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No one likes to be poked with a needle, whether for a vaccine or a blood draw. But for children, getting a shot at the doctor's office can be frightening and lead to some emotional outbursts.
As more kids become eligible for the Pfizer shot, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with pharmacist Anna Taddio, who specializes in pain mitigation, about how to help them overcome needle phobia. Nobody ...
Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office and the emotional torture of having to hold them down as the clinician sticks them with one ...
The needle arts are threading their way into the hearts of an increasing number of young people, sewing teachers say. "Sewing for kids is getting really big," said sewing instructor Mary Ruth Roussel ...
It's practically a party trick these days. While the world has certainly evolved and come a long way since the “olden days” ...
Nobody likes getting shots, right? But for some, especially children, the prospect of a needle can be terrifying. Now that 12- to 15-year-olds are able to get the Pfizer vaccine, parents with ...