Children handling meds

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pnhuffman

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Today i was watching Austin. he did not know I was watching him. He was getting himself some cereal. I was thinking to myself wonder if he will get his meds and take them.

Sure enough as I was watching him he was opening up the bottles one by one getting out all of the meds he takes. He got his 4 enzymes, 4 ibprofen, 1 aquadek, and 1 prevacid. I watched him take them all with a swig of milk and took off with his bowl of cereal.

It just doesn't seem right that a little kid has to worry about taking so many meds. But thats Austins life and he is accustomed to it.
 
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pnhuffman

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Today i was watching Austin. he did not know I was watching him. He was getting himself some cereal. I was thinking to myself wonder if he will get his meds and take them.

Sure enough as I was watching him he was opening up the bottles one by one getting out all of the meds he takes. He got his 4 enzymes, 4 ibprofen, 1 aquadek, and 1 prevacid. I watched him take them all with a swig of milk and took off with his bowl of cereal.

It just doesn't seem right that a little kid has to worry about taking so many meds. But thats Austins life and he is accustomed to it.
 
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pnhuffman

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Today i was watching Austin. he did not know I was watching him. He was getting himself some cereal. I was thinking to myself wonder if he will get his meds and take them.

Sure enough as I was watching him he was opening up the bottles one by one getting out all of the meds he takes. He got his 4 enzymes, 4 ibprofen, 1 aquadek, and 1 prevacid. I watched him take them all with a swig of milk and took off with his bowl of cereal.

It just doesn't seem right that a little kid has to worry about taking so many meds. But thats Austins life and he is accustomed to it.
 
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pnhuffman

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Today i was watching Austin. he did not know I was watching him. He was getting himself some cereal. I was thinking to myself wonder if he will get his meds and take them.

Sure enough as I was watching him he was opening up the bottles one by one getting out all of the meds he takes. He got his 4 enzymes, 4 ibprofen, 1 aquadek, and 1 prevacid. I watched him take them all with a swig of milk and took off with his bowl of cereal.

It just doesn't seem right that a little kid has to worry about taking so many meds. But thats Austins life and he is accustomed to it.
 
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pnhuffman

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Today i was watching Austin. he did not know I was watching him. He was getting himself some cereal. I was thinking to myself wonder if he will get his meds and take them.
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<br />Sure enough as I was watching him he was opening up the bottles one by one getting out all of the meds he takes. He got his 4 enzymes, 4 ibprofen, 1 aquadek, and 1 prevacid. I watched him take them all with a swig of milk and took off with his bowl of cereal.
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<br />It just doesn't seem right that a little kid has to worry about taking so many meds. But thats Austins life and he is accustomed to it.
 
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Jane

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Paula, my kids <i><b>just</b></i> started getting their own meds ready. Mostly because Josh is such a scatter-brain that it was easier for us to do it (bad parenting- I know). This summer they've done it all though, 7 day pill box, nebs, g tube setup, just not IVs yet.

You are right to start early, then it just seems like routine.
 
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Jane

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Paula, my kids <i><b>just</b></i> started getting their own meds ready. Mostly because Josh is such a scatter-brain that it was easier for us to do it (bad parenting- I know). This summer they've done it all though, 7 day pill box, nebs, g tube setup, just not IVs yet.

You are right to start early, then it just seems like routine.
 
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Jane

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Paula, my kids <i><b>just</b></i> started getting their own meds ready. Mostly because Josh is such a scatter-brain that it was easier for us to do it (bad parenting- I know). This summer they've done it all though, 7 day pill box, nebs, g tube setup, just not IVs yet.

You are right to start early, then it just seems like routine.
 
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Jane

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Paula, my kids <i><b>just</b></i> started getting their own meds ready. Mostly because Josh is such a scatter-brain that it was easier for us to do it (bad parenting- I know). This summer they've done it all though, 7 day pill box, nebs, g tube setup, just not IVs yet.

You are right to start early, then it just seems like routine.
 
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Jane

Digital opinion leader
Paula, my kids <i><b>just</b></i> started getting their own meds ready. Mostly because Josh is such a scatter-brain that it was easier for us to do it (bad parenting- I know). This summer they've done it all though, 7 day pill box, nebs, g tube setup, just not IVs yet.
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<br />You are right to start early, then it just seems like routine.
 
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just1more

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my cystic is not there yet;

however, my 7yr old with hemophilia can prepare all the iv supplies & reconstitute his infusion (sterile vial & saline). We access his port and he can push his meds and is learning to de-access. We have been told that by 10-12 they start teaching them IV sticks (hands/arms, not his port) so they can be completely independent.

I think the guideline is to let them lead, when they are ready let them try, under close supervision.
 
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just1more

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my cystic is not there yet;

however, my 7yr old with hemophilia can prepare all the iv supplies & reconstitute his infusion (sterile vial & saline). We access his port and he can push his meds and is learning to de-access. We have been told that by 10-12 they start teaching them IV sticks (hands/arms, not his port) so they can be completely independent.

I think the guideline is to let them lead, when they are ready let them try, under close supervision.
 
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just1more

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my cystic is not there yet;

however, my 7yr old with hemophilia can prepare all the iv supplies & reconstitute his infusion (sterile vial & saline). We access his port and he can push his meds and is learning to de-access. We have been told that by 10-12 they start teaching them IV sticks (hands/arms, not his port) so they can be completely independent.

I think the guideline is to let them lead, when they are ready let them try, under close supervision.
 
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just1more

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my cystic is not there yet;

however, my 7yr old with hemophilia can prepare all the iv supplies & reconstitute his infusion (sterile vial & saline). We access his port and he can push his meds and is learning to de-access. We have been told that by 10-12 they start teaching them IV sticks (hands/arms, not his port) so they can be completely independent.

I think the guideline is to let them lead, when they are ready let them try, under close supervision.
 
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just1more

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my cystic is not there yet;
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<br />however, my 7yr old with hemophilia can prepare all the iv supplies & reconstitute his infusion (sterile vial & saline). We access his port and he can push his meds and is learning to de-access. We have been told that by 10-12 they start teaching them IV sticks (hands/arms, not his port) so they can be completely independent.
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<br />I think the guideline is to let them lead, when they are ready let them try, under close supervision.
 
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dswilson67

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Dan was really young when he was able to get his pills ready, I think he was about 5 or so. I think CFers are more responsible from a younger age, because they have to be.
 
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dswilson67

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Dan was really young when he was able to get his pills ready, I think he was about 5 or so. I think CFers are more responsible from a younger age, because they have to be.
 
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dswilson67

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Dan was really young when he was able to get his pills ready, I think he was about 5 or so. I think CFers are more responsible from a younger age, because they have to be.
 
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dswilson67

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Dan was really young when he was able to get his pills ready, I think he was about 5 or so. I think CFers are more responsible from a younger age, because they have to be.
 
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dswilson67

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Dan was really young when he was able to get his pills ready, I think he was about 5 or so. I think CFers are more responsible from a younger age, because they have to be.
 
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