Lori,
I have a 16 year old daughter and a 19 year old son. Please do not beat yourself up. I can tell you that neither of my kids would wear a brace to high school unless, as you say, they were wrestled to the ground.
I also remember our former orthotist telling us about a teenage girl who used to leave the house every day with her brace on but he could tell she wasn't wearing it as precsribed. Turns out that she'd leave the house and hide it in a bush and then put it back on before walking in the door from school.
We can talk, preach, beg - but none of it will penetrate the teenage mind once they have it made up
In all honesty, thinking back to my own teenage years, I doubt I would have worn one either.
Good luck,
I have a 16 year old daughter and a 19 year old son. Please do not beat yourself up. I can tell you that neither of my kids would wear a brace to high school unless, as you say, they were wrestled to the ground.
I also remember our former orthotist telling us about a teenage girl who used to leave the house every day with her brace on but he could tell she wasn't wearing it as precsribed. Turns out that she'd leave the house and hide it in a bush and then put it back on before walking in the door from school.
We can talk, preach, beg - but none of it will penetrate the teenage mind once they have it made up
In all honesty, thinking back to my own teenage years, I doubt I would have worn one either.
Good luck,
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