[blparent] Kids and Meds

[wisdom f]

On 3/31/12, Tay Laurie <j.t.laurie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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I have atempted to voice my thoughts on this list and it has always
been rejected. Why don't you let the parents of this list decide if
what I have to say is worth reading. I don't believe that a list that
people share ideas and opinion should be a dictatorship.
Daizey