Is taking your child to the doctor a huge struggle for you? Being parents, I know how difficult it is to convince kids to visit a doctor even for the regular check-up. Be it due to the fear of vaccinations or the bitter medicines pediatricians give, kids have some or the other reason to avoid a visit to their doctors.

But we cannot ignore or cancel the important visits to the doctor just because the kids are not ready. Rather, we need to think of the ways to help the child trust the doctor. Here are some tips to help kids overcome the fear of doctors:

The benefit of going to the doctor

Talk to your kids and tell them that it’s for their good. If your child is too young to understand this, you can tell them this through stories.

Be friendly with the doctor

Your behaviour also impacts the child’s attitude when going to a doctor. Make sure you keep calm and greet the doctor in a friendly manner when you enter the doctor’s room. Choose the child doctor in Faridabad, who has friendly nature and engages in conversations with not just the parents but with kids as well.

Practice at Home

Familiarizing your child with the treatment they are going to get at the clinic is also a good way to make them feel comfortable. Introduce them with the tools used by the paediatrician like a stethoscope, so that they don’t get scared.

Don’t use vaccination as a fear

I have seen parents saying to kids that doctor will give them a vaccine if they don’t behave well. It creates more fear among kids. Instead, tell them the benefits of vaccine and whey the doctors give them.

Sometimes, how the doctors talk to the kids also affects their behaviour. Look for a doctor who gets mixed up with the kids and makes them feel comfortable when in the clinic. Dr Abhishek Sharma is one of the examples of a great child doctor to whom kids love to visit. Book an appointment with him and check yourself what makes him a favourite doctor of kids.