Splinters - To remove or not to remove

I have heard of baking soda paste, but not vaseline before.

There is an Amish drawing salve that I remember my Penna Dutch parents smearing over a splinter. I believe it worked, but may have been a placebo effect.

I have heard of using Elmers Glue to remove a splinter. You put it on and let it set then pull. I haven't tried it yet but I would love to see if it works.

I always attempt to remove unless it is very deep and it would require uncomfortable digging.

My grandmother swears by Bag Balm drawing salve. She puts it on everything including splinters.

I don't dig, if I can squeeze and pull it out with tweezers I will. Otherwise, band-aid and note home it is. I could just hear the parents now "You poked my child with a needle!!!???"

Wahh.

Had a student last year come to me with a splinter in his palm near the thumb, pretty deep. Attempted to remove it w/o success. Mother called, because this mom makes helicopter parents look permissive, I call her an umbilical parent, and took him out of class! This boy was a sixth grader. Pediatrician, knowing mom well, referred kid to a hand specialist, at this point the child has missed 2 days of school, and a third to go to the hand specialist only to be told it will work its way out in time. That is what I told her on the phone. I so wanted to make those absences unexcused.

OMG! That's a nutty mom! And haha on umbilical parent!

I heard the term "Lawnmower parent" recently too- defined as "don't just hover; they step out in front of their kids and clear a path, smoothing over any rough patches before their children even encounter them"

11 Signs You're a 'Lawnmower Parent' | The Stir

11 Signs You're a 'Lawnmower Parent' | The Stir

Had to share on FB, that is so accurate.