Power Moms Unite

How many times have you gotten a phone call from school, in which an overly polite almost timid voice said “Ahhh, Mrs. M., ahhh, your daughter appears to be struggling this morning…. Ahh, did your daughter take her medicine, this morning?”  Suddenly, you are filled with dread and guilt….guilt that you got distracted and forgot to give out medicine, guilt that you let your child struggle so publically with her fidgeting, calling out, or dreaminess.  You are filled with dread as you now need to run home and then to school to deliver her medicine, or worst yet, the dread that no medicine relief is possible- you cannot leave work or are out of the vicinity of school and home…

As you prepare paperwork for the coming school year, including those medical examination forms, consider having your pediatrician complete a “permission for distribution of prescription medication” form, even if your child only takes medication before school.  Imagine the peace of mind you could have next school year, with a few emergency pills in the school office.  Imagine the fall morning when you get that teacher phone call and can say, okay send her to the nurse’s office they have her pill there- little guilt and no dread…