Evolving Children In Medical Decisions Summary

The article called ‘Involving Children in Medical Decisions’ written by author Kenny Harrison purposes an argument that children should be allowed to have a say in their medical care decisions. The point of Harrisons article is that children should be allowed to be part of the decision-making process when it comes to their own health. He discusses that the family-centered is the best approach as it considers everyone’s decisions, concerns and questions while making sure the child the priority. Harrison discusses that the assumption ‘parents know what is best for their child’ is used in other decision making situations, in medical care, Harrison explains that when parents are in a state of distress they often dismiss their child concerns/wishes. He discusses that the child is the only person who truly knows the pain, and suffering they are going through, and with allowing the child to have a say in medical decisions, the child can decide based on their level of pain experience. Allowing children to have a say in their medical decisions allows the physician to …show more content…
With this understanding children are then able to layout a future for themselves, and can make smart decisions in their medical decision. He discusses that children who are terminally ill, and chronically ill who have this type of understanding can make decisions that will either benefit, or effect their lives in the future. He remarks that family members encourage their child to part take in the decision, and purposes that medical situations as so will help future decisions come easy from hard experiences as such. He considers that every child will reason differently from each other, and when family members, and health workers are