Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Janet, You wrote, " I have my granddaughter every weekend and she is 4 yrs. old. For about the last four weekends she has told me her belly hurt and at first I thought it was just a stomachache. Last night she mentioned it again and I asked her where it hurt and she pointed to the same area I get my pain and without saying anything to her, she said my back hurts to. " There are two important things to remember in responding to her complaints. One is that it is important to take children's complaints seriously, especially when we have several members who have in fact had attacks when they were three or four years old. IT is also important to realize the developmental aspects of a four year old. I know that my four year old grand daughter began to complain of her " tummy hurting and would put her hand to her back " when I was around her. When my daughter told me this often did not happen after I left, I made a point to never verbalize my pain or even show signs like putting my hand to my back. The complaints of pain soon quit occurring. Children often want to be just like the people they love. I did not realize the impact that I had on her before I changed my own behavior. If the actions of the child does not change in the absence of any complaints or behavior on the adult's part, then that would be more reason to pursue further evaluation. Karyn E. , RN Executive Director, PAI _www.pancassociation.org_ (http://www.pancassociation.org/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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