Written by Editorial Team
Vaccinations are an integral part of childhood;. if not, they should be. Vaccinations do protect the children from many diseases, but they sure hurt. Of course, the needle, the smell of spirit and the doctor does make a child nervous, but on a brighter side, they are essential to prevent serious illnesses. Not only kids, parents are also often anxious as they know that this is not going to be a smooth experience. Kids are, of course, scared of shots and they have to get them so often. But is there something that can be done to ease a child’s fear of shots. Sure, there is, provided parents take a careful approach.
Almost every parent wishes that the procedure of vaccinations was pain free and less traumatic for the child. Children are too young to understand that vaccinations are essential for them. However, parents can play an active role in changing the attitude of the child and therefore we have listed a few tips to help you in dealing with the needle fear of your child and smoothen the process:
Try these steps and hopefully the next visit for shot will not be a fiasco. Even if immunization creates flutter in your tummy thinking about the fears of your child, remember that:
“Vaccines are the most cost-effective health care interventions there are. A dollar spent on a childhood vaccination not only helps save a life, but greatly reduces spending on future healthcare.” – Ezekeil Emanuel.
A bit of comfort and strong support is all it takes to steer your child from stressful situations.
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