u/Rawdogginlife

Hi , my 3 yo son has been attending OT for the last 10 months and has made amazing progress. He is on his third therapist (first was an older lady who had medical complications so she couldn’t see him anymore, and one left because she found a different job) and had his third session with his new therapist last Friday. She seems like a very nice woman and my son seems to enjoy going to his appointments. During his hour long sessions I have ALWAYS, either came back with him (I went back with him until he felt comfortable enough to go back alone , probably 4 or 5 sessions) or waited the whole time in the lobby incase something happened and he needed me or the therapist just needed an extra set of hands . Well last Friday he had a nose bleed on the way to his session , which I caught quickly and got it to stop and then cleaned him up , but he did have two VERY SMALL spots of blood on his shirt. When his therapist came out to the lobby to get him I informed her that he had a nose bleed on the way to his appointment so if it started again to just come grab me and I would handle it . Well when she brought him back to the lobby after his session, I noticed he had one a different shirt and was holding a small bag with his shirt in it , so I asked if his nose started bleeding again, and she said “ no , I just changed him to not spread coodies “ .

So my question is , was it appropriate for her to take my child’s clothes off without telling me , and while I was just 10 feet away in the lobby ?

I feel that it’s inappropriate to take off any child’s clothes without either having the parents consent or without being well acquainted with the family to the point you know it would be appropriate (family member, trusted friend) . Especially considering that she works with a vulnerable population, but I wanted to get an outside perspective before possibly changing his therapist or therapy office .

Hi , my 3 yo son has been attending OT for the last 10 months and has made amazing progress. He is on his third therapist (first was an older lady who had medical complications so she couldn’t see him anymore, and one left because she found a different job) and had his third session with his new therapist last Friday. She seems like a very nice woman and my son seems to enjoy going to his appointments. During his hour long sessions I have ALWAYS, either came back with him (I went back with him until he felt comfortable enough to go back alone , probably 4 or 5 sessions) or waited the whole time in the lobby incase something happened and he needed me or the therapist just needed an extra set of hands . Well last Friday he had a nose bleed on the way to his session , which I caught quickly and got it to stop and then cleaned him up , but he did have two VERY SMALL spots of blood on his shirt. When his therapist came out to the lobby to get him I informed her that he had a nose bleed on the way to his appointment so if it started again to just come grab me and I would handle it . Well when she brought him back to the lobby after his session, I noticed he had one a different shirt and was holding a small bag with his shirt in it , so I asked if his nose started bleeding again, and she said “ no , I just changed him to not spread coodies “ .

So my question is , was it appropriate for her to take my child’s clothes off without telling me , and while I was just 10 feet away in the lobby ?

I feel that it’s inappropriate to take off any child’s clothes without either having the parents consent or without being well acquainted with the family to the point you know it would be appropriate (family member, trusted friend) . Especially considering that she works with a vulnerable population, but I wanted to get an outside perspective before possibly changing his therapist or therapy office .