Child Needs Allergy Testing!!!

[KarenSue]

In my state you need to be certified to hand out/administer medications like that. I am not. I just tell parents verbally in the interview that I'm not. I had looked into it, but it was, IIRC, a big expense - $250 for the training, and I had to find a nurse willing to oversee my certification, etc.

I guess if it was a service I had offered but no longer wanted to I would just do an "effective x date, I will no longer administer medications at ABC day care. This includes nebulizers, tylenol, allergy meds, etc. Emergency medications such as rescue inhalers or epipens are still permitted."

IME, the only parents I had who wanted me to administer meds, were the ones who were constantly sending kids in SICK and using meds to mask symptoms.

Thank you. I'm going to use this.

[delferka]

We do NOT know if this is the problem or not. I have been caring for the child and I'm looking out for his well being obviously because I'm talking to you and others here on the forum. Be careful with the assumptions. @ Thriftylady

[VWMom]

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Yes, I've suggested it before but nothing seems to come of it

If you have suggested it, and nothing came from it, then what are you expecting by asking the question here?

[Thriftylady]

We do NOT know if this is the problem or not. I have been caring for the child and I'm looking out for his well being obviously because I'm talking to you and others here on the forum. Be careful with the assumptions. @ Thriftylady

I am not making assumptions. I am basing on what you have said, and telling you that they will not test for allergies. So the only thing you can do is have him moved from your home and see if he improves. You said this happened a day after starting in your care. You can't force doctors to do tests that are proven not to work on infants and even if they would/did, there is no medication they will give a child that age for it. You can only do one thing, remove ALL suspected causes and introduce them back one by one. If dogs are a known issue, then cats likely are also.