Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Swo4BElrO3g   What you do during the first 2 minutes after your child gets a shot makes a world of difference in how well they cope.  Pediatricians at Toronto’s York University OUCH Lab report the winning strategy following their analysis of 760 caregiver-child pairs.   Their recommendations?  During the first minute after the jab, just cuddle and hug. Don’t try to verbally calm using words like  “you can do this” or even worse “just suck it up.”  Save your verbal encouragement and distractions for the second minute after the needle.  The worst things you can do at anytime after the vaccination is the criticize your child for a negative reaction or dismiss their pain.   https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254635   #parenting #vaccination #support #calming