Parents of 12yr olds to vaccinate or not vaccinate that's my big struggle! Advice please?

[sparklymumSW4]

Hi all,
So let me start by saying myself and hubster all jabbed up inc booster and I work in the NHS so I'm by no way against the covid vaccine personally and I 100% accept the decisions of those who choose not to BUT... not sure how I feel about kids vaccines my twins turn 12 in a few weeks and I'm struggling over vaccinating them or not one child is happy to have it an the other is not ultimately I will make the decision but I just don't feel like I want them to have it right now as they are still quite small and I had a horrendous reaction to all 3 jabs.... would love to hear from parents of those turning 12 soon and those who have turned 12 and your opinions. Thanks

@Blubells

My ds recently turned 12. I let him decide and he decided to have it

I'm surprised how parents give their young teens so much responsibility about an important medical decision!

I'm surprised when people don't teach their children about bodily autonomy and the importance of them being able to choose what happens to them 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm surprised when people don't teach their children about bodily autonomy and the importance of them being able to choose what happens to them

Well, I do not allow my children to get piercings in their bodies. I also don't allow them to dye their hair purple.

Do you feel parents should allow children to do these things?

My 11 year old had her first jab last month, will get her second this month. I wanted her to have it but let her decide as she is scared of needles. She wanted to have it though, was anxiously waiting for her chance.

My 4 year old will have his when he is 5.

Do you feel parents should allow children to do these things?

My 13yo has pink and blue hair currently, and also has piercings, so yes I do think they should be allowed to make choices for themselves.

@ABCeasyasdohrayme

Do you feel parents should allow children to do these things?

My 13yo has pink and blue hair currently, and also has piercings, so yes I do think they should be allowed to make choices for themselves.

We all have extremely different opinions on parenting. Which is for the best.

Yours are not mine. Mine are not yours.

@ABCeasyasdohrayme

Do you feel parents should allow children to do these things?

My 13yo has pink and blue hair currently, and also has piercings, so yes I do think they should be allowed to make choices for themselves.

Interesting. I guess we have different views on how we parent our children.

Interesting. I guess we have different views on how we parent our children

We certainly do, I felt it important to raise mine to know that their bodily autonomy is important and that they are listened to, I guess you raise yours to think that other people have more of a say over their bodies than they do.

Different people prioritise different things I suppose

Wait a minute...

I guess you raise yours to think that other people have more of a say over their bodies than they do.

That's your interpretation.

I see it differently. I help them avoid making decisions that they might regret later on, when they're more mature. Some body piercings and tattoos can have negative unintended consequences. And I'm trying protect my children from those

@FrankieBoyleSezLoveOneAnother

Wait a minute...

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For people saying the risk of Covid is small - what nonsense. I have read about long-term organ damage and assorted problems. This is NOT something you want your kids to catch a severe dose of.

@Blubells

I'm surprised when people don't teach their children about bodily autonomy and the importance of them being able to choose what happens to them

Well, I do not allow my children to get piercings in their bodies. I also don't allow them to dye their hair purple.

Do you feel parents should allow children to do these things?

Surely if it's dc who aren't even allowed control of their hair then they are outside of the current vaccine age anyway. I can't imagine anyone of high school age having that dictated to them (unless by as school with a strict uniform policy)

Mine had it as soon as eligible (older so a few months ago) in fact dd2 and her bf queued for leftover vaccine, dd2 had early eligibility due to sn. Dd2 plays semi pro sports and no heart issues

@liveforsummer exactly. It makes no logical sense to vaccinate children (against covid).

@Squishmael

For people saying the risk of Covid is small - what nonsense. I have read about long-term organ damage and assorted problems. This is NOT something you want your kids to catch a severe dose of.

True. Or one could, as they say on Reddit, fuck about and find out. Each to their own.

I have a dd with a transplant who is on immune suppression and her doctors have never mentioned her having the vaccine (she’s in the 5-11 group) or that she’s at any more risk from Covid than a healthy child so I’m amazed when people are rushing to vaccinate healthy children (from Covid).

She had it a couple of months ago and whilst she did have 24 hours of a temperature and sore throat her own immune system fought it off quickly.

So I’m afraid I agree with the sentiment that there is no good reason to vaccinate children against Covid (unless it is specifically recommended by a child’s healthcare team).

My now 12 year old was as ill as she'd ever been when she got Covid in April 2020. It was scary.
I was very happy when she wanted to have both vaccines, if she had not wanted to I would have tried to persuade her to have them.

My ds is 13 and hasn't had the covid vaccine. Dh and I are double vaxxed and dh is boosted. Kids have had all routine childhood immunisations. My view is he can always have it at a later date. For now, I'd rather be doesn't have it.

Ds is 12 and about to be vaccinated

But I’m having a wobble on it as he’s already had delta and not sure