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Post by crillmom on Apr 12, 2004 16:18:34 GMT -5
does anyone every give there child a choice whether to take the next dose of med? My son usually takes three doses a day of ritilan.
it doesn't matter how late he takes it because it dosen't effect his appetite or sleep. so it is now time for his third dose we are in for the day so I asked him if he wanted to take his third pill. he gave me reasons he wants to take it and reasons why he doesn't. I know it is no big deal but now I don't know if I should or shouldn't? I never should of asked. What would you do?
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Post by camismom on Apr 13, 2004 8:53:18 GMT -5
It depends on their age and how well they know themselves. I have given my dd12 say so in her medication because she is old enough now to know if it is working or not, and explains to me how she feels.
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Post by Amsmom on Apr 13, 2004 12:50:44 GMT -5
My ds8 is adhd/bipolar. I never give him a choice, he would not be able to handle it and he HAS to take his meds for his mood to be stabilized. He asked me once why he takes meds and I said "to feel better." That seemed to be a good enough answer. He knows he has adhd, but I have not told him about the bipolar, that is just too much for a little kid to hear about.
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Post by finnmom on Apr 13, 2004 12:59:54 GMT -5
Hi
My ds8 know´s why he take´s med´s, but he has no choice on that one. And he regognice that med´s help him to focus at school, so he really think´s med´s are ok for now.
Marja
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Post by geewiznit on Apr 14, 2004 2:36:37 GMT -5
My dd, 12, takes Ritalin LA on school days. Occasionally, if she has a special event (like a party), I'll offer her the option of taking a Ritalin LA on a non-school day. She fully understands the effects of the medication, and will sometimes say yes, sometimes no, depending on her assessment of the event and how she feels. I think it's important for her at this age to have some say in how her ADHD is handled, and to develop the ability to consider and predict her behavior in various circumstances.
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Post by AnneM on Apr 14, 2004 7:22:27 GMT -5
My son is almost 16 ... so inevitably there has to be some "choice" there ... although we don't put it as such ... i.e. He takes it 'automatically' every morning on waking... On the other hand IF he decided he never wanted another med ever ... I don't think there would be much I could do about it at his age! ...
However, I would be very wary about making meds into a 'choice' for a young child ... IMO posing the question " Do you want to.... " leaves it wide open for potential refusal!
However as far as asking their opinion and discussing how meds is helping/isn't helping I fully agree! ... We definitely need feedback from the kids ....
GOOD LUCK!!
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Post by crillmom on Apr 14, 2004 13:35:54 GMT -5
thank you everyone for your replies. My son knows he has to take his meds before school every morning, he is very open about how it makes him feel etc. I have only given him a choice if it is the end of the day and he has already taken two doses of ritilan. If we know we are in for the day and night I feel he is able to make the choice whether to take it or not. My main reason for asking him was to see if the later dose makes it harder for him to fall asleep. He is not out of control when not on meds just loud and very bouncy, so not giving him that last dose was not a big deal, he did fine. By the way he is almost 10 and I think it is good to include him in alot of his treatment because he is so atuned to himself. Thanks again for your responses.
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