Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 19:48     Subject: Re:10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 19:43     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Anonymous wrote: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?


OT but holy cow! how big are his feet???
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 15:10     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 14:58     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Why is a 10 year old getting shots? Is he on some special vaccine schedule? Or a flu shot?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 14:53     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
You're probably not whipping him enough at home.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 14:51     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Normal
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 14:09     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Anonymous wrote: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.


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
Post 01/16/2014 14:09     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Anonymous wrote: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.


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
Post 01/16/2014 14:07     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 13:44     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 13:07     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 13:06     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 13:05     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
It hurt.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2014 13:02     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
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
Post 01/16/2014 13:00     Subject: 10 year old son cried when he got shots at the peditrician's office.
Is this normal? when he was younger it made sense, but I expected him to be a bit tougher about these things.