Scared of Needles

Resources for managing trypanophobia as we sign our kids up for the COVID19 vaccine and flu shots this winter.

Center for Disease Control, c1977 (The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437666)

My son never liked “pokes” at the Dr.’s office, but their clever approach of offering a choice from a bucket of sparkly toys worked for him for the flu shots he received in previous years. But, that dislike transformed into fear, which then turned to…