It's normal right to have that fear of like I don't want to tell my child they have to have a shot

Like I just don't want to do it. I don't want to scare them

And that's the first thing I want parents to know is like that good reaction you have of not wanting your child to be scared is very normal

What we don't want though is for our child to either have a mistrust because we're not telling them about what's happening

Or to kind of set this trajectory ahead of time that you know, we're not gonna be honest about something scary

That's gonna happen in their life. Hey everyone. Welcome back to the heatstalk talk podcast

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