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

Podcast

COPIC Within Normal Limits Podcast: Helping Kids Cope with Anxieties Around Medical Care and Pain Management

This episode’s guest is Jody Thomas, PhD, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Meg Foundation, a nonprofit whose mission is to empower families with the pain management strategies, skills, and support they need to prevent and reduce pain.

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Podcast

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

In this episode Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, 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, MD, FAAP, also talk with David Becker, MD, MPH, MA, LMFT, FAAP, and Jody Thomas, PhD, about strategies for taking the pain and fear out of vaccinations.

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Digital Tool

SuperMeg Poke Planner

Have no fear, SuperMeg is here! This interactive tech helps your child create a plan for being more calm and comfortable during needle pokes.

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Digital Tool

Provider Tool Kit

This interactive eBook makes it easy to learn all the ways our free pain management resources can be used to make life easier for you and your patients.

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Digital Tool

Nasal Swab Comfort Plan Builder

Our cute robot friend Spud is here to guide your child to create a plan to feel calm and comfortable during a nasal swab!

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Downloads

Printable Comfort Poke Plan for Kids

We all do better with a plan! Use this to help kids create one of their very own before their next poke.

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