I absolutely hate seeing staff underestimate kids' ability to understand and be reasonable about medical stuff. There is no reason to physically restrain a kid when unneeded! It only increases the drama and likely traumatizes them to make next time even worse. And don't get me started on parents who are certain that their kids shouldn't be told about what is going on with them... only to have kids make the wrong assumptions and decide they must be dying because no one will tell them the truth. (Not to say all parents, as some are quite astute in understanding what their kids can handle.) But the lack of respect for kids' ability to understand and to be involved and participate in their care drives me batty and occurs too often...
With much respect and admiration,
A hospital-based psychologist (who specializes in pediatrics) and is tired of seeing kids with unnecessary medical trauma, in addition to young adults who were never taught that their care is *their care*
That papoose board sh*t is way too traumatic and banned in many places. It should be here too. Kids should be sedated with a little hit of something. I’d never allow my kids to be burrito wrapped or boarded. I still remember it happening to me 30 years later. No way.
Link to the butt-stuff Tweet, please? ;-)
Lol, it was on L'erin's twitter feed awhile back :D
I absolutely hate seeing staff underestimate kids' ability to understand and be reasonable about medical stuff. There is no reason to physically restrain a kid when unneeded! It only increases the drama and likely traumatizes them to make next time even worse. And don't get me started on parents who are certain that their kids shouldn't be told about what is going on with them... only to have kids make the wrong assumptions and decide they must be dying because no one will tell them the truth. (Not to say all parents, as some are quite astute in understanding what their kids can handle.) But the lack of respect for kids' ability to understand and to be involved and participate in their care drives me batty and occurs too often...
With much respect and admiration,
A hospital-based psychologist (who specializes in pediatrics) and is tired of seeing kids with unnecessary medical trauma, in addition to young adults who were never taught that their care is *their care*
That papoose board sh*t is way too traumatic and banned in many places. It should be here too. Kids should be sedated with a little hit of something. I’d never allow my kids to be burrito wrapped or boarded. I still remember it happening to me 30 years later. No way.