tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post5954323832304301038..comments2023-09-15T05:36:24.265-04:00Comments on Marijke: Nurse Turned Writer: Asthma: Let Your Child Do the TalkingMarijke Vroomen-Durninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-34341121798554189562013-07-11T10:34:09.032-04:002013-07-11T10:34:09.032-04:00Good questions Jenny. I also think that this goes ...Good questions Jenny. I also think that this goes beyond asthma. When my children were young, I encouraged them to answer the doctor's questions rather than always me. <br /><br />Of course, when we began our frequent emergency room runs, I more than encouraged their speaking out. I wanted the doctors to hear from them why, yet again, we were getting stitches, casts...Marijke Vroomen-Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-50993906252612225022013-07-11T10:32:08.150-04:002013-07-11T10:32:08.150-04:00Very interesting stuff. I'd also be interested...Very interesting stuff. I'd also be interested in further research that compares kids' self-reports with observations of the children's status throughout the days. Are the children accurately reporting their symptoms? Or are they saying what they think they should say? Are boys less likely to report severe symptoms b/c they don't think it's manly to do so?<br /><br />I definitely think that it's imperative to talk to both the kids and the caregivers. I'm just interested in learning more.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.com