Resources
Techniques to Comfort Your Child
Infants
- Help from parents — massage, singing, music, rocking
- Help from caregivers — swaddling in a blanket, pacifier dipped in sugar water for procedures
Toddlers
- Help from parents — cuddling, blowing bubbles, telling stories, music
- Help from caregivers — medical play before and after procedure, swaddling in a blanket
Pre-school age children
- Help from parents — blowing bubbles, breathing, telling stories, videos, noisy toys
- Help from caregivers — developmental explanations of procedure, a familiar person, medical play before and after procedure
School age children and teens
- Help from parents — deep breathing, hand held video games, books, headphones with music
- Help from caregivers — guided imagery, distraction
Injection Protection
Books for Parents of Children with Persistent Pain
When Your Child Hurts: Effective Strategies to Increase Comfort, Reduce Stress and Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain by Rachael Coakley, PhD
Additional Resources
PainBytes
Pain informational videos for children, teens and families with chronic pain
