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Dr. Joy Brown, Dr. Joy Brown Speaks with a Mom whose Son Fears Doctors

Dr. Joy Brown Speaks with a Mom whose Son Fears Doctors

Dr. Brown: Tracy, you're on the air. I'm Dr. Joy Brown, hi. Tracy: Hi, thank you for taking my call.

Dr. Brown: Sure.

Tracy: I have a year-and-a-half old son, and he's the oldest. I'm going to have another baby this month. Dr. Brown: My goodness.

Tracy: I wanted them close together.

Dr. Brown: Apparently so.

Tracy: He's developed a fear of the doctor and small offices, because of the shots, and they get twenty before age two. So I'm not sure if-when I go to the doctor with the new baby-if I should leave him home, or take him, because he's not supposed to get any more shots until he's four. Dr. Brown: Well, it may be a great idea to take him, with the idea being that you get to be the big brother, and you get to also set up an environment where he gets to go to the doctor's office and maybe get a lollipop, or the nurses will play with him, so he associates positive phenomenon with the doctor's office, rather than just negative. Tracy: That sounds good. He loves the lobby.

Dr. Brown: Yeah, and you can say to him, "You don't have to see the doctor, but you may want to hold your brother or sister's hand while they get to see the doctor. You can read him a story," and it reaffirms his role as a big brother, and also offsets the negative phenomenon with positive, so that he doesn't become phobic about doctors. It's certainly not unusual for kids. I can remember my pediatrician never gave me a shot, he always had his nurse Gloria do it.

Tracy: Well, that's right, but now the pediatrician can't even check his eyes and ears, he just does that to everybody. Dr. Brown: Yeah, but again, that's a good reason for why he should go and be really brave and show his brother or sister that they're going to be okay, and he can hold their hand, and the doctor's not going to give you any shots at all. You can say to him if you want, "You can stay home, or you can come and be big brother, and the doctor's not going to even see you." It's also a great reason why you buy kids doctor's kits. Tracy: I did that. He's a little less fearful of it when we played with it. Dr. Brown: Sure.

But again, as I said, my pediatrician was really wise. I remember the dreaded Gloria who gave me all my shots, and I remember to this day. Second of all, the kids around a year and a half become phobic about strangers anyway, so that's a normal phenomenon, but I think this is a great opportunity for him to get to play big brother, and "the doctor isn't going to give you any shots, and you get to hold your baby brother or sister's hand, and tell them how brave you were when you had your shots." So it's a great opportunity for him to be a little bit more mature about the situation and a little less phobic about it. Tracy: Okay.

Dr. Brown: Okay?

Tracy: Thank you.

Dr. Brown: Happy new baby.


Dr. Joy Brown Speaks with a Mom whose Son Fears Doctors

Dr. Brown: Tracy, you're on the air. I'm Dr. Joy Brown, hi. Tracy: Hi, thank you for taking my call.

Dr. Brown: Sure.

Tracy: I have a year-and-a-half old son, and he's the oldest. I'm going to have another baby this month. Ich werde diesen Monat ein weiteres Baby bekommen. Dr. Brown: My goodness.

Tracy: I wanted them close together. Tracy: Ich wollte sie nah beieinander haben.

Dr. Brown: Apparently so. Dr. Brown: Anscheinend so.

Tracy: He's developed a fear of the doctor and small offices, because of the shots, and they get twenty before age two. Tracy: Er hat wegen der Spritzen Angst vor dem Arzt und kleinen Praxen entwickelt, und sie werden zwanzig, bevor sie zwei Jahre alt sind. So I'm not sure if-when I go to the doctor with the new baby-if I should leave him home, or take him, because he's not supposed to get any more shots until he's four. Also bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich ihn – wenn ich mit dem neuen Baby zum Arzt gehe – zu Hause lassen oder mitnehmen soll, weil er keine Spritzen mehr bekommen soll, bis er vier ist. Dr. Brown: Well, it may be a great idea to take him, with the idea being that you get to be the big brother, and you get to also set up an environment where he gets to go to the doctor's office and maybe get a lollipop, or the nurses will play with him, so he associates positive phenomenon with the doctor's office, rather than just negative. Tracy: That sounds good. He loves the lobby. Er liebt die Lobby.

Dr. Brown: Yeah, and you can say to him, "You don't have to see the doctor, but you may want to hold your brother or sister's hand while they get to see the doctor. Dr. Brown: Ja, und Sie können zu ihm sagen: „Sie müssen nicht zum Arzt gehen, aber Sie möchten vielleicht die Hand Ihres Bruders oder Ihrer Schwester halten, während sie zum Arzt gehen. You can read him a story," and it reaffirms his role as a big brother, and also offsets the negative phenomenon with positive, so that he doesn't become phobic about doctors. It's certainly not unusual for kids. I can remember my pediatrician never gave me a shot, he always had his nurse Gloria do it. Ich kann mich erinnern, dass mein Kinderarzt mir nie eine Spritze gegeben hat, er hat es immer von seiner Krankenschwester Gloria machen lassen.

Tracy: Well, that's right, but now the pediatrician can't even check his eyes and ears, he just does that to everybody. Tracy: Stimmt, aber jetzt kann der Kinderarzt nicht einmal seine Augen und Ohren kontrollieren, das macht er einfach bei jedem. Dr. Brown: Yeah, but again, that's a good reason for why he should go and be really brave and show his brother or sister that they're going to be okay, and he can hold their hand, and the doctor's not going to give you any shots at all. Dr. Brown: Ja, aber noch einmal, das ist ein guter Grund, warum er gehen und wirklich mutig sein und seinem Bruder oder seiner Schwester zeigen sollte, dass es ihnen gut gehen wird, und er kann ihre Hand halten, und der Arzt wird es nicht tun geben Sie überhaupt keine Schüsse. You can say to him if you want, "You can stay home, or you can come and be big brother, and the doctor's not going to even see you." Wenn du willst, kannst du zu ihm sagen: "Du kannst zu Hause bleiben, oder du kannst kommen und großer Bruder sein, und der Arzt wird dich nicht einmal sehen." It's also a great reason why you buy kids doctor's kits. Es ist auch ein guter Grund, warum Sie Kits für Kinderärzte kaufen. Tracy: I did that. He's a little less fearful of it when we played with it. Er hat etwas weniger Angst davor, wenn wir damit spielen. Dr. Brown: Sure.

But again, as I said, my pediatrician was really wise. Aber wie gesagt, mein Kinderarzt war wirklich klug. I remember the dreaded Gloria who gave me all my shots, and I remember to this day. Second of all, the kids around a year and a half become phobic about strangers anyway, so that's a normal phenomenon, but I think this is a great opportunity for him to get to play big brother, and "the doctor isn't going to give you any shots, and you get to hold your baby brother or sister's hand, and tell them how brave you were when you had your shots." Zweitens bekommen die Kinder um die anderthalb Jahre sowieso Angst vor Fremden, also ist das ein normales Phänomen, aber ich denke, das ist eine großartige Gelegenheit für ihn, den großen Bruder zu spielen, und „der Arzt wird es nicht tun dir irgendwelche Spritzen geben, und du kannst die Hand deines kleinen Bruders oder deiner kleinen Schwester halten und ihnen sagen, wie mutig du warst, als du deine Spritzen bekommen hast." So it's a great opportunity for him to be a little bit more mature about the situation and a little less phobic about it. Es ist also eine großartige Gelegenheit für ihn, die Situation etwas reifer und weniger phobisch zu sehen. Tracy: Okay.

Dr. Brown: Okay?

Tracy: Thank you.

Dr. Brown: Happy new baby.