getting 9 year old to do her therapy

[laulau555]

Bonniek:
Your daughter sounds exactly like me when I was her age. I used to find every excuse NOT to do my treatments. But my parents were persistant, they did whatever it took to get me to do it. Sometimes, my mom would threaten to call the doctor, and since I didn't want to be admitted to the hospital again I would shove my nebulizer in my mouth. As harsh as it seems, IT WORKED and I'm so thankful for that. I also would be rewarded for doing my treatments every day. I would make a chart and everytime I did my treatments consecutively for a week or two, I would get a trip to the candy store. They also did fun things with my while I did my therapy, my dad would play a game, or we'd watch a movie. Its hard for a 9 year old to understand the importance, and looking back I wish I knew how important it was back then. But the little tricks my parents used really did help, and I'm thankful for that. Hope this helped!

 

[laulau555]

Bonniek:
Your daughter sounds exactly like me when I was her age. I used to find every excuse NOT to do my treatments. But my parents were persistant, they did whatever it took to get me to do it. Sometimes, my mom would threaten to call the doctor, and since I didn't want to be admitted to the hospital again I would shove my nebulizer in my mouth. As harsh as it seems, IT WORKED and I'm so thankful for that. I also would be rewarded for doing my treatments every day. I would make a chart and everytime I did my treatments consecutively for a week or two, I would get a trip to the candy store. They also did fun things with my while I did my therapy, my dad would play a game, or we'd watch a movie. Its hard for a 9 year old to understand the importance, and looking back I wish I knew how important it was back then. But the little tricks my parents used really did help, and I'm thankful for that. Hope this helped!

 

[laulau555]

Bonniek:
Your daughter sounds exactly like me when I was her age. I used to find every excuse NOT to do my treatments. But my parents were persistant, they did whatever it took to get me to do it. Sometimes, my mom would threaten to call the doctor, and since I didn't want to be admitted to the hospital again I would shove my nebulizer in my mouth. As harsh as it seems, IT WORKED and I'm so thankful for that. I also would be rewarded for doing my treatments every day. I would make a chart and everytime I did my treatments consecutively for a week or two, I would get a trip to the candy store. They also did fun things with my while I did my therapy, my dad would play a game, or we'd watch a movie. Its hard for a 9 year old to understand the importance, and looking back I wish I knew how important it was back then. But the little tricks my parents used really did help, and I'm thankful for that. Hope this helped!

 

[laulau555]

Bonniek:
Your daughter sounds exactly like me when I was her age. I used to find every excuse NOT to do my treatments. But my parents were persistant, they did whatever it took to get me to do it. Sometimes, my mom would threaten to call the doctor, and since I didn't want to be admitted to the hospital again I would shove my nebulizer in my mouth. As harsh as it seems, IT WORKED and I'm so thankful for that. I also would be rewarded for doing my treatments every day. I would make a chart and everytime I did my treatments consecutively for a week or two, I would get a trip to the candy store. They also did fun things with my while I did my therapy, my dad would play a game, or we'd watch a movie. Its hard for a 9 year old to understand the importance, and looking back I wish I knew how important it was back then. But the little tricks my parents used really did help, and I'm thankful for that. Hope this helped!

 

[laulau555]

Bonniek:
<br />Your daughter sounds exactly like me when I was her age. I used to find every excuse NOT to do my treatments. But my parents were persistant, they did whatever it took to get me to do it. Sometimes, my mom would threaten to call the doctor, and since I didn't want to be admitted to the hospital again I would shove my nebulizer in my mouth. As harsh as it seems, IT WORKED and I'm so thankful for that. I also would be rewarded for doing my treatments every day. I would make a chart and everytime I did my treatments consecutively for a week or two, I would get a trip to the candy store. They also did fun things with my while I did my therapy, my dad would play a game, or we'd watch a movie. Its hard for a 9 year old to understand the importance, and looking back I wish I knew how important it was back then. But the little tricks my parents used really did help, and I'm thankful for that. Hope this helped!

 

[Stillgoing]

It is so hard to get a 9 year old to do anything. At one point I was sure that I was spending more time saying" just put the vest on" than it took to complete an entire treatment. Nothing was working. She just didn't get the long term consequences of not doing her treatments, but what 9 year old really does. So I took drastic action.

Now if Lauren dilly-dallies and I have to keep bugging her about putting her vest on or doing her albuterol puffer she loses a toy. I don't say anything. I just go in her room, pick something out and move it to the "time out pile". The first time I did this was when she had messed around for 10 minutes already - you know it doesn't take 10 minutes to put on a vest. I was simply done. So I set the timer on my watch for one minute. Every time the timer went off I took a toy. That time it took 27 more minutes (and toys) before she got the vest on and was ready for me to give her the neb meds. It has never taken more than 5 minutes since then.

Now if she gets her act together promptly she gets to retrieve one of her toys. If she delays, I go and pick another toy to put in the pile. It has worked very well for us. When she gets all of her toys back she will start earning 10 minutes of Wii play time for each treatment session that starts without me reminding and reminding and reminding.

I see that your daughter uses a PEP. Before Lauren used the vest she was using an Acapella. It was agony getting her to use that. I am sure that she spent more time complaining about the Acapella than she spent using it. Of course last year she ended up in the hospital where she started using the vest. While the vest is confining she says she likes it much better than the Acapella.

I hope this helps.

 

[Stillgoing]

It is so hard to get a 9 year old to do anything. At one point I was sure that I was spending more time saying" just put the vest on" than it took to complete an entire treatment. Nothing was working. She just didn't get the long term consequences of not doing her treatments, but what 9 year old really does. So I took drastic action.

Now if Lauren dilly-dallies and I have to keep bugging her about putting her vest on or doing her albuterol puffer she loses a toy. I don't say anything. I just go in her room, pick something out and move it to the "time out pile". The first time I did this was when she had messed around for 10 minutes already - you know it doesn't take 10 minutes to put on a vest. I was simply done. So I set the timer on my watch for one minute. Every time the timer went off I took a toy. That time it took 27 more minutes (and toys) before she got the vest on and was ready for me to give her the neb meds. It has never taken more than 5 minutes since then.

Now if she gets her act together promptly she gets to retrieve one of her toys. If she delays, I go and pick another toy to put in the pile. It has worked very well for us. When she gets all of her toys back she will start earning 10 minutes of Wii play time for each treatment session that starts without me reminding and reminding and reminding.

I see that your daughter uses a PEP. Before Lauren used the vest she was using an Acapella. It was agony getting her to use that. I am sure that she spent more time complaining about the Acapella than she spent using it. Of course last year she ended up in the hospital where she started using the vest. While the vest is confining she says she likes it much better than the Acapella.

I hope this helps.

 

[Stillgoing]

It is so hard to get a 9 year old to do anything. At one point I was sure that I was spending more time saying" just put the vest on" than it took to complete an entire treatment. Nothing was working. She just didn't get the long term consequences of not doing her treatments, but what 9 year old really does. So I took drastic action.

Now if Lauren dilly-dallies and I have to keep bugging her about putting her vest on or doing her albuterol puffer she loses a toy. I don't say anything. I just go in her room, pick something out and move it to the "time out pile". The first time I did this was when she had messed around for 10 minutes already - you know it doesn't take 10 minutes to put on a vest. I was simply done. So I set the timer on my watch for one minute. Every time the timer went off I took a toy. That time it took 27 more minutes (and toys) before she got the vest on and was ready for me to give her the neb meds. It has never taken more than 5 minutes since then.

Now if she gets her act together promptly she gets to retrieve one of her toys. If she delays, I go and pick another toy to put in the pile. It has worked very well for us. When she gets all of her toys back she will start earning 10 minutes of Wii play time for each treatment session that starts without me reminding and reminding and reminding.

I see that your daughter uses a PEP. Before Lauren used the vest she was using an Acapella. It was agony getting her to use that. I am sure that she spent more time complaining about the Acapella than she spent using it. Of course last year she ended up in the hospital where she started using the vest. While the vest is confining she says she likes it much better than the Acapella.

I hope this helps.

 

[Stillgoing]

It is so hard to get a 9 year old to do anything. At one point I was sure that I was spending more time saying" just put the vest on" than it took to complete an entire treatment. Nothing was working. She just didn't get the long term consequences of not doing her treatments, but what 9 year old really does. So I took drastic action.

Now if Lauren dilly-dallies and I have to keep bugging her about putting her vest on or doing her albuterol puffer she loses a toy. I don't say anything. I just go in her room, pick something out and move it to the "time out pile". The first time I did this was when she had messed around for 10 minutes already - you know it doesn't take 10 minutes to put on a vest. I was simply done. So I set the timer on my watch for one minute. Every time the timer went off I took a toy. That time it took 27 more minutes (and toys) before she got the vest on and was ready for me to give her the neb meds. It has never taken more than 5 minutes since then.

Now if she gets her act together promptly she gets to retrieve one of her toys. If she delays, I go and pick another toy to put in the pile. It has worked very well for us. When she gets all of her toys back she will start earning 10 minutes of Wii play time for each treatment session that starts without me reminding and reminding and reminding.

I see that your daughter uses a PEP. Before Lauren used the vest she was using an Acapella. It was agony getting her to use that. I am sure that she spent more time complaining about the Acapella than she spent using it. Of course last year she ended up in the hospital where she started using the vest. While the vest is confining she says she likes it much better than the Acapella.

I hope this helps.

 

[Stillgoing]

It is so hard to get a 9 year old to do anything. At one point I was sure that I was spending more time saying" just put the vest on" than it took to complete an entire treatment. Nothing was working. She just didn't get the long term consequences of not doing her treatments, but what 9 year old really does. So I took drastic action.
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<br />Now if Lauren dilly-dallies and I have to keep bugging her about putting her vest on or doing her albuterol puffer she loses a toy. I don't say anything. I just go in her room, pick something out and move it to the "time out pile". The first time I did this was when she had messed around for 10 minutes already - you know it doesn't take 10 minutes to put on a vest. I was simply done. So I set the timer on my watch for one minute. Every time the timer went off I took a toy. That time it took 27 more minutes (and toys) before she got the vest on and was ready for me to give her the neb meds. It has never taken more than 5 minutes since then.
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<br />Now if she gets her act together promptly she gets to retrieve one of her toys. If she delays, I go and pick another toy to put in the pile. It has worked very well for us. When she gets all of her toys back she will start earning 10 minutes of Wii play time for each treatment session that starts without me reminding and reminding and reminding.
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<br />I see that your daughter uses a PEP. Before Lauren used the vest she was using an Acapella. It was agony getting her to use that. I am sure that she spent more time complaining about the Acapella than she spent using it. Of course last year she ended up in the hospital where she started using the vest. While the vest is confining she says she likes it much better than the Acapella.
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<br />I hope this helps.