My 10 year old DD will cry just thinking about getting a shot. She has a major needle phobia right now. I think this is a fairly common thing for this age group. Now her two younger brothers are completely fine with shots and needles but the mere idea of it for her makes her start sweating and brings tears to her eyes. It is what is and I am hopeful she will eventually outgrow it.

Agree with the posters who say some kids are just sensitive about things. Our oldest son used to cry about shots and about other things until his early teens. He was always sensitive. One time he even passed out in a middle school health class where they were showing a movie with needles (drug abuse). He also had trouble holding back tears when he lost an argument or a competition. We were a little concerned.

By high school he was over that. He routinely donates blood with no problem and rarely have I even seen him tear up since age 14 or so. He's 21 now and it's not a problem.

Anonymous wrote:please re read your subject…10 year old son cried! BFD. He is 10, 5th grade maybe. Should he "man up'? I feel so sorry for your son. He will hate you if you continue on this path

. No he will probably hate himself and internalize fear, sadness, anger and so many other important emotions. If you did nothing to support his experience, or worse yet ridiculed him, shame on you.

When my ds has emotions I respect and honor them. Our society tries to lock down feelings and views them as signs of weakness. There is a message that men do not cry. No one can dispute anothers feelings.

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1

Meanie.

My big, tall, beefy, farm-raised, construction-worker grandfather almost didn't get married because he was so afraid of needles that he nearly refused to get the blood test. Some people just don't like shots. I cry really easily for emotional reasons, but get shots and give blood without a second thought. Different strokes for different folks.

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one wondering why OP spells surprise/surprised with a z??

No, it is the British spelling. English may not be their first language and they learned British English rather than American English. But, I am wondering why YOU are so ignorant.

My kid who is 9 gets shots all the time due to a medical condition. Sometimes he cries, most of the time he barely winces. I've never been able to figure out what triggers a painful shot.

Op, I have an otherwise tough-as-nails 11 year old son who just plain loses it when it comes to shots. It's just part of who he is, and I seriously doubt it's gonna get better when he's older. I comfort him as best I can, as does the nurse, and once he's done freaking out, everything is fine. He winds himself up into a frenzy about it beforehand, and no amount of reassurance, instruction on coping mechanisms, rational conversation, distraction or what have you has made a lick of difference. He's otherwise fine and dandy and well adjusted.

please re read your subject…10 year old son cried! BFD. He is 10, 5th grade maybe. Should he "man up'? I feel so sorry for your son. He will hate you if you continue on this path

My 16 year old daughter cries every single time she has to give blood. Which she does every 30 days, since she was 9.
Some people hate shots.
Not the end of the world