self medication in school...help!

ktsmom · Jul 20, 2009

When Katy was in Kindergarten last year, the teachers swapped lunch duty often and it was their responsibility to grab her conveniently-located enzymes on the way to the cafeteria.

What I didn't find out until about mid-school was that Katy was WAITING to start eating until the teacher gave her enzymes to her. I'm sure you've seen the million juice boxes, fruit cups, etc. that teachers have to help kids with at that age. So sometimes they didn't get to her first, and she is a slow eater anyway, so then she wouldn't have time to finish lunch.

We are a "take enzymes right before the first bite" family but I had encouraged Katy to START EATING anyway at school, figuring (knowing) a 5-minute delay in taking the enzymes wouldn't hurt. However, I could never get that message consistently understood by all four Kindergarten teachers and it was still an issue even through school's end.

Giving the responsibility directly to Aidan avoids these issues. I definitely like the "this is a life-long issue" idea, and teaching self-reliance, and I would push for that if you come across resistance. Also, Katy's classmates had absolutely zero interest in taking her enzymes (we've been very open about her CF with them).

I hope you work it out!

ktsmom · Jul 20, 2009

When Katy was in Kindergarten last year, the teachers swapped lunch duty often and it was their responsibility to grab her conveniently-located enzymes on the way to the cafeteria.

What I didn't find out until about mid-school was that Katy was WAITING to start eating until the teacher gave her enzymes to her. I'm sure you've seen the million juice boxes, fruit cups, etc. that teachers have to help kids with at that age. So sometimes they didn't get to her first, and she is a slow eater anyway, so then she wouldn't have time to finish lunch.

We are a "take enzymes right before the first bite" family but I had encouraged Katy to START EATING anyway at school, figuring (knowing) a 5-minute delay in taking the enzymes wouldn't hurt. However, I could never get that message consistently understood by all four Kindergarten teachers and it was still an issue even through school's end.

Giving the responsibility directly to Aidan avoids these issues. I definitely like the "this is a life-long issue" idea, and teaching self-reliance, and I would push for that if you come across resistance. Also, Katy's classmates had absolutely zero interest in taking her enzymes (we've been very open about her CF with them).

I hope you work it out!

ktsmom · Jul 20, 2009

When Katy was in Kindergarten last year, the teachers swapped lunch duty often and it was their responsibility to grab her conveniently-located enzymes on the way to the cafeteria.

What I didn't find out until about mid-school was that Katy was WAITING to start eating until the teacher gave her enzymes to her. I'm sure you've seen the million juice boxes, fruit cups, etc. that teachers have to help kids with at that age. So sometimes they didn't get to her first, and she is a slow eater anyway, so then she wouldn't have time to finish lunch.

We are a "take enzymes right before the first bite" family but I had encouraged Katy to START EATING anyway at school, figuring (knowing) a 5-minute delay in taking the enzymes wouldn't hurt. However, I could never get that message consistently understood by all four Kindergarten teachers and it was still an issue even through school's end.

Giving the responsibility directly to Aidan avoids these issues. I definitely like the "this is a life-long issue" idea, and teaching self-reliance, and I would push for that if you come across resistance. Also, Katy's classmates had absolutely zero interest in taking her enzymes (we've been very open about her CF with them).

I hope you work it out!

ktsmom · Jul 20, 2009

When Katy was in Kindergarten last year, the teachers swapped lunch duty often and it was their responsibility to grab her conveniently-located enzymes on the way to the cafeteria.

What I didn't find out until about mid-school was that Katy was WAITING to start eating until the teacher gave her enzymes to her. I'm sure you've seen the million juice boxes, fruit cups, etc. that teachers have to help kids with at that age. So sometimes they didn't get to her first, and she is a slow eater anyway, so then she wouldn't have time to finish lunch.

We are a "take enzymes right before the first bite" family but I had encouraged Katy to START EATING anyway at school, figuring (knowing) a 5-minute delay in taking the enzymes wouldn't hurt. However, I could never get that message consistently understood by all four Kindergarten teachers and it was still an issue even through school's end.

Giving the responsibility directly to Aidan avoids these issues. I definitely like the "this is a life-long issue" idea, and teaching self-reliance, and I would push for that if you come across resistance. Also, Katy's classmates had absolutely zero interest in taking her enzymes (we've been very open about her CF with them).

I hope you work it out!

ktsmom · Jul 20, 2009

When Katy was in Kindergarten last year, the teachers swapped lunch duty often and it was their responsibility to grab her conveniently-located enzymes on the way to the cafeteria.
 
 What I didn't find out until about mid-school was that Katy was WAITING to start eating until the teacher gave her enzymes to her. I'm sure you've seen the million juice boxes, fruit cups, etc. that teachers have to help kids with at that age. So sometimes they didn't get to her first, and she is a slow eater anyway, so then she wouldn't have time to finish lunch.
 
 We are a "take enzymes right before the first bite" family but I had encouraged Katy to START EATING anyway at school, figuring (knowing) a 5-minute delay in taking the enzymes wouldn't hurt. However, I could never get that message consistently understood by all four Kindergarten teachers and it was still an issue even through school's end.
 
 Giving the responsibility directly to Aidan avoids these issues. I definitely like the "this is a life-long issue" idea, and teaching self-reliance, and I would push for that if you come across resistance. Also, Katy's classmates had absolutely zero interest in taking her enzymes (we've been very open about her CF with them).
 
 I hope you work it out!

mneville · Jul 20, 2009

I love all the responses, thanks! Being a special ed teacher, I know my rights and this and that. NJ does allow self medication as does Aidan's school. But the nurse has to be the one comfortable enough to sign off on it. She actually has two nephews with CF and gets the reasons why I am insisting it be this way. But she is still hesitant for some reason. It is very frustrating because we know how capable Aidan is and are not letting him go to the nurse 2-3 times a day for Creon. The nurse is the one who gave it to him all year and knows how easily he does it. But he's only 4 and that freaks them out. We'll take it to mediation if we have to. Thanks again. Our meeting is Wednesday.

Megan

mneville · Jul 20, 2009

I love all the responses, thanks! Being a special ed teacher, I know my rights and this and that. NJ does allow self medication as does Aidan's school. But the nurse has to be the one comfortable enough to sign off on it. She actually has two nephews with CF and gets the reasons why I am insisting it be this way. But she is still hesitant for some reason. It is very frustrating because we know how capable Aidan is and are not letting him go to the nurse 2-3 times a day for Creon. The nurse is the one who gave it to him all year and knows how easily he does it. But he's only 4 and that freaks them out. We'll take it to mediation if we have to. Thanks again. Our meeting is Wednesday.

Megan

mneville · Jul 20, 2009

I love all the responses, thanks! Being a special ed teacher, I know my rights and this and that. NJ does allow self medication as does Aidan's school. But the nurse has to be the one comfortable enough to sign off on it. She actually has two nephews with CF and gets the reasons why I am insisting it be this way. But she is still hesitant for some reason. It is very frustrating because we know how capable Aidan is and are not letting him go to the nurse 2-3 times a day for Creon. The nurse is the one who gave it to him all year and knows how easily he does it. But he's only 4 and that freaks them out. We'll take it to mediation if we have to. Thanks again. Our meeting is Wednesday.

Megan

mneville · Jul 20, 2009

I love all the responses, thanks! Being a special ed teacher, I know my rights and this and that. NJ does allow self medication as does Aidan's school. But the nurse has to be the one comfortable enough to sign off on it. She actually has two nephews with CF and gets the reasons why I am insisting it be this way. But she is still hesitant for some reason. It is very frustrating because we know how capable Aidan is and are not letting him go to the nurse 2-3 times a day for Creon. The nurse is the one who gave it to him all year and knows how easily he does it. But he's only 4 and that freaks them out. We'll take it to mediation if we have to. Thanks again. Our meeting is Wednesday.

Megan

mneville · Jul 20, 2009

I love all the responses, thanks! Being a special ed teacher, I know my rights and this and that. NJ does allow self medication as does Aidan's school. But the nurse has to be the one comfortable enough to sign off on it. She actually has two nephews with CF and gets the reasons why I am insisting it be this way. But she is still hesitant for some reason. It is very frustrating because we know how capable Aidan is and are not letting him go to the nurse 2-3 times a day for Creon. The nurse is the one who gave it to him all year and knows how easily he does it. But he's only 4 and that freaks them out. We'll take it to mediation if we have to. Thanks again. Our meeting is Wednesday.
 
 Megan

mneville · Jul 23, 2009

The meeting went great! We brought aidan with us and he showed them how he swallows the 6 pills with total ease. So the nurse could not disagree with it. He will self medicate next year in full day kindergarten! We are so excited and pray that he doesn't screw it up! Thanks again

Megan

mneville · Jul 23, 2009

The meeting went great! We brought aidan with us and he showed them how he swallows the 6 pills with total ease. So the nurse could not disagree with it. He will self medicate next year in full day kindergarten! We are so excited and pray that he doesn't screw it up! Thanks again

Megan

mneville · Jul 23, 2009

The meeting went great! We brought aidan with us and he showed them how he swallows the 6 pills with total ease. So the nurse could not disagree with it. He will self medicate next year in full day kindergarten! We are so excited and pray that he doesn't screw it up! Thanks again

Megan

mneville · Jul 23, 2009

The meeting went great! We brought aidan with us and he showed them how he swallows the 6 pills with total ease. So the nurse could not disagree with it. He will self medicate next year in full day kindergarten! We are so excited and pray that he doesn't screw it up! Thanks again

Megan

mneville · Jul 23, 2009

The meeting went great! We brought aidan with us and he showed them how he swallows the 6 pills with total ease. So the nurse could not disagree with it. He will self medicate next year in full day kindergarten! We are so excited and pray that he doesn't screw it up! Thanks again
 
 Megan

hmw · Jul 23, 2009