Resources for Kids (3-11)
This age is all about growing independence and learning new things! Developing skills for how to manage their body and their experience has big impact now, and in the future.
Don’t underestimate kids: they can understand how pain works, and learn the many things they can do to have more comfort and control. Their grown-ups are there for comfort, coaching, and making sure everyone knows (and follows!) the plan!
Parents start here
Digital Tool
Pain Champions Guide for Parents
Learn all you need to know about how to manage needle pain and anxiety through this interactive tech tool.
Video
Wield the Shield!
Meet SuperMeg, and learn why good pain management and controlling medical anxiety is a big deal.
Downloads
Creating Comfort for Kids Quick Guide
Great overview of the best pain management strategies for helping kids get through shots and other needle procedures feeling calm, comfortable, and in control.
Downloads
Comfort Positioning Guide
Learn comfort positions that allow you to calm and comfort your child while keeping them safe!
Cool things for kids
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.
Digital Tool
ImaginAction
This website teaches you how you can use your imagination to have more control over your brain, your body, and your experience.
Video
Be The Boss Of Your Brain
Learn how to manage pain during medical procedures with this video from Stanford Children's Health.
Things to share
Book
Provider ToolKit
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.
Downloads
Creating Comfort for Kids Printable Poster
Let our monsters teach kids and families how to prevent pain and anxiety during needle pokes!
Downloads
Guide to Topical Anesthetics and Numbing Cream
Learn what you need to know about numbing cream!
Video
Be The Boss Of Your Brain
Learn how to manage pain during medical procedures with this video from Stanford Children's Health.
Want to see all our resources for kids? Check out our Resources library.
A Note About Keeping This Free
Good pain care should be a right, not a privilege.
We’ve spent our careers treating pain and medical anxiety, and we know that comfort and control come from putting the power where it belongs: in your hands. Everything here is free and open source by design. No parent should have to pay to learn how to get their child through a vaccine or a bad headache. No provider should have to hunt for what they need to do their job well. Hundreds of thousands of people have used Meg tools, and not one of them has ever been asked to pay.
But free still costs something.
We rely on the generosity of people like you to keep it that way. It takes about 1 in 30 of us, each giving $15 a month, to keep these tools available for free. If they helped you and you’re able, $15 a month keeps these resources available the next time you or another family need them.
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