My sister inlaw must keep him in Diapers. She had been using Equal Line pull ups but they would leak, and he would pull them off so she switched him to Tena diapers and their haven't been any problems since.
Here is the problem though, sister inlaw is starting with a new babysitter. She is 14 years old and has great references. In particular, she has experience with incontinent children and recently babysat an 11 year old boy with Downs Syndrome.
My sister in law works Friday and Saturday Evenings. She doesn't want the girl to get stuck changing a wet diaper when she arrives. So my daughter and I were planning going over early to diaper my nephew and get him ready for bed before the babysitter arrives. The girl has met my nephew and supervised some structured play activity. But we are concerned that my nephew might be sensitive when it comes time for to change his diapers.
Do you have any suggestions to help ease the transition.
2007-01-22 15:34:04 · 12 answers · asked by melani 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
A fourteen year old girl most certainly can help your nephew with his toileting. Certified nursing assistants, by the tens of thousands, do it every day. The transition should be for the new caregiver to spend a Saturday helping to care for the nephew while the parents are there. If she is matter-of-fact and kindly, your nephew won't have any problem with her help. As for HER confidence, I recommend asking her frequently throughout the transition training day, "What are YOUR ideas about how we can do this or that?" Then, give those ideas a try. A new caregiver can be like a breath of fresh air in a family, if allowed to do some things her own way.
2007-01-22 15:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's appropriate for a 14 year old girl to be baby-sitting a child this old with these kinds of problems. Really, in this case an adult would be better. The babysitter sounds mature and responsible and might have a good future in health care, but right now it's just not a good situation to put her into.
2007-01-23 03:02:20 · answer #2 · answered by nimo22 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your better off with a trained health care person. Im not saying the babysitter you have in mind is incompetent but a child with special needs is best helped by someone in the health care field, possibly with some experience. My nephew also wears diapers and is 11. he too sufferes from physical developmental difficulties. We contacted social services and they were able to provide a number of health care people who were used to kids with disabilites and did sitting work. try to go that route.
2007-01-23 10:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Audra V 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would go with a much older baby sitter. 14 is much to young and the 11 year old would not feel comfortable having a 14 year old girl change him. Try getting a more mother or grandma type. Best of luck.
2007-01-22 23:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Here is what my friend did she put the diapers in a special suitcase and put them in her bedroom and when it came time for her boy to go get his pj's on she let him use her room and told him not to forget about his special suit case. No one else new what was in the suitcase but her and her son this way he didn't get bugged by his other brothers.
2007-01-22 23:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by mmshall 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A 14 year old babysitter is absolutely too young, (no matter how good her references are) to "babysit" an 11 year old. They're too close in age, it's too much responsibility to place on a young girl, and putting them in a "diaper changing" situation is just asking for trouble...
2007-01-23 03:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Amy S 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
it depends how aware he is. I have worked with many specail needs adults and with many older men in long term care and have changed 100's of mens diapers... it is just business and the guys are used to it. It is part of life when the person in incontinent...
2007-01-22 23:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tell stories of someone in your family who has had similar problems, this way he will feel like this sometimes happens. He will grow out of it and until he does, he should only see it as an inconvience in his developement. It is good that he sees you working with him to conceal his problem, he is learning to trust you with his issues that he is too embarrassed to share with the general public.
2007-01-23 03:48:26 · answer #8 · answered by teentitanliz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt mind a 14 year old girl pullin my pants off lol (im 14 to) jokein ya id get a older baby siter
2007-01-22 23:43:50 · answer #9 · answered by psp07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEAR YES HIS BLADDER HAS NOT GROWN AS FAST AS HIS OTHER BODY PARTS AND SOMETIME THIS HAPPENS I KNOW WHAT IT SI LIKE BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED AND HAVE OTHER PROBLEM'S TOO THE DOCTOR TOLD MY MOTHER THE GOD ONLY GIVES SPECIAL CHILDREN TO SPECIAL PARENTS THAT ARE KIND LOVING AND VERY UNDERSTANDING AND HAVE PALEY OF PENCHANTS TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME AND HIM SO MY MOTHER SAID JUST LOVE HIM AND COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS
2007-01-23 01:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋