Dear Brooke, I just read your article on restraints in medical procedures and trauma in children. My son was retrained as he needed his eyes flushed. I
If you could remove or greatly reduce the pain a child feels when getting needles without medication would you? Well, you can! Simply by learning
Dear Brooke, Our daughter is saying she won’t go for her next vaccinations (3 ½ years old). She is strong willed and persuasion isn’t, so
Dear Brooke, I read your post on Medical Play for preparation today and wondered: Is there a way you would suggest using medical play to prepare a
‘Honey, you’re going to theatre tomorrow.’ Ben’s mother told him. Ben looked at his Mum and remained calm. He didn’t seem concerned about what lay ahead of
Larissa was an 8 year old I saw regularly in ED. She had a chronic medical condition that will require regular medical attention for the
Jack (4 years old) needed an injection. He was scared. I explained to him the different places on his body that the injection could go
Sophie (5 years old) screamed in pain and tried desperately to get away. She couldn’t move! Someone was holding her down! She began to perspire
I see this video doing the rounds on Facebook every few months and it concerns me when I see so many people delighting in
