#428 Talking To Your Kids About Needles

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
• Children With Rheumatic Diseases
• Trajectories of Distress Regulation During Pre-School Vaccinations

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