Content tagged with: vaccination

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Your Anxious Child: 5 Minute Solutions Podcast

Great conversation about all the things that can be done to make the experience of vaccinations and blood draws less scary and painful for kids, and why it is so important.

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Breathing for Comfort with SuperMeg!

Deep breathing is the ultimate hack of your nervous system. Discover how it can help you feel more calm and comfortable by letting Super Meg guide you to find that pace that is right for you.

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Comfort Positions: A Guide for Parents and Healthcare Professionals

This guide shows you how to keep kids safe, and help them feel supported, during medical procedures.

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Helpful Language Guide

Words matter. The language we as parents, caregivers, and medical providers shapes the experience of kids going through medical procedures. This quick guide helps you make little changes that can make a big difference.

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COPIC Within Normal Limits Podcast

Our very own Dr. Jody Thomas shares her insight on this episode entitled: Helping Kids Cope with Anxieties Around Medical Care and Pain Management.

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American Academy of Pediatrics On Call Podcast: Pediatrics Research Roundup, Managing Fear of Needles

In this episode Rachel Moon, associate editor of digital media for the journal Pediatrics, shares a research roundup from the July issue. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, also talk with David Becker and Jody Thomas, PhD, about strategies for taking the pain and fear out of vaccinations.

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HelpGuide: COVID-19 & KIDS, What Parents Need to Know

Hear great practical advice in this interview of Dr. Jody Thomas by Melinda Smith of HelpGuide.

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Finding Your Village: Reducing Children’s Fears of Shots and Doctors Visits

Dr. Jody Thomas talks with host Amanda on how simple strategies can make a big difference when it comes to the stress and pain of needle pokes.

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The Parent Hood: How to Manage Pain and Needle Fear in Children

Podcast host Marina Fogle talks practical tips and simple strategie for helping kids AND parents be more calm and comfortable during needle pokes and doctor visits.

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Vaccination Station: Interview with Dr. Jody Thomas

Dave Burke partners with Founder & CEO of the Meg Foundation for pain to discuss the necessity of pediatric pain management and it’s role in vaccine hesitancy.

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Beyond the Bedpan: Dr. Jody Thomas and The Meg Foundation

Christie Cowan and Dr. Jody Thomas, discuss needle anxiety and the skills needed to cope with painful procedures.

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Parenting Beyond Discipline: Strategies to Help Kids (and their grownups!) Manage Medical Procedures

Our Founder and CEO Dr. Jody Thomas talks about needle anxiety on the Parenting Beyond Discipline podcast.

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