Child Life On Call: Parents Of Children With An Illness Or Medical Condition Share Their Stories With A Child Life Specialist

For today’s 12 minute talk, I’m talking about the COVID-19 vaccine and how to discuss it with kids.  I’m going to give you some ideas, with the caveat that you don’t have to use the exact words I use.  You know your child best. This is also not meant to be an episode that tells you to get your child vaccinated. That is not my area of expertise.  You can discuss that with your child’s doctor and your family.  If you are deciding to get the vaccine, I think it’s important to have a conversation with your child ahead of time.  I want to empower you to have this conversation with your kids, and you could also play this podcast with your kids to jumpstart it.  If you want to skip forward in the episode to my message, I’m going to talk directly to your child.   In this episode, we talk about… [2:24] Having an open and supportive conversation with your child [3:31] Incorporating your own experience into the conversation [4:06] The preparation portion of the conversation [5:52] Empowering your child [7:13] Checking i