10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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Anonymous
| Is this normal? when he was younger it made sense, but I expected him to be a bit tougher about these things. |
Anonymous
| I know adults that cry when they get shots. Maybe cut the kid a break unless you feel that his responses to stressful situations are often inappropriate. |
Anonymous
| It hurt. |
Anonymous
| Maybe they use bigger needles for older kids? Have you ever gotten a tetanus shot? Those things hurt like a mother. I almost cried when I got mine a few years ago. |
Anonymous
| Totally normal. Please do not make him feel like he needs to be a man. He's not a man, he's a boy. Please do not make him feel like only girls cry and boys have to be tough. That's not true, and will just create a situation where your son doesn't come to you with his upsets. |
Anonymous
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Would you have posted this if your DC was a DD? If not, wow.
He's a child. Give him a hug, for God's sake. |
Anonymous
| I posted because I don't know what it is like to be 10 anymore-- that was a longgggg time ago. he is so mature on so many levels that it surprized me, that's all. And of course I hugged him!! I'm not a monster! I'm just new to parenting a 10 year old and was hoping to glean from others whether this is a surprize. Someone had mentioned that the needles maybe are bigger at that age-- I hadn't thought of that. Maybe that was the issue. Maybe there is something I can do next time to reduce the pain for him proactively. |
Anonymous
Serious question here. How are you new to parenting a ten year old? Did you parent a nine year old, who then turned 10? If so, it's not a magical boundary line. |
Anonymous
Sucking. I unwrap a lollipop and hold it in front of my kids. The second the shot goes in I stuff their face with the lollipop and say "Suck." They are so focused on getting to that moment that there's a lot less crying and fussing. |
Anonymous
| Normal |
Anonymous
| You're probably not whipping him enough at home. |
Anonymous
| Why is a 10 year old getting shots? Is he on some special vaccine schedule? Or a flu shot? |
Anonymous
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I don't think you are a monster. I have a 5' 8" 11 year old who is getting a furry upper lip who cried when his sister (6) called him stupid. Had to bite my to gue because my first instinct was to dismiss him and say "you aren't a baby!"
But he IS my baby and always will be so I loved all over him because it is a hard age. Who knows what will make they cry? |
Anonymous
OT but holy cow! how big are his feet??? |
Anonymous
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OP, I think 10 years old is pretty old to be crying about getting a shot. Was it really sobbing, or just a little tearing up? Does he often cry in response to unpleastant things?
Maybe the shot was exceptionally painful to him? I get shots, my kids get shots, and it's just a pinch, a little "ow" but nothing we cry over. And we're not stoic or anything. We cry over things that are sad, or that really hurt. So I'm wondering if this shot hurt more than usual? Or if he tensed up a lot and that made it hurt more? |