Archive for July 23rd, 2009
It’s difficult to see your children feeling under the weather especially when a doctor’s visit is necessary. It may help ease your child’s pain to have your child’s favorite stuffed animal handy.
Let your child show you where it hurts by having him/her point to the spot on his plush toy. Taking the stuffed animal along to the doctor’s appointment will give your child opportunities to get the focus of the pain off of himself for a minute as he takes care of “his patient”.
In the doctor’s office the physician may have an easier time relating to your child as he first checks out the little stuffed animal and helping to ease the pain of your child. When you get home you could surprise your child with a new doctor or nurses toy kit (I just saw one in Kroger’s last night, which made me think of this).