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child handling for the childless nurse

My current job has me working with children, which is kind of a weird shock after years in environments where a “young” patient is 40 years old.  Here’s my impressions so far:

Birth - 1 year: Essentially a small cute animal.  Handle accordingly; gently and affectionately, but relying heavily on the caregivers and with no real expectation of cooperation.

Age 1 - 2: Hates you.  Hates you so much.  You can smile, you can coo, you can attempt to soothe; they hate you anyway, because you’re a stranger and you’re scary and you’re touching them.  There’s no winning this so just get it over with as quickly and non-traumatically as possible.

Age 3 - 5: Nervous around medical things, but possible to soothe.  Easily upset, but also easily distracted from the thing that upset them.  Smartphone cartoons and “who wants a sticker?!!?!?” are key management techniques.

Age 6 - 10: Really cool, actually.  I did not realize kids were this cool.  Around this age they tend to be fairly outgoing, and super curious and eager to learn.  Absolutely do not babytalk; instead, flatter them with how grown-up they are, teach them some Fun Gross Medical Facts, and introduce potentially frightening experiences with “hey, you want to see something really cool?”

Age 11 - 14: Extremely variable.  Can be very childish or very mature, or rapidly switch from one mode to the other.  At this point you can almost treat them as an adult, just… a really sensitive and unpredictable adult.  Do not, under any circumstances, offer stickers.  (But they might grab one out of the bin anyway.)

Age 15 - 18: Basically an adult with severely limited life experience.  Treat as an adult who needs a little extra education with their care.  Keep parents out of the room as much as possible, unless the kid wants them there.  At this point you can go ahead and offer stickers again, because they’ll probably think it’s funny.  And they’ll want one.  Deep down, everyone wants a sticker.

This is also a pretty excellent guide to writing  kids of various ages

Being a Romantic Introvert 💘

SHINee Ask Game

1. Who is your SHINee bias? 2. Bias wrecker? 3. Favorite era 4. Favorite song 5. Favorite album 6. When did you become a fan? 7. First song you heard 8. First impression 9. What member caught your eye first? 10. Was there ever a song you didn’t like at first that had to grow on you? 11. Member you would like to have as a friend? 12. Member you would like to have as a brother? 13. 3 members + a fuck/marry/kill 14. Would you rather… (+ a scenario) 15. Favorite MV 16. Do you have a ship? If so what pairing? 17. Favorite solo activities (ex, Taemin’s solos (+Hit the Stage), Jjong solos, Onew DoTS, etc) 18. Which member do you see as boyfriend/husband material? 19. Is there another group you like to see interacting with SHINee? 20. Any collaborations or solo activities you’d like to see? 21. Have you ever showed your non-kpop friends/family SHINee? If so, what video? If not, what video would you show them? 22. Boys Over Flowers parody or Harry Potter parody?

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HOW DID I SCROLL PAST THIS WITHOUT GIVING IT A CHANCE

With this gif, we shall achieve world peace.

me: i can’t do anything right..my life is a joke my conscience: ok let’s be real here your life can’t be a joke because it’s not even funny me: …true my conscience: even if it was a joke it would have to be one of the dumbest most overused jokes in the book me: you know what..you’re right conscience my life isn’t a joke..i think i can do this me: *takes on step outside* me: *slips on a banana peel*

i have two moods, there’s nothing between

EXO'S COMEBACK IS IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS 💀💀💀