If you have children who have health difficulties it will be essential for you to work together as parents to ensure the best medical care for your child. Here are some suggestions that may help:
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Choose one parent to communicate primarily with health care professionals, or attend medical appointments together with the child.
- Keep a file of your child's visits to doctors and any recommended treatments. Share this information with the other parent.
- Be honest when discussing your child's health problems, try not to inflate or minimise them. Don't use them as a manipulative tool.
- Give any medication to your former partner at transfer times, not your child. It may be useful to include written instructions on dosage and side effects with the medication.
- If your child's illness becomes worse during a visit to your former partner's home, don't over react or assign blame.
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