If your child has chronic allergies, you, as a parent, are likely under a great deal of stress. You have to make sure that your child has the medications that he or she needs to function during the day. You might be up with an uncomfortable child all night. You might have to be constantly vigilant about what your child eats or have to take a lot of time off to go to doctor's appointments and be earning less money. Here are some tips for coping with all of this stress so that you don't burn out.
1. Consider Immunotherapy
You might have dismissed immunotherapy, or a series of allergy shots that helps decrease your child's overall negative reaction to allergens, as an option because your child doesn't like needles or because you didn't trust the technology. Reconsider immunotherapy. It can help provide longer lasting relief than many of the medications that you are currently using to treat the symptoms of your child's allergies and can reduce the overall number of doctor's appointments that he or she needs once the immunotherapy cycle is completed.
The way immunotherapy works is that a doctor figures out everything your child is allergic to and then, over the course of several weeks, injects a small amount of the allergens into your child's arm. Your child gradually becomes immune to the allergen. Getting the immunotherapy done can be stressful while the treatment is going on, but will provide long lasting relief to both you and your child.
2. Be Willing to Take Vacations Outside of Normal Vacation Time
Your child might have a hard time doing vacations during spring break or the summer because the pollen. This can put stress on the family. Instead, plan ahead. Alert your child's school that you will be taking your child on a winter ski trip or a fall vacation. Get any homework and classwork that he or she will be missing. Being able to take a vacation that's not revolving around dealing with your child's allergies can be helpful to your stress levels.
3. Look for Indoor Activities and Camps
Enroll your child in martial arts or other indoor activities. Consider sending him or her to space camp or coding camp, which tend to be mostly indoors. This will allow your child to experience some fun, normal kid activities while giving you a break from constantly talking about and thinking about his or her allergies.
For more information, talk to a company that specializes in allergy treatment.
Share6 October 2016
One day I was playing a game of basketball with a friend, and the friend I was playing ball with tripped and took a hard fall to the ground. He hit his head hard, but he insisted he was okay and just wanted to go home and take a nap. I knew in my heart that he was not thinking clearly, and I didn't feel right letting him go home. I talked him into letting me take him to the hospital, and after some tests, it was determined he had a bad concussion. The doctors told me that if I had let him go home and sleep, things could have taken a turn for the worse. I created this blog to remind everyone to look out for each other after injuries. Not everyone thinks clearly after a head injury, and just being a good friend could save a life.