Anyone have a stubborn child that seem to bring worse when they are sick?
My son is 12 and he is very very stubborn with things. But he have been sick today i mean really sick he has a 101 frenzy and chills and he is shivering and puking . But he is refusing to go get a nice cool shower and he is refuse to take the meds. I do not understand this he is miserable as can be but he seems to be not wanting to go and get ant better either. Has anyone ever dealt with this? How did you fiddle with it and get your child to take his or her meds and everything? Advice?
I have a 12 yr old without a functioning immune system and she get belligerent and sick ALL the time.
At 12, leave them alone. Observe and make sure the fever doesn't seize too high and no seizures. When/if they get feeling thirst, they will get thirsty. an otherwise healthy 12 year old will be fine after the "bug" pass.
Be ready with bland foods for recovery
Yeah, kids other act worse when they feel poorly. If I feared for my child's condition I would threaten them. I would say, if you don't take the medicine I will appropriate you to the hospital, and that won't be any fun, trust me.
I'm assuming you've tried being nice and sweet already.
OR promise something, bribery. If you take the medicine, I'll sit beside you and watch your favorite DVD with you, or read you a book or whatever it is that your child would close to some attention from you.
Answers: One of my children was close to that. The worse she felt the worse she got. When she would get strep throat our little terrier would not be in motion down the hall that leads to her room! Actually, that's how I know when its serious she gets so impossible. But over the years I scholarly to leave her alone. She would roll herself up in a blanket like a burrito and beg to be excused all help,suggestions,meds. But out of pure frustration I left her alone and she would sleep close to 5 hours then she would appear ready to go to the doctor or devour or take her meds. With her if I back off she will eventually come out of her room and want to contract with it. I know your worried but some kids you just can't tend to. I would let him come to you. Good luck.
Well, I haven't myself deal with this, but my close friend ( who has a daughter quite as stubborn as a mule! haha! ) did contract with this. She reckons that when the child is sick, they are more vulnerable, and they be aware of it. Because of that, they stack up their stubbornness, so they don't seem so vulnerable, if that makes any sense! They also might be sense miserable and unhappy when sick, so they really don't like being told what to do ( forgive me if that sounded rude =[ ), so they seize much more stubborn. As a tip, you should just set out the meds and keep the shower open and narrate your son that he can do what he wants, as long as he makes sure to take the meds and take a shower when it fits into his own schedule. If you check later, and he's still dirty and the meds still haven't been taken, relate him that he's in for a rough ride. There's a tip--don't pity your children far too much when they're sick, because then they feel resembling they can get a way to get what they want (children now seem to be able to fake anything!) by pretending. Be pretty as stubborn as he is!
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I have a 12 yr old without a functioning immune system and she get belligerent and sick ALL the time.
At 12, leave them alone. Observe and make sure the fever doesn't seize too high and no seizures. When/if they get feeling thirst, they will get thirsty. an otherwise healthy 12 year old will be fine after the "bug" pass.
Be ready with bland foods for recovery
Yeah, kids other act worse when they feel poorly. If I feared for my child's condition I would threaten them. I would say, if you don't take the medicine I will appropriate you to the hospital, and that won't be any fun, trust me.
I'm assuming you've tried being nice and sweet already.
OR promise something, bribery. If you take the medicine, I'll sit beside you and watch your favorite DVD with you, or read you a book or whatever it is that your child would close to some attention from you.
Answers: One of my children was close to that. The worse she felt the worse she got. When she would get strep throat our little terrier would not be in motion down the hall that leads to her room! Actually, that's how I know when its serious she gets so impossible. But over the years I scholarly to leave her alone. She would roll herself up in a blanket like a burrito and beg to be excused all help,suggestions,meds. But out of pure frustration I left her alone and she would sleep close to 5 hours then she would appear ready to go to the doctor or devour or take her meds. With her if I back off she will eventually come out of her room and want to contract with it. I know your worried but some kids you just can't tend to. I would let him come to you. Good luck.
Well, I haven't myself deal with this, but my close friend ( who has a daughter quite as stubborn as a mule! haha! ) did contract with this. She reckons that when the child is sick, they are more vulnerable, and they be aware of it. Because of that, they stack up their stubbornness, so they don't seem so vulnerable, if that makes any sense! They also might be sense miserable and unhappy when sick, so they really don't like being told what to do ( forgive me if that sounded rude =[ ), so they seize much more stubborn. As a tip, you should just set out the meds and keep the shower open and narrate your son that he can do what he wants, as long as he makes sure to take the meds and take a shower when it fits into his own schedule. If you check later, and he's still dirty and the meds still haven't been taken, relate him that he's in for a rough ride. There's a tip--don't pity your children far too much when they're sick, because then they feel resembling they can get a way to get what they want (children now seem to be able to fake anything!) by pretending. Be pretty as stubborn as he is!
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