Why do you pose a ridiculous question, implying the parent commenter is a bad person who doesn't love their children or whatever?
Do you give your children general anesthesia when they are in pain? E.g. they've fallen and bummed their knee or something?
Why not, since it would be the ultimate pain-killer? Because it's both dangerous and unnecessary.
The parent has the same reasoning for other unneeded and dangerous drugs.
Why can discuss whether they're really as unneeded and dangerous as the author implies, but that's another question, not loaded with "why don't you love your children" implications...
Painkillers are not side effect free; if the pain is something minor, like a bruised knee or normal headache, it's not unreasonable to decide that experiencing the pain is a better choice than risking the side effects of a drug, which in uncommon cases can be much more severe and long term. It's not as clear cut as "helping" vs not helping, as unfortunately we don't yet have any side effect free painkillers.
Also, the pain sometimes keep activity low which may help with healing. If I give my kid something pain relieving he'll be up and bouncing around and could hurt himself more.
Can someone please explain the downvotes? Do you not like the idea that meditation can mitigate pain? Don’t think it’s true? Find it wrong to teach kids? What?
I meant in the sense I don't give pain killer for pain during a fever but I give it during a fever to help with the temperature. It is not to take away the pain of a fever but the temperature but often times there is something painful causing the fever so it helps. Now as for giving my kids analgesic I do give them Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen occasionally when they really need it. I encourage things like rest in a dark room and more fluids first but you get to know as a parent when they are really not well and when they just need to take a break from screen time or activity or take something like tylenol. Medicine is not my go to but I use it accordingly.
I am sure there are nuances to your statement that get lost in the short text so I assume that you don't mean it quite as hyperbolic as it comes across but my immediate reaction to that sentence is: you can't protect your child from pain forever -- physical or emotional. How will they learn to handle it if they aren't exposed to it gradually?
Do you give your children general anesthesia when they are in pain? E.g. they've fallen and bummed their knee or something?
Why not, since it would be the ultimate pain-killer? Because it's both dangerous and unnecessary.
The parent has the same reasoning for other unneeded and dangerous drugs.
Why can discuss whether they're really as unneeded and dangerous as the author implies, but that's another question, not loaded with "why don't you love your children" implications...