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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please inform the parents of your children's friends about guns in your house. I would not allow my child to be in your home and would appreciate knowing in advance. Thanks.[/quote]

DO NOT DO THIS.

Do not tell ANYONE -- not even the pediatrician, who has absolutely no need to know -- about it. It is NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.[/quote]

Paranoid much?[/quote]

I'm not the PP, and I'm not a gun person, and I would never want guns in my house.  But, over the years, I have noticed that pediatricians ask increasingly intrusive personal questions in the name of "medicine"either to me or directly to my child -- who do you live with?  is there anyone else in your home?  how many servings of vegetables do you eat in a day?  do you ever feel sad?  have you had sex yet?  are you single or married?  are there guns in the house?  how many minutes a day do you read?  None of these questions are ever linked to the reason for which my child is directly presenting at the doctor's office.

I personally find it really intrusive.  While I very much understand the epidemiology behind gun violence, I really don't think this is the best way to "educate" parents about the dangers of guns in the home.

I would rather hear from my pediatrician -- "Did you know that (insert firearm injury stat here)?  We are asking all our patients to consider these X things related to gun safety among family, friends and neighbors.  Keep your guns locked in a safe.  Take a firearm safety course.  Consider not having guns in households where kids are under X age, or whatever...."

If you present to me, the patient, a suggested evidence-based plan, I will be more likely to follow it.  But, I find it really offensive and intrusive to be asked all these questions about perfectly legal activities.  It really doesn't build a relationship of trust with the physician, which is one person I don't need judgey-ness from.  [/quote]

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