Table of Contents
- Overview
- Prevention
Proper preparation for a test or procedure may reduce your child's anxiety, encourage cooperation, and help the child develop coping skills.
Alternative Names
Preparing school age children for test/procedure; Test/procedure preparation - school age
Information
Understand that your child probably will cry, and that preparation may not change the fact that your child will feel some discomfort or pain. Use play to demonstrate what will happen during the test. You may also discover your child's concerns about the test.
Review Date: 04/19/2010
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
