oh sorry, shoulda been clearer. hes getting it either way. More just “Is me doing at the same time a good idea? does it help calm things down or is it scarier seeing dad get his shot?”
Definitely will help. Make sure you convey to the nurse any sort of nervousness the kid has (subtly of course). They usually have a foolproof distraction technique ready to go. Last time it was an issue for us the nurse had a little vibrating bee toy they put on minicalhoon’s arm which sort of tickled… completely distracted her from the shot.
hes a bit young to sort of communicate unfortunately. last time we went to the doctor he started screaming the second he saw him. The doctor just laughed and goes “he remembers me!”
oh sorry, shoulda been clearer. hes getting it either way. More just “Is me doing at the same time a good idea? does it help calm things down or is it scarier seeing dad get his shot?”
Definitely will help. Make sure you convey to the nurse any sort of nervousness the kid has (subtly of course). They usually have a foolproof distraction technique ready to go. Last time it was an issue for us the nurse had a little vibrating bee toy they put on minicalhoon’s arm which sort of tickled… completely distracted her from the shot.
hes a bit young to sort of communicate unfortunately. last time we went to the doctor he started screaming the second he saw him. The doctor just laughed and goes “he remembers me!”
Definitely better. Go first and make it funny. Kid will be fine.
Role modelling normalises stuff. Like how seeing their parents read for leisure makes kids more likely to do the same.