This would then have resulted in considering more children competent using the MacCAT-CR than actually justified.
Assuming that your child is competent and trying hard Assuming that your child is competent and trying hard will help them feel safe and behave well.
Well, a doctor would still need to determine whether the child is competent to decide for themselves whether to have the procedure (something doctors do every day for other procedures).
If a child is competent then she is in all significant and relevant respects the equal of an adult and should be able both to choose and to refuse treatment.
4. Help your child feel competent.
The issue of when a child is competent to provide assent is not a simple one.
It can be argued that where a child is competent, then their consent alone should be sought.
A recent study has shown that doctors and researchers tend to judge a child as competent if the child's decision conforms to their own ideas of the child's best interest [ 11, 12].
The parental role is needed to offer extra protection by creating the context for the child's competent decision-making and by facilitating the child's long term autonomy.
Help your child feel competent and important.
Assume that the child is competent and well-meaning.
