My 6 yr old (she will be 7 next month) came home from Dad's this weekend and she was wheezing. It scared me because I have never actually heard her wheeze before this even though she has been diagnosed with RAD since she was a baby (we do Albuterol or Xoponex breathing treatments at home or school with the nebulizer).
So, I thought I would talk to my pediatrician about her carrying an inhaler. I like the ease of the nebulizer, but I want something more portable for when she goes to her dads or grandma's. I will still talk to her Dr, but I would also like your opinions: is 7 a common age for kids to be "able" to use the inhaler? It does take a little co-ordination and some getting used to. Or, do you think it is too complicated for them (don't want to throw money away if she is not [developmentally] ready to use it).
i know how difficult it can be to have a child going to dad's for visits. luckily, i have never dealt with that issue.... the pallet on the floor one. that is hard and i would go and talk to him about it. but if he's anything like my ex... there is little communication, especially if its something negative the kid is coming home and saying.
i would teach her to stand up for herself and tell them that she doesn't want to sleep on the floor or the dog bed. I would also tell him personally (NOT in front of the kiddo, however) that if you continue to hear that the child is sleeping on the floor, dog bed, etc that you'll have to take action and why. he should be providing a safe home for her. and if he's at girlfriends house the entire weekend... how much quality time is he really spending with his daughter?
it would be much more appropriate for them to go there during the day, visit, and then go home and then they could sleep in their own beds at night. so he's shacking up with the GF while your daughter sleeps on the floor? unacceptable!
jeepgirl, LPN, NP
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spacers are wonderful things.
i know how difficult it can be to have a child going to dad's for visits. luckily, i have never dealt with that issue.... the pallet on the floor one. that is hard and i would go and talk to him about it. but if he's anything like my ex... there is little communication, especially if its something negative the kid is coming home and saying.
i would teach her to stand up for herself and tell them that she doesn't want to sleep on the floor or the dog bed. I would also tell him personally (NOT in front of the kiddo, however) that if you continue to hear that the child is sleeping on the floor, dog bed, etc that you'll have to take action and why. he should be providing a safe home for her. and if he's at girlfriends house the entire weekend... how much quality time is he really spending with his daughter?
it would be much more appropriate for them to go there during the day, visit, and then go home and then they could sleep in their own beds at night. so he's shacking up with the GF while your daughter sleeps on the floor? unacceptable!