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[quote=Anonymous]Did you prepare DC for the appt? One week out casually mention: “Next week you have a doctor’s appt, a spelling test and a birthday party. Busy week!”  Day before: “Tomorrow is your doctor’s appt where they will measure how much you’ve grown and check to make sure you’re healthy.” Day of: “Now we’re heading to your appt and we might have to wait in the waiting room for awhile and you’ll have to be patient and still. Then the doctor will see you and you need to cooperate....” Answer questions along the way honestly (ie “will I get shots?”) and calmly—nonchalantly even—set expectations.

Sometimes it gets exhausting because my kids can latch on to new info and bring it up constantly, asking me to repeat details I’ve already said and other times they just shrug it off but we virtually never have behavior issues if I prep them like this. (When I forget to prep or don’t realize an activity will be anxiety-inducing to a 7 or 3 year old so fail to mention it we get shenanigans.) [/quote]

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