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Originally Posted by Knut
^actually you can empower kids that age to be part of the decision. We did with our kids.
When is there enough information though ? One year? 5 years ?
This not a drug they take every day for a decade. It is as one off that is cleared from the body almost immediately.
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Yeah, I have had the discussion with her and she would get it done if it meant she could go back to normal... thankfully she is allowed to live a normal life regardless. She's more wanting her sister (half-sister who lives in Ontario with her anti-vaxx mother,) to get the shot so she can come visit. However, she's 6. She knows nothing about the immune system AT ALL, but does know that she HATES needles. Not sure how much empowerment she should have at that age. I certainly don't empower her to make decisions regarding candy intake and bedtime because even though she knows she's cranky in the morning when she doesn't get enough sleep, she would still rather stay up late reading and eating chocolate.
I have no idea when there's enough information. I'm certain we'll have this discussion again when the permission slip comes so she can get the shot in school as I'm sure that's just a few weeks away.