kimmie79

Thanks! I'll give that a try. Have you heard of Child Find. I think what I'll do is talk to her and let her know about Child Find and they will come to her home to for an evaluation and make the referals. At least that is what someone told. The problem is that I don't like confrontation and I really hope this mom doesn't get upset at the school because we are telling her that something is wrong with her baby. I'm not a mom and the sound of me having a child with a possible disablity or needing some type of therapy puts butterflies in my stomach. I use to work in the NICU and parent don't like to hear when we have concerns about thier children.

l really need some help. I'm a school nurse for a daycare part-time. Once a month I go and check the childrens chart to make sure they are up-to-date on their vaccinations and physicals. I go after hours because I work during the day. One day I had the day off my regular job so I went up to the school during the day when the children were there. The teachers ask me to observe an infant because they believe something is wrong with her motor skills. Sure enough this baby who is about 8 or 9 months doesn't use her left side. When she crawls, she crawls on the right side of her body. Her history is that she is a twin and her sister was top of her in the womb and kind of "smashed" her up so to speak while they were growing inutero. This is common among twins but at this point it should have either resolved on its own or she should be receiving some type of physical therapy. The teachers have tried talking to the parents but they are in denial the teachers said. Because I don't see the parent, I was wondering if I should do one of two things: Write a letter to the parents letting them know what I've observed and suggest they talk to the pediatrician about their daughter's motor skills or write a letter to the pediatrician and let him know what I have observed. I don't understand why the pediatrician has not intervene yet. They have a doctor they see on a regular basis because the girls are up-to-date on their vaccinations and physicals. It could be because they are on public aid the doctor just give the babies their injections do a quick look at them and sign off on the forms. Any suggestion?