Creating Comfort During Nasal Swab Quick Guide
Strategies to feel better when they shove a long swab up your nose.
Kids (3-11) Tweens & Teens (12+) Comfort positions Covid-19 Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Healthcare Providers Nasal swabs Telling your child what will happen Procedural Pain Adult Resource Comfort positions Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Nasal swabs Pain Management Telling your child what will happen
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About This Resource
No one loves getting a nasal swab but there are simple ways to make it no big deal, especially for kids. Thanks to COVID, these often times uncomfortable swabs up the nose are a part of our world now, so developing skills to cope with them is important. Want more detail? Check out this blog.
How To Use This Resource
Check out these expert tips, and have your child make choices about what they would like to do. Also, you can have your child make a plan for themselves with this cool little piece of tech we call Spud. He guides them right through it! They can also use our downloadable game plan.
Who Is This For
Parents, kids, and providers.
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!
Downloads
Nasal Swab Game Plan
We all do better with a plan! Use this to help kids create a coping plan before that next COVID test.
Blog Post
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Kids
If you’re getting tough questions from your kids right now, you’re definitely not alone, but there are some things that can make it easier. I’ve put together some tips and helpful things to say when you’re navigating tough conversations with kids.
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