This is only "good doctor Aibolit" from a fairy tale.Korney Chukovsky makes a happy smile on the face of the baby. In real life, a child, barely seeing an aunt in a white robe, can fall into a decent tantrum. But you have to go to the children's clinic quite often, and not only because of illness. We are sorting out how to set up a child to visit the doctor so that the reception will be quiet and calm. “During my childhood, the most terrible seemed to be a dentist. Even boys started to cry before the dental office. And although modern medicine has since gone far ahead, children are still afraid of the dentist, vaccinations and injections. And kids - even standard examinations, ”says blogger, author of the book“ Children about doctors, ”Alexander Charikov.Mom-blogger Alexandra Charikova Photos: personal archive “I myself faced this problem: my daughters at an early age were afraid of simple regular check-ups at a pediatrician. And all because they did not know what would happen outside the door of the medical office. And the standard phrases from the category of “it won't hurt” a child in such a situation will not be reassured. As soon as I understood that girls need an understanding of what is happening, the situation has improved. Now the eldest daughter proudly says that she was the most courageous in the medical room in the kindergarten, and the youngest one calmly comes to the receptions, playing and willingly communicating with the doctors. ”

How to prepare a child for a visit to the clinic

Tell your child what to expect at the receptiona doctor. What kind of illness does this doctor treat, how will the reception take place. For example, the ENT will look at the ears, throat and nose, listen to the breath. The main thing is to speak in simple language, not deceiving and not overloading with incomprehensible information. It seems to me that such conversations should be carried out with the child, starting from a year, so that he does not encounter an unpleasant surprise in the doctor’s office. Play a doctor and a patient. Role-playing games are useful before going to the polyclinic. In accessible form for him, the baby will know exactly how the doctor works. You can buy a toy set with medical instruments, and take a doll or a favorite teddy bear as a patient. Examine the bear's throat, take blood for analysis, listen to his heart. Your favorite toy will help to cope with fear. "His" toy in the doctor's office can support the baby at such a crucial moment. Especially if she is loved and accompanies the child in different situations. It is good if there are already toys or a playroom in the doctor’s office. New dolls and cars are able to interest the baby more than their own. And do not forget that there is no better support for the child than the presence of a mom, dad or another close person with whom he is calm and happy.Photo: Getty Images

Forget about these phrases.

"It won't hurt." First, it is a hoax. Secondly, the child will hear only the word "hurt." It is better to explain to him what this unpleasant procedure is for - a shot or a blood sample. Confidently, without anguish and unnecessary emotions. Very small people will not understand right away, but they will still remember something. And that means a positive and understandable image. "You will not take medicine, call a doctor." You do not want to turn the doctor into a hero from a terrible fairy tale? "You will not be treated at home, they will be put in hospital." These words will help create a terrible image of all medical institutions in a child. "If you do not wash your hands, your stomach will ache and you will go to the hospital." It is possible to teach a child to personal hygiene without such “horror stories”. Personally, I think that this will help your own example and the correct, positive message. It is better to tell about the benefits of hygienic procedures or any other daily ritual that the child does not want or forgets to do. Someone important that he will have strong teeth and a beautiful smile, since he eats cottage cheese. It will work better for someone that he fights bacteria using soap. You can do this in the form of a game. For example, to talk about the fact that to combat the microbes that inhabit the Earth, you must wear "magic gloves" of soap suds. Try different options, offer the child and see what works best. “The bad sofa offended our girl.” How often, when a child hits the corner of furniture painfully, parents immediately begin to scold the "offender." This is permissible only in early childhood, when such phrases will help the child to distract from pain. But to scold the sofa with a five-year-old child is definitely not worth it. Pay attention to the book distributed free of charge at the Lakhta Junior Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital No. 1, Children's Hospital No. 19 named after K.A. Rauffus, Children's City Clinical Hospital № 5 them. N.F. Filatov, the emergency room at Children's Hospital No. 2 of St. Mary Magdalene, and also sold in subscriptions and nestlings.

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