Withstanding The Pressure To Allow Your Children To Be Vaccinated
This topic came up again in a phone conversation with a concerned mother/grandmother this morning.
It also came up on a thread in a different forum last summer...so I think I will post some of that conversation here, in case it might be helpful.
...from that other forum...
PL wrote:
CL - you don't need arguments about the dangers and efficacy to present to any health practitioner. Like they used to tell us with regards to recreational drugs - just say no. If you get thrown off their list for that, all to the good - you don't want their "care" anyway.
[Anyone who desires to do so, may feel free to PM me their e-mail address and I will send them a couple of informational e-mails, that I dare say should arm any parent with the knowledge -- and conviction -- to "move heaven and earth" to keep anyone from injecting any of their children with any vaccine -- ever.]dconrad000 wrote:
Very good point, PL...yes that should work...as long as the parent is completely convinced of themself...that they must protect their child from all vaccines at all costs...no matter what a medical practitioner says...
...otherwise they might be in danger of caving into the enormous pressure brought to bear -- especially if they are wavering on the issue a bit themselves -- don't fully understand the severity of the danger to their child that vaccinations pose...and then when the smooth-talking medical practitioner uses phrasology that infers that they would not be a good and responsible parent, to not vaccinate...and besides this particular vaccine does not contain any mercury...or some such other ingredient that they might say it does not contain...so "your concern about mercury is not valid". etc. (Don't fall into the trap of mentioning mercury as your concern -- what your real concern should be is the danger of all vaccines -- because they truly are all very dangerous -- not just the ones that contain a mercury-based-preservative.)
The important thing is that the parent must know enough to be absolutely confident that they know better than that practitioner -- what is best for their own child. They must be unwavering and brave -- otherwise, many of them cave to the pressure and go along with it.
dconrad000 wrote:
...one more important point...
A favorite trick of the medical practitioner (and they have been trained to employ this) is to ask you questions to bring out your concerns -- so that they can then "break-down" those concerns. Most parents aren't very articulate at expressing those concerns -- and the medical practitioner is ready with rehearsed, polished sounding responses that can often, on the surface, make it seem that the parent is standing on flimsy ground -- and what the medical practitioner is telling them makes perfect sense -- and to be a good and responsible parent, the wise course of action is to do what the person in the white jacket is telling you.
Even if you are skilled and articulate with debating your point of view on the matter -- it is best not to fall into the trap of answering their questions about your concerns. Don't waste your time playing their "little game" in the first place. You take control -- simply by firmly saying, "I am not going to go into all that with you. All you need to know is that I have carefully studied the issue -- and I strongly feel that the risks outweigh the benefits". They might try again to get you to explain what you "think" the risks are. You just need to be assertive -- and repeat what you just said to them again -- refuse to play their game -- you take control -- you are the patient -- they are there to serve you.
...one more helpful tip that I will add, here...
Get the book, "How To Raise A Healthy Child, In Spite of Your Doctor", by Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D. Many parents are lacking in knowledge about what to do when their kid gets sick -- and it is fear from lack of knowledge that often drives them to take their child in to see a doctor in the first place. That book arms a parent with a tremendous amount of useful knowledge of what to do in a variety of circumstances...and you will learn from that book that for a large variety of specific conditions, your child will be safer and healthier -- using simple alternatives you can do yourself for them at home. Learn about those things candidly, from one of the most renowned pediatricians of all time -- Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D. The book is easy reading...and it is organized so that it can be used as a quick-reference-guide as well. Every parent and grandparent should be armed with that book.
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