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Parenting Beyond Discipline

#347: Make Fear Around Doctors Visits Disappear with Dr. Jody Thomas

Parenting Beyond Discipline

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.4630 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Medical Trauma is real and often starts during toddler years. Learn about the latest research and easy tips to remove pain and fear around needle anxiety so your child can have a healthy relationship with their healthcare for life. This is a must-listen episode with Dr. Jody Thomas, Executive Director of the Meg Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering kids and families to prevent and relieve pain. She and her team are dedicated to creating mass access to the best resources, tools, and information.



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There's a ton of research on a really good effective ways to manage these experiences for kids

0:05.2

of all ages.

0:06.7

And it's simply not done.

0:08.8

And what that means is that, as I said in my very first blog post, kids hurt when they

0:15.2

don't need to and that's dumb.

0:16.7

But also what it does is the long-term implications about this.

0:20.0

This is about a lot more than a few

0:22.2

difficult moments at the doctor's office. That this is why we have 63% of children, 50% of teens,

0:30.2

and 25% of adults have enough needle fear to change their medical decisions. Right. And the truth is,

0:37.4

this is real, you know, medical

0:39.3

trauma and fear. And it's not a rational process. If it were, all of us would be very different

0:44.0

humans. So it plays out in a lot of ways for the individual when we all know those adults that we

0:49.7

have that don't do doctors. And they don't do doctors because of preventable stuff that happened when

0:55.9

they were four. And, you know, my own brother-in-law passed away of stage four cancer because he waited

1:02.3

six months to get a blood test because he's terrified of needles. And I wish I could tell you that story is

1:07.5

unusual and it's not. Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.

1:13.9

Cyber security.

1:15.6

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1:21.3

That's where Vanta comes in.

1:23.4

Whether you're a startup, growing fast or already established, Vanta can help you get ISO-2701 certified and more without the headaches.

1:32.6

And Vanta allows your company to centralize security workflows, complete questionnaires up to five times faster, and proactively manage vendor risk to help your team not only get compliant, but stay compliant.

1:44.4

Stop stressing over cybersecurity and start focusing on growing your business.

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