Children will experience different development stages in the process of growth. At each stage, various skills need to be mastered. For children with diabetes, there are more skills to master each stage. You may need to gradually teach them to know diabetes, manage their blood sugar, and learn to live peacefully with diabetes. When the problem occurs, protecting children is usually the instinct of parents who are born. Although your help is required at every stage of the child's growth process, he must give him or her independent experience opportunities, which will help build children's self -esteem and enhance children's self -confidence.
The first stage (after birth-2 years old)
At this stage, children depend on your care and protection. This stage may face the following problems:
・ Children cannot understand why diabetes is needed.
・ When hypoglycemia occurs, the child cannot tell you his (her) experience.
・ Children's eating habits may change frequently. This can lead to unstable blood glucose level and hypoglycemia.
・ Diabetes management may make family relationships nervous.
・ It may be difficult to go to the right nanny.
Related suggestions:
・ The responsibility of diabetes management with other caregivers.
・ Use pressure management skills (see the "pressure management" part of the post).
・ Except for the relatives of the direct system, instruct other adults (at least two) to master the management methods of children's diabetes. This will help you and your family to relax and adjust your status. Preliminary selection can be selected according to the nanny job letter.
・ Communicate with the diabetes treatment team. The support of social workers, psychologists, and parental assistance groups may also be helpful.
