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Remember that TV series where a sick daughter’s parents refuse to allow her to receive a blood transfusion because it is forbidden by their religion? The daughter’s life was jeopardized by her parent’s choices. It’s quite possible that sometimes our children survive illness despite our choices and not because of them.
Take homeopathy, for example. Enthusiasts are almost evangelistic about it. People who oppose it are equally outspoken. “It’s just WATER” they scream, “it doesn’t DO anything!”
If you’re convinced it works, are you prepared to take the risk that it will do the same for your children?
Put parents in a boxing ring: In the left corner: homeopathy enthusiasts, who reject medicines as toxic. On the right, conventional moms who are on a first-name basis with their GP. Why the strong feelings about different choices?
It doesn’t stop there: So-called ‘Western medicines’ are generally not trusted by people who opt for traditional African medicines and vice versa.
What happens when there are children involved? If you’re using something other people are calling ‘wacky’, are you really going to inflict it on your kids?
What do you choose for your children?
Take homeopathy, for example. Enthusiasts are almost evangelistic about it. People who oppose it are equally outspoken. “It’s just WATER” they scream, “it doesn’t DO anything!”
If you’re convinced it works, are you prepared to take the risk that it will do the same for your children?
Put parents in a boxing ring: In the left corner: homeopathy enthusiasts, who reject medicines as toxic. On the right, conventional moms who are on a first-name basis with their GP. Why the strong feelings about different choices?
It doesn’t stop there: So-called ‘Western medicines’ are generally not trusted by people who opt for traditional African medicines and vice versa.
What happens when there are children involved? If you’re using something other people are calling ‘wacky’, are you really going to inflict it on your kids?
What do you choose for your children?
