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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Should parents of diabetic children treat them special

I've heard that parents of diabetic, especially juvenile onset/type 1 diabetic children, think they should treat their diabetic child/ren differently or special simply because they have diabetes. NO, NO and another NO

Are either of my children, or were why diabetic while growing up, NO. But that doesn't matter. One of them did have a penicillin allergy and the other is dyslexic. So both of them had problems, granted one of them was life threatening and the other caused problems in school. But both of them had problems that needed to be watched. But neither of them were treated special because of medical problems or lack thereof.

A parent needs to treat all their children equally. You cannot treat one child better than the other simply because they have a disease. Because if you do that child can think they are better than their siblings. They can grow up to expect people to always treat them better than everyone else. They can become a self-centerand narcissist. I know a few who were treated as if they they were better than their siblings, and as adults they are self-centered and narcissist

Besides, you're already going to be giving your diabetic child more attention than any of your other children. Your non-diabetic child/ren ARE going to see and know this. They may end up resenting you and/or their sibling/s because of the diabetes. Wouldn't you rather they be on your and their sibling/s side. If they are older than the diabetic child/ren, be able to assist when the diabetic is low? Or get you? Wouldn't you rather they help than not?

1 comment:

Eric d said...

i think, no-one Should give one child,! more attention,. they all, need attention,!. i know, my mom don't do that,. & i never, will,. why should you,. no need to,. sorry !, if it not a lot,. about ready !, to fell asleep,.

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