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Content tagged with: procedural pain

  • Downloads

    Creating Comfort for Kids Printable Poster

    Let our monsters teach kids and families how to prevent pain and anxiety during needle pokes!

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    Comfort Positioning Guide

    Learn comfort positions that allow you to calm and comfort your child while keeping them safe!

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    Hack the The Vax On The Go!

    This free download recaps all the ways you can feel more comfortable and in control during your next needle poke.

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  • Podcast

    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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  • Video

    Sweet solutions and pain management for babies

    How to use sweet solutions to minimize needle pain in babies

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  • Podcast

    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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  • Podcast

    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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  • Podcast

    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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  • Podcast

    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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  • Podcast

    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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  • Podcast

    Child Life on Call: Pediatric Pain with the Meg Foundation

    Practical tips, expert on advice, and lot of experience in this interview with Dr. Jody Thomas and Child Life Specialist Jamie Gentille on the Child Life On Call podcast.

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  • Podcast

    Birth: What Every Parent-To-Be Needs To Know About Pain

    Great advice and personal experience from pain psychologist Dr. Jody Thomas in the Birth podcast interview.

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