help preparing my daugther's 3rd grade class for her 24 hour EEG?

Question

My daugther has to under go a 24 hour EEG test and the doctor wants her to return to school while the wires and recording unit. If anyone can help me locate information that I can share with her class. My daugther is upset that she will be teased.

Answer 1

I work with deaf and hearing impaired children. At the beginning of each school year, I go into the classroom and talk to the students about hearing loss and equipment. The children are always very receptive, and ask lots of questions. Seeing how interested the children are always gives my student a positive experience, and before long, they find themselves sitting in the front with me, answering questions and talking. I would suggest you go into your child's classroom and talk about what's about to happen. Talk about what it's for, what she's going to look like that day, and let them know that she doesn't need to be treated any differently. Make sure to make it sound exciting and cool that her doctors get to do an EEG on her. In my situation, the kids don't really understand the whole impact a hearing loss could have, and think it's really cool, and wonder why they can't have their own hearing aid. Remember, it's all about presentation, and educating the kids. They are more apt to make fun of things they don't know much about. Give them knowledge, let them answer their questions, and she should have a postive experience that day. Best of luck!