When I had to take all three kids for shots, I made sure to start with acknowledging feelings. “Just the thought of getting a needle in the arm can be pretty scary.” Then I went on to giving in fantasy, “I wish they could put the medicine inside a lollipop. You’d eat one a day for a week, and then you’d never get sick.” Then I nimbly threw in some information. “The shots put tiny little fighters in your blood, called antibodies. They fight against tiny germs so you don’t get sick.”
