Do you make your teen get booster or let them decide

[Anonymous]

Called the doctor and requested her recommendation. Informed my teens of that advice and we followed it. booster was recommended for all of my teens...males and females.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:his body, his choice.

Because, “You have to get boosted,” is comparable to, “You have to take this brick and crush your skull with it.” Yes, because it’s either a winning or losing game if he gets this tiny little booster. You’re depriving him of his will and you as his legal guardian have no say in whether he takes a shot which makes his body more durable against a lethal virus…

You really need to be read more on the need for boosters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
There are multiple sources for this info, but this WSJ opinion piece sums it up pretty succinctly:

Best possible source for medical advice. A+ /s

[Anonymous]

Anyone still living in my household, regardless of age (but they're teens) had to get boosted. No choice, because the rest of their choices affect the whole household. When they're old enough to earn their own money and live on their own, they can make their own rules about what health protections they'll say yes or no to.

It's absoluteyl as simple as that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:his body, his choice.

then he can move out and support himself. life is a two way street.

The similarity of your views to the religious right who kicked their kids out for going on birth control or having sex, hahaha.

Horseshoe theory at work. You really are just the people you hate LOL.

Not the PP you're responding to but you're being ridiculous. There is a HUGE difference from the hypocrisy of the religious right on things like being "pro-life" but then advocating for policies that put kids in cages or don't give resources to kids born to parents who weren't ready to have kids. THAT kind of selective morals is hypocritical and completely different from a policy of restricting kids' choices and them needing to abide by rules of the house until they are old enough and responsible enough to go live on their own in their own house. That last policy is HARDLY "kicking the kids out for having sex", it's about whether you respect the rules of ths home or not and also encouraging independence and understanding that that is the difference between adulthood/independence and still being a teen who lives at home.

Since Covid is highly contagious and can be deadly, absolutey makes sense to say "You don't get to make this call, because you're not going to put the rest of this house at risk or get us all sick because you wont' get boosted.

[Anonymous]

Op here- had both older kids get booster- didn’t really allow them to decide. Said it’s important for them and others - asked my doctor and he stated what Acad of pediatric recommends- also I asked sons endocrinologist- because she is really good- she said same.it’s recommended and they would get for their kids.
I think I have a pretty low risk circle overall- healthy middle age educated group- and we have lost 9 personal /work friends- so for me, I’m not going to risk it. I don’t know anyone who died of a vaccine in all my 50’years. Don’t know anyone who died of flu- only know handful who died of cancer- But I’ve lost 9 close friends- coworkers- biz partners- in last year to Covid- so it’s crazy.
So end of day- I did what I felt was right decision for kids. They both got bit sick for day or two- oddly- but all better now. I did decide that for next year or next phase, I’ll leave to my son. Not sure on 13 year old daughter.
But son will be old enough in future to have some weigh in. Like flu shot- but will tell him that missing a lot of school being sick will have consequences too.


I follow the CDC and Acad of Pediatrics- don’t let emotion get in way. It should be scientific debate only. Period. And I do think about polio vaccine- and how many people died or were crippled with that disease and what a miracle everyone thought the vaccine was. Saved millions- so I try to walk that line.