LisaGreene
New member
Hi Tonya,
You are wise to look for physical reasons first- there have been many good ideas given here. My son Jacob hasn't responded this way to his meds before but every kid is different. One place to check is in the fine print of the meds; you know the lonnnggg pamphlet that is written in medical-ese. That should tell you somewhere if behavioral side effects have been seen in others.
Barring all of that... is it possible that he is just plain snarky about having CF? He is getting to that age. And, the way you respond can make all the difference. Don't respond with frustration (I know it's not easy) but respond instead with empathy for how he's feeling and how hard this must be. And, also let him know in a loving way, that you need to be treated with respect. Use enforceable statements such as: "Sweetheart, I am happy to talk with you when you can talk nicely." I can post some good handouts about these parenting tools if anyone knows how to attach a pdf file here.
Hang in there!
Lisa
You are wise to look for physical reasons first- there have been many good ideas given here. My son Jacob hasn't responded this way to his meds before but every kid is different. One place to check is in the fine print of the meds; you know the lonnnggg pamphlet that is written in medical-ese. That should tell you somewhere if behavioral side effects have been seen in others.
Barring all of that... is it possible that he is just plain snarky about having CF? He is getting to that age. And, the way you respond can make all the difference. Don't respond with frustration (I know it's not easy) but respond instead with empathy for how he's feeling and how hard this must be. And, also let him know in a loving way, that you need to be treated with respect. Use enforceable statements such as: "Sweetheart, I am happy to talk with you when you can talk nicely." I can post some good handouts about these parenting tools if anyone knows how to attach a pdf file here.
Hang in there!
Lisa