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AIBU to move the first aid kit to a low cupboard?

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AddingMustard · 01/02/2022 09:21

First aid kit and medicines have always been on a shelf "out of reach" of the DC.
They are now 9&12 and the 12 year old is almost as tall as me. I want to move all the first aid kit, including medicines to a low cupboard in the living room to free up space in the cupboard where they currently are. Is there a reason I shouldn't do this?

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GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 01/02/2022 14:02

@Footballschmootball

I wouldn’t- to be honest even at older teen ages I think I would keep things like paracetamol out of reach/ locked. Maybe I’m paranoid but it’s not worth the risk. Lots of adults don’t even realise the risk of accidental paracetamol over dose, especially with things like lemsip. I certainly wouldn’t trust my 8 year old to remember dose times / spacing them out correctly.
Do you have older teens yourself? Just mine that are taller than me then? I call my ds to reach things down for me! Plus, old enough to buy their own anyway! Stop babying them.
Mumdiva99 · 02/02/2022 09:15

I've sent secondary school kids into school with one dose of paracetamol for lunch time if they need it. (When they've had a sore throat or yukky cold.) They aren't babies and are good at looming after themselves.

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