. The Richmond, Va., mother of three believes she was diabetic as young as 8, but “officially, I had to be on insulin at age 17.”
The family problem-solves together when situations arise, like when Karson’s school lunch differs from the posted menu on which his carb counts were based. He now knows to text his mom a photo of his food. on Type 1 diabetes management showed “when youth are more involved in those discussions, they are more adherent to their treatment.”As self-management and transition coordinator for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Marlee Recker works with families to prepare adolescents to take on more of their own care. Beginning at age 14, she encourages patients to master tasks gradually from a checklist of age-appropriate goals.
Miller agrees with a tempered approach. “The emotional centers in [a teen’s] brain are more developed than the decision-making parts, so they’re going to respond even more emotionally when the parent is reacting emotionally.”She recommends saving conversations about health for when the family is relaxed, not after a mistake was made, and opening with praise for what the teen’s doing well.
No, children are your responsibility until they are 18. Their brains aren't fully cooked until they are in their 20s. Stop trying to take parenting out of the equation. Evil.
My teen just plays video games and jacks it to p0rn all day so no, they can’t manage anything
Let us vaxx program the youth, your time is up?