Be upfront about injections to your child

WHEN psychologist Jennifer Ryan’s five-year-old son had his vaccination in school, the parents weren’t told the exact day of the jab.

“It was just part and parcel of the day, like falling over in the school yard, just normal,” says Ryan.

Normalising injections is important at this stage but some children already have a phobia around needles. Ryan says some children are sensitive and have a big reaction to any form of pain. Some are just very dramatic.