are 
> turning into a quick fix for a society who can't control it's children.  I 
> just that people understood a little more, there is a time for meds and 
> because you give them to your kids doesn't make you a bad parent.  When I 
> was doing foster care, my foster daughter needed adhd meds ... I have a 
> nephew and adhd meds turned him into a zombie so I hope his mom decides to 
> take him off of them.  I take depression medication ... some people can 
> handle depression with exercise or with counseling alone, I'm not one of 
> them, I need my meds.  Just as some children do, and it's okay to give 
> them to a child, if they are needed.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:14 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds
>
> I do not think the blind vs. sited has anything to do with it. I think in
> general Doctors are just giving more meds. A lot has to do with the quick
> fix society that we live in. There is a time for meds, but in general I
> think most meds are over used. A big one in our house is when one of our
> kids has a fever. My wife grabs for the Tylenol right away. I don't. A 
> fever
> is one of our natural body defense mechanisms. I do not believe in 
> stopping
> the fever unless it gets dangerously high. I know my example is not why 
> this
> started, but it is my $0.02 anyways.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 15:51
> To: Deborah Kent Stein; Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds
>
> If anything, I've had doctors get very concerned that I wouldn't be able 
> to
> administer meds to Erik. I presume though that doctors will prescribe meds
> to a child regardless of a parents' visual acuity.
>
> On 3/30/12, Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm wondering if blind parents are any more likely than sighted
>> parents to be told that their children need medication.  It's possible
>> that doctors assume the blind parent can't take other steps to help a
>> child settle down, or that an active child will be too much for a
>> blind parent to handle.  What are people's experiences?
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>>
>>
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