If needles of any kind are on the horizon for your kids, this is the episode for you!
Topics discussed in this episode:
• Ways we can help our kids cope with the fear experienced by needles
• Justin and Kylie share some of their needle experiences, both as kids and as parents
• Some of the research that's gone into distraction interventions and why it matters
Links to some of the research papers mentioned in this episode:
• Distraction Intervention (https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/ijerph/ijerph-18-09159/article_deploy/ijerph-18-09159.pdf)
• Children With Rheumatic Diseases (https://ped-rheum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12969-020-0406-6)
• Trajectories of Distress Regulation During Pre-School Vaccinations (https://journals.lww.com/pain/Abstract/9000/Trajectories_of_Distress_Regulation_During.97958.aspx)
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