Getting Shots

If there are ever bad memories in the life of a parent and their child, one of those memories has to revolve around getting shots. What a pain – literally! This week, our whole family is getting a variety of shots that we wish we could skip. Oliver just got his 2 month shots; Claire, her 3 year shots; and Manny, along with both of us, have to get our flu shots. Although, maybe we can opt for the nasal spray this year if we’re lucky.

Growing up is tough work, and along with it comes some growing pains – not only what we have to do to stay healthy (like getting shots), but also some experiences that tend to be curve-balls thrown at us that teach us how to be resilient.

The hardest part of this week is when we take Claire to the doctor. She’s well aware of the things that happen in doctor’s offices, and she wants nothing to do with any of it.

Some of the things we try to do for our kids when they have to do something they don’t want to do are: prepare them the best that we can, and lead by example, and pray with them.

So before Claire gets her shots, we are going to be talking about going to the doctor’s office which includes watching an episode of PBS’s “Daniel Tiger Goes To The Doctor” in which Daniel gets a shot and lives to tell about it. Before Claire gets her shots, we will have her watch us get our shots so she sees that everything will be all right. And lastly (or maybe throughout the whole experience) we’ll pray with her. While she may not grasp the meaning quite yet, we hope to teach her to lean on God during scary times.

If there are ever bad memories in the life of a parent and their child, one of those memories has to revolve around getting shots. What a pain – literally! This week, our whole family is getting a variety of shots that we wish we could skip. Oliver just got his 2 month shots; Claire, her 3 year shots; and Manny, along with both of us, have to get our flu shots. Although, maybe we can opt for the nasal spray this year if we’re lucky.

Growing up is tough work, and along with it comes some growing pains – not only what we have to do to stay healthy (like getting shots), but also some experiences that tend to be curve-balls thrown at us that teach us how to be resilient.

The hardest part of this week is when we take Claire to the doctor. She’s well aware of the things that happen in doctor’s offices, and she wants nothing to do with any of it.

Some of the things we try to do for our kids when they have to do something they don’t want to do are: prepare them the best that we can, and lead by example, and pray with them.

So before Claire gets her shots, we are going to be talking about going to the doctor’s office which includes watching an episode of PBS’s “Daniel Tiger Goes To The Doctor” in which Daniel gets a shot and lives to tell about it. Before Claire gets her shots, we will have her watch us get our shots so she sees that everything will be all right. And lastly (or maybe throughout the whole experience) we’ll pray with her. While she may not grasp the meaning quite yet, we hope to teach her to lean on God during scary times.