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New Book Eliminates The Frustrations From Parenting Today’s Teenager
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Communication, Disciplining, Extreme Teenager, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Mixed Family, Parenting Tips on July 29th, 2010
Good parents are not parents who necessarily know it all. Good parents are parents who are willing to seek help and information when they need it in order to meet the unique needs of their teens.
Raising teenagers can be difficult at best. While it may seem like an alien life form invaded the body of your formerly sweet and lovable child, your teenager really is not that much different than the child you once knew. He or she is simply attempted to establish his or her own identity, and that means separating his or her identity from you as parent. This is a natural and normal process, and you should reassure yourself with the knowledge that it is just a short period of time in the life of your child and it will pass.
If you are having a difficult time dealing with a disrespectful, angry, or out of control teen, my new book will help you greatly with your frustrations as a parent of a difficult teenager. It’s called NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You.
Even as teenagers, your children need and want your love. Their attitudes can make it difficult to maintain a healthy relationship. It is important to understand that as much as your teenager wants your love, he or she also wants you to respect his or her individuality and burgeoning independence. When teens feel as though they are being treated like a children, if you are being “over” protective, if you expect your teen to believe what you believe and think what you think, your teen will rebel.
If you are struggling with a teen that will not listen, lacks motivation, is having trouble getting along at home and at school, is obsessed with technology or might be dealing with an addiction problem, this book can help you right today. NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You is a book designed to help parents navigate the landmines of bringing up teenagers in a modern world of video games, internet, and cell phones.
Teens are under an enormous amount of pressure. Parents want them to do well in school and get into a good college and make decisions about their future. Teen friends seek to confirm and uphold each others’ ideas, thoughts, and identities and encourage each other to be as independent as possible. Peers pressure each other to try new and risky things, like drinking, drugs, and sex. Learn how to approach your teen and have open conversations that lead to better relationships, more trust, and less chaos in your home.
With my new breakthrough book NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You you will learn why discipline and choice are important concepts when raising teens. You will learn to discipline your teenager without feeling any guilt. You’ll be able to handle your disrespectful and abusive teenager without any more yelling, arguing or hard feelings. You WILL still stay sane as a parent even when you take away all privileges and your teen still tries to defy you. You’ll learn to consistently keep to your disrespectful teenager’s behavior expectations and mean it. Ultimately, you’ll bring back peace in your mind and in your home.
For more information about this great book, simply Click Here.
Teen Smoking Decreases Life Expectancy By Ten Years
Posted by Norbert Georget in Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Parenting Tips on May 16th, 2010
It has often been said that people who smoke are simply killing themselves slowly, but if your teen has started smoking, he or she may be facing additional risks to his or her health that the adults don’t face. Smoking is a major contributing factor in a whole host of health issues that will affect teens later in life, from osteoporosis to heart disease to cancer. Even worse, though, is that teen smoking interrupts the growth and development of your child before it is complete.
In order to help you understand the dangers of teen smoking, take a look at these statistics from the U.S. Center for Disease Control:
- Approximately 1,000,000 people die each year in North America from diseases related to smoking
- 90% of all smokers start smoking when they are teenagers
- More than 6,000 kids start smoking each day, and at least 2,000 of them will keep smoking – meaning almost a 1,000,000 new teen smokers each year
- Unless we begin addressing the issue of teen smoking more aggressively, it is estimated that nearly 7 million children will die prematurely because of smoking and smoking-related diseases
Teen smokers get addicted more quickly and from lower levels of nicotine than adults do. Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer by twelve times, but the chance of getting another form of cancer (uterine, cervical, kidney, lymphoma, leukemia) is also increased in teens who smoke. Smoking has been linked to increases in heart disease, stroke, and heart attacks. More than 90% of people who die from COPD (chronic obstructive lung disease) are smokers. In fact, a person could be 100 pounds overweight and still be healthier than if a teen smoker.
There are several resources available (both public and private) to assist you with teen smoking issues. Many health insurance companies will pay for smoking cessation classes. Cigarettes are extremely addictive and it can be very difficult to quit, and your teen will need your support to kick the habit. Within just a few years of quitting, your teen’s lungs will be healthier. After ten years of not smoking, his or her risk for stroke returns to that of a non-smoker of the same age.
Teen smoking decreases life expectancy by at least ten years. It’s difficult to get teens to understand how precious those years are when they feel invincible and like they will live forever, but if you are struggling with teen smoking in your home, an anti-smoking campaign that reminds your teen of the dangers every day is absolutely critical.
Many teens begin smoking because they see their parents smoke. If you smoke in your home, your children and grandchildren are exposed not only to second hand smoke but to what has been termed third-hand smoke – the particles that are left behind in furniture, on carpet, and on the walls and contain the same carcinogens. If you smoke, it’s even more difficult to address teen smoking. Make a family effort to get healthy.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.
Coping with Depression in Your Teen
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Parenting Tips on April 19th, 2010
It’s easy to forget how dramatic and difficult it can be to be young. As we get older, we envy the energy and attitude of youth, missing the days when we could stay up late and still go 100 miles an hour the next day. We tend to gloss over the way it really was…the tension, the pressure, the demands, the frustration of being not quite a grown up. Teens are under a tremendous amount of pressure from home, school, friends, coaches, and even themselves. This pressure can often lead to teen depression.
If you are a parent coping with teen depression, there are things you can do to help your teen cope. Take a look at your teen’s schedule; does he or she have too many obligations? Are your teen’s nights and weekends filled with practices and games and performances and other things that keep them from having regular meals, homework time, and family time? Teen depression can often be caused by feeling overwhelmed and out of control.’
If your teen is too busy, teach him or her to take time to relax. Encourage balance through prioritizing. Help them choose one or two activities that are truly important to them and help them break away from doing more than they need to. Try to make family time where all of you can sit together and share a meal and talk. Talking and having a comfortable and safe home environment can reduce teen depression and help your teen recover.
When your son or daughter is suffering from teen depression, he or she may lash out in anger. Your teen may behave differently, have difficulty eating or sleeping, or become withdrawn. You may see more emotional outbursts or an inability to cope with the slightest change to routine or schedule. When teen depression escalates out of control, it can cause your teen to feel suicidal or become physically ill.
Signs of teen depression include:
- Ongoing sadness, anxiety, or feelings of emptiness
- Changes in sleep patterns
- Changes in appetite
- Listlessness or unwillingness to engage in previously enjoyed activities
- Irritability
- Digestion problems
- Fatigue, restlessness, hopelessness
- Difficulty making decisions
- Thoughts of suicide
Often, depression can be treated with medication. Be cautious, however, because many depression medications that work well in adults can trigger suicidal thoughts in teens. Counseling and therapy may help your teen and you can avoid medications. If your teen does have to take medication for depression, be sure you talk to them about the side effects and monitor their behavior closely.
Before teen depression takes a firm hold, seek help for your teen. If scaling back on obligations and being there for your teen aren’t enough to help, enlist the aid of a mental health professional. Don’t dismiss the possibility that your teen is coping with something more serious. Depression can be genetic, but it can also be caused by devastating experiences like date rape, bullying, or academic difficulties.
If you are facing an urgent situation, please call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) in the U.S. or 1-800-448-3000 in Canada.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.
New Book Eliminates The Frustrations From Parenting Today’s Teenager
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Communication, Disciplining, Extreme Teenager, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Mixed Family, Parenting Tips on April 8th, 2010
Good parents are not parents who necessarily know it all. Good parents are parents who are willing to seek help and information when they need it in order to meet the unique needs of their teens.
Raising teenagers can be difficult at best. While it may seem like an alien life form invaded the body of your formerly sweet and lovable child, your teenager really is not that much different than the child you once knew. He or she is simply attempted to establish his or her own identity, and that means separating his or her identity from you as parent. This is a natural and normal process, and you should reassure yourself with the knowledge that it is just a short period of time in the life of your child and it will pass.
If you are having a difficult time dealing with a disrespectful, angry, or out of control teen, my new book will help you greatly with your frustrations as a parent of a difficult teenager. It’s called NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You.
Even as teenagers, your children need and want your love. Their attitudes can make it difficult to maintain a healthy relationship. It is important to understand that as much as your teenager wants your love, he or she also wants you to respect his or her individuality and burgeoning independence. When teens feel as though they are being treated like a children, if you are being “over” protective, if you expect your teen to believe what you believe and think what you think, your teen will rebel.
If you are struggling with a teen that will not listen, lacks motivation, is having trouble getting along at home and at school, is obsessed with technology or might be dealing with an addiction problem, this book can help you right today. NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You is a book designed to help parents navigate the landmines of bringing up teenagers in a modern world of video games, internet, and cell phones.
Teens are under an enormous amount of pressure. Parents want them to do well in school and get into a good college and make decisions about their future. Teen friends seek to confirm and uphold each others’ ideas, thoughts, and identities and encourage each other to be as independent as possible. Peers pressure each other to try new and risky things, like drinking, drugs, and sex. Learn how to approach your teen and have open conversations that lead to better relationships, more trust, and less chaos in your home.
With my new breakthrough book NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You you will learn why discipline and choice are important concepts when raising teens. You will learn to discipline your teenager without feeling any guilt. You’ll be able to handle your disrespectful and abusive teenager without any more yelling, arguing or hard feelings. You WILL still stay sane as a parent even when you take away all privileges and your teen still tries to defy you. You’ll learn to consistently keep to your disrespectful teenager’s behavior expectations and mean it. Ultimately, you’ll bring back peace in your mind and in your home.
For more information about this great book, simply Click Here.
New Book Eliminates The Frustrations From Parenting Today’s Teenager
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Communication, Disciplining, Extreme Teenager, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Mixed Family, Parenting Tips on March 4th, 2010
Good parents are not parents who necessarily know it all. Good parents are parents who are willing to seek help and information when they need it in order to meet the unique needs of their teens.
Raising teenagers can be difficult at best. While it may seem like an alien life form invaded the body of your formerly sweet and lovable child, your teenager really is not that much different than the child you once knew. He or she is simply attempted to establish his or her own identity, and that means separating his or her identity from you as parent. This is a natural and normal process, and you should reassure yourself with the knowledge that it is just a short period of time in the life of your child and it will pass.
If you are having a difficult time dealing with a disrespectful, angry, or out of control teen, my new book will help you greatly with your frustrations as a parent of a difficult teenager. It’s called NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You.
Even as teenagers, your children need and want your love. Their attitudes can make it difficult to maintain a healthy relationship. It is important to understand that as much as your teenager wants your love, he or she also wants you to respect his or her individuality and burgeoning independence. When teens feel as though they are being treated like a children, if you are being “over” protective, if you expect your teen to believe what you believe and think what you think, your teen will rebel.
If you are struggling with a teen that will not listen, lacks motivation, is having trouble getting along at home and at school, is obsessed with technology or might be dealing with an addiction problem, this book can help you right today. NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You is a book designed to help parents navigate the landmines of bringing up teenagers in a modern world of video games, internet, and cell phones.
Teens are under an enormous amount of pressure. Parents want them to do well in school and get into a good college and make decisions about their future. Teen friends seek to confirm and uphold each others’ ideas, thoughts, and identities and encourage each other to be as independent as possible. Peers pressure each other to try new and risky things, like drinking, drugs, and sex. Learn how to approach your teen and have open conversations that lead to better relationships, more trust, and less chaos in your home.
With my new breakthrough book NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You you will learn why discipline and choice are important concepts when raising teens. You will learn to discipline your teenager without feeling any guilt. You’ll be able to handle your disrespectful and abusive teenager without any more yelling, arguing or hard feelings. You WILL still stay sane as a parent even when you take away all privileges and your teen still tries to defy you. You’ll learn to consistently keep to your disrespectful teenager’s behavior expectations and mean it. Ultimately, you’ll bring back peace in your mind and in your home.
For more information about this great book, simply Click Here.
Positive Effects In Combating Teen Obesity
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues on March 2nd, 2010
In addition to all of the other stresses a teen faces, teen obesity is rising to the top of the list. Fast food and convenience foods have contributed significantly to the teen obesity problem we are seeing today. In a world where we want everything as big as we can get it, our teens don’t seem to be an exception. Teens eat more and exercise less. Unfortunately, the adults in their lives do not often set the best example. It is important to try to establish good nutrition habits at a young age. There are several contributing factors to our ever-expanding teens and their waistbands.
Sedentary Activities
Television and video games are two of the biggest contributors to teen obesity. When given the choice, a lot of teens are more likely to choose sitting in front of the television, computer, or video game over any outdoor activity. We need to get back to backyard family soccer and football games. Sports are a great way to encourage more physical activity. Every increase in activity is a step in the right direction to burn more calories to begin a path that will guide us towards a healthier youth.
Junk Food and Drink
Another major contributor to teen obesity is the amount of junk food and sugary drinks/soda pop that are so readily available. Even as adults, a lot of the time it is easier to grab a candy bar than to take the time and effort to prepare something healthier, yet if you set the right example from a young age with your kids, it can be an important first step. One of the things that parents—and teens—have to realize is that it is never too late to change eating and activity habits. Join your teen in developing better habits to help fight against teen obesity.
Health Effects of Teen Obesity
There are many negative effects teen obesity can have that will carry throughout their lifetime. It is common for obese teens to have problems with diabetes, sleep apnea, and high blood pressure. But health is not the only thing an obese teen struggles with. Obese teens often also face ridicule from their peers. While teen obesity is on the rise, there is still the model-thin mentality, especially among teen girls, thanks to the media. Being obese affects teen self confidence. It can lead to depression. The cost of being an obese teen is almost immeasurable. It can have a lifetime of lasting effects, both mental and physical.
Motivation
There are so many health benefits to becoming more active and making more nutritious choices. Being healthy can have such a positive effect on the mental well-being that is so important for teens and their successful, healthy navigation through adolescence. It is important to find the right kind of motivation for each individual teen. Motivation is especially important in the beginning to be successful in making the lifestyle change necessary to achieve health and weight loss goals. Starting to make healthier life choices can truly make a difference between life and death.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.
Teen Bedwetting – What a Parent Can Do To Help
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Parenting Tips on January 7th, 2010
The topic of teen bedwetting is often ignored, because both teens and parents are too embarrassed about the situation to readily admit the issue or talk about it. Yet the truth about teen bedwetting is something that should be talked about, because most often, it is something that can be overcome and exists only as a result of sleep patterns that are beyond the immediate control of the teen.
When parents have a teen that still wets the bed, the reaction of the parents is often to guard the disorder as a closely held secret of shame, as if the teen somehow has something wrong with him or her. But in almost every case of teen bedwetting, the problem is the same: inherited sleep patterns that cause the teen to sleep so deeply that the signal from the bladder cannot be detected.
If you are experiencing teen bedwetting issues, whether you are the parent or the teen, there are things you can do—and the first is to stop blaming yourself or being angry with yourself for failing to wake up in time to make it to the bathroom.
Facts about teen bedwetting (according to the National Kidney Foundation and Enuresis Treatment Center):
- 2 out of every 100 teens at age 15 wets the bed
- Bedwetting is hereditary; if you wet the bed at an older age, there is a 35% chance your teen will too
- 99% of teen bedwetting problems are a symptom of sleep pattern issues, which are actually a much more serious issue (severe sleep issues can cause the person to stop breathing)
- Often, bedwetters are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, because the symptoms are similar to those of a deep-sleep disorder
By addressing the sleep pattern issues, the teen bedwetting issues can almost always be resolved, as well as any other sleep-related complications. Your local hospital should have information on sleep centers in your area that can help you determine the nature of your sleep issues. You can even begin addressing teen bedwetting problems with your family physician, who can prescribe medicines that help reduce the production of urine at night as well as other remedies for short-term help while you resolve the sleep pattern issues.
Teen bedwetting should not be an issue that gets tucked away in a closet as a closely-guarded family secret. The more we talk about the challenges teens face, the more likely it is that your teen will be better prepared to face challenges in the future, whether they are health-related or not.
Parents can take the sting out of bedwetting by reassuring their teen that the problem can be resolved. Make your teen as comfortable as possible at night by providing absorbent garments, protective sheets, and easy access to the bathroom. If you wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, wake your teen as well and you may be able to help him or her.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.
New Book Eliminates The Frustrations From Parenting Today’s Teenager
Posted by Norbert Georget in About Teenagers, Communication, Disciplining, Extreme Teenager, Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues, Mixed Family, Parenting Tips on December 25th, 2009
Good parents are not parents who necessarily know it all. Good parents are parents who are willing to seek help and information when they need it in order to meet the unique needs of their teens.
Raising teenagers can be difficult at best. While it may seem like an alien life form invaded the body of your formerly sweet and lovable child, your teenager really is not that much different than the child you once knew. He or she is simply attempted to establish his or her own identity, and that means separating his or her identity from you as parent. This is a natural and normal process, and you should reassure yourself with the knowledge that it is just a short period of time in the life of your child and it will pass.
If you are having a difficult time dealing with a disrespectful, angry, or out of control teen, my new book will help you greatly with your frustrations as a parent of a difficult teenager. It’s called NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You.
Even as teenagers, your children need and want your love. Their attitudes can make it difficult to maintain a healthy relationship. It is important to understand that as much as your teenager wants your love, he or she also wants you to respect his or her individuality and burgeoning independence. When teens feel as though they are being treated like a children, if you are being “over” protective, if you expect your teen to believe what you believe and think what you think, your teen will rebel.
If you are struggling with a teen that will not listen, lacks motivation, is having trouble getting along at home and at school, is obsessed with technology or might be dealing with an addiction problem, this book can help you right today. NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You is a book designed to help parents navigate the landmines of bringing up teenagers in a modern world of video games, internet, and cell phones.
Teens are under an enormous amount of pressure. Parents want them to do well in school and get into a good college and make decisions about their future. Teen friends seek to confirm and uphold each others’ ideas, thoughts, and identities and encourage each other to be as independent as possible. Peers pressure each other to try new and risky things, like drinking, drugs, and sex. Learn how to approach your teen and have open conversations that lead to better relationships, more trust, and less chaos in your home.
With my new breakthrough book NO-NONSENSE PARENTING FOR TODAY’S TEENAGER – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You you will learn why discipline and choice are important concepts when raising teens. You will learn to discipline your teenager without feeling any guilt. You’ll be able to handle your disrespectful and abusive teenager without any more yelling, arguing or hard feelings. You WILL still stay sane as a parent even when you take away all privileges and your teen still tries to defy you. You’ll learn to consistently keep to your disrespectful teenager’s behavior expectations and mean it. Ultimately, you’ll bring back peace in your mind and in your home.
For more information about this great book, simply Click Here.
Nutrition And Your Teenager
Posted by Norbert Georget in Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues on November 12th, 2009
Food is the fuel for our bodies, providing the nutrients and energy we need. But food is more than just fuel; when we eat properly and have good nutrition, it can positively affect our well-being in many ways. As important as nutrition is for adults, it is absolutely critical for your teenager. As your teens come down from their candy highs this post-Halloween, and we head into a holiday season filled with more and more tasty temptations, you can help offset the season’s nutritious downfalls by making sure you have healthy choices in the house.
Studies have shown that proper nutrition and regular eating habits, while important for everyone, is a very important factor during the emotional and physical development of teens. Teens experience a dramatic growth spurt that requires significant increases in nutrients. Teens often need more than the typical number of calories each day – but it is important to make sure that the calories they are consuming are contributing to their health.
Your teen should be gaining a decent understanding about making healthy choices. You should be teaching them the basics of nutritional requirements. While it is ok to have treats, the majority of the foods you have in the home for your teen to choose from should be healthy whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, lean proteins, and plenty of dairy.
Improving your teen’s eating habits can positively impact your teen’s grades, behavior, emotions, sleep patterns, and energy levels. One of the most important things you can teach your teen about nutrition is balance. Balance is important because even too much of a good thing can be bad for you. And, if you really want your teen to get the right message, then the best lessons you can teach about nutrition are the lessons you teach by example.
As a parent, you need to have a careful balance in your approach to your teen’s eating. Over-obsessing about what your teen eats or how many calories he or she is consuming can backfire and cause self-esteem issues and make your teen self-conscious. Letting your teen eat undisciplined, munching on bags of potato chips and unlimited junk can set bad habits that last for life.
When you start paying attention to the foods you buy and the meals you make, and start paying more attention to your own habits, you can start creating a healthy nutritional environment for your teen. Sit down for a family meal in the evening. Take the time to pack healthy lunches for your teens to take to school. Make sure you keep a supply of fresh fruits and vegetables in the house. Switch to whole grain bread and non-fat milk.
Even these minor changes in the choices available at home can have a huge impact on the level of nutrition your teen is receiving. Remember, the healthy nutrition practices your teen learns now will see him or her through life. And since our metabolic rate slows considerably as we age, you can truly be giving your teen the gift of health.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.
Swine Flu – Immunize Your Child or Not?
Posted by Norbert Georget in Main Blog Posts, Medical and Illness Issues on October 14th, 2009
As the health departments in North America begin ramping up production of swine flu immunization, the pressure will mount for people to be immunized. While I am not advocating one way or the other and believe it is a personal decision each family must make, I am amazed at the controversy that is being stirred by certain companies and schools who are requiring the swine flu immunization.
Some hospitals are requiring all of their employees to be immunized. It may seem like an extreme measure, but because of the risk involved of health care providers either being too sick to work in large numbers or getting swine flu and passing it on to compromised individuals in the hospital, the hospital administrators feel justified in making it a requirement.
Many schools are also considering making Swine Flu immunization a requirement for continued attendance. As many as one-third of parents do not agree with the idea of having their child immunized. There is some reason for concern. In 1918 when the last Swine Flu epidemic raced through the world, the Swine Flu immunization that was given had an unexpected side effect of exacerbating a certain type of paralysis. While it was an extremely small number of people who were impacted, to this day the U.S. government does not know what caused the problem.
Parents are fearful that the government’s desire to swiftly put in place a Swine Flu Immunization program will cause some of the same complications down the road. However, the people at the health department who have been working on the vaccine assure the public that this Swine Flu immunization benefits from advanced testing procedures that allow them to pinpoint problems with the vaccination before it hits the general population.
Only you can decide whether or not your child should receive the Swine Flu immunization. It is worth bearing in mind, however, that the number of people harmed by the immunization program in the early 1900s was miniscule compared to the number of lives saved.
We do have a pandemic on our hands. Whether you choose to be immunized or not, be sure to talk to your children and teenagers about taking safety precautions. The following precautions are recommended by the health department:
¨ Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze. Put it in the trash after you use it, and then wash your hands.
** Avoid touching your eyes and nose or putting your fingers in your mouth.
** If you are ill with flu-like symptoms, stay home at least 24 hours.
** If you have a fever, you should be fever free without the use of medication for at least 24 hours before returning to work or school.
** Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. When washing your hands is not an option, use an alcohol based wipe or hand sanitizer.
We all must take responsibility for the health of our communities during this pandemic. Children under the age of 24 are one of the most vulnerable populations, so talk to your teens and younger children often about making safe and healthy choices.
Norbert Georget is an accomplished professional speaker, teen motivator, parenting expert and author of the book, No-Nonsense Parenting For Today’s Teenager – How To Feel Like A Good Parent Even When Your Teenager Hates You. You may get a FREE REPORT called No-Nonsense Parenting for the Disrespectful Teenager. All the answers you’ll need to deal with your disrespectful teenager.







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