Stop pinning kids down: the case against restraint for medical procedures
Larissa was an 8 year old I saw regularly in ED. She had a chronic medical condition that will require regular medical attention for the rest of her life… When I first met Larissa, I arrived at her...
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So your child’s booked for a medical procedure: Medical Play
‘Honey, you’re going to theatre tomorrow.’ Ben’s mother told him. Ben looked at his Mum and remained calm. He didn’t seem concerned about what lay ahead of him. His parents sighed with relief… This was...
View ArticlePreparing for facial stitches: a parent asks
Dear Brooke, I read your post on Medical Play for preparation today and wondered: Is there a way you would suggest using medical play to prepare a young child for stitches? My daughter, Charlotte (3...
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Helping a child overcome their fear of needles
Dear Brooke, Our daughter is saying she won’t go for her next vaccinations (3 ½ years old). She is strong willed and persuasion isn’t, so far, getting me anywhere. She isn’t going into her reasons. I’d...
View ArticleThe amazing drug free approach to reducing pain in painful medical procedures
If you could remove or greatly reduce the pain your child feels when getting needles without medication would you? Well, you can! Learn a simple technique that can remove your child’s pain without...
View ArticleI think my child is suffering medical trauma: a parent asks
Dear Brooke, I just read your article on restraints in medical procedures and trauma in children. My son was retrained as he needed his eyes flushed. I feel like a horrible failure of a mother for...
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The Ultimate Distraction Toy & Pain Reliever: Buzzy Bee
Wouldn’t it be incredible if I told you that there was a drug-free device that took away most, if not all, of the pain felt by children when receiving injections? Well, the great news is, there is…...
View ArticleMake your child’s injections a breeze! WIN your own Buzzy Bee!
HOORAY! It’s competition time! To celebrate the release of my new eBook, ‘Supporting a child through injections’, I approached Buzzy4Shots to ask if they would like to donate one Buzzy Bee to be given...
View ArticleTry this ridiculously simple step for a happier doctor visit
‘I’ll go! I’ll have my needles first! I want the first one in my left arm!” That was my daughter when she had some needles at 4 years old. Most kids don’t react that way. By that age, they have already...
View ArticleLet’s stop your child’s pain and distress at needle time!
A few weeks ago I published my first post about using Buzzy when your child is getting a needle. Since then, Buzzy has been flooding Instagram while travels around with me everywhere… BUT… the truth...
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