Jenn HollowellRaising Awareness: Misunderstood Medical Conditions
September 30th 2008 17:56
As a reality mom, there are many things to take into consideration during the raising of our children. This includes concerns with health, medical issues, and helping our children understand the medical issues of other children.
I was thinking about this in-depth in recent days because, in all honesty, I’m very proud of how all three of my children embrace other children with medical conditions they may never experience themselves during their lifetime.
There are some medical conditions however, like facial tics, I wonder if my children will fully understand. Will they pick on a child who is suffering from facial tics due to some sort of syndrome like Tourette’s? How can I educate them on misunderstood medical conditions they’ll encounter?
The best thing I can think of when it comes to explaining why children suffering from facial tics can’t help what they’re going through is to educate myself as much as possible. Here are some links I’ve been looking at:
· Movement Disorders
· Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia
· Child Development Institute
· Tourette’s Syndrome Tics
· Facial Tics
When venturing through each of these links, it was easy to see there is a lot of very useful information out there. In the case of the last link, Facial Tics, it is informative and offers treatment options. If you were interested in treatment options, I would recommend visiting Facial Tics for more information and the ability to ask questions.
How do you explain misunderstood medical questions and concerns to your children? Do you find that your children embrace children with unusual medical conditions, or do they seem to fear them? Does your children have a lot of exposure to children with medical conditions?
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