Having a child needing to go through surgery can be a difficult time for the family. Who is it really the hardest on though? The parents or the child?
Well, Dennis O’rourke, posted an article up a week ago at Dad Center called Preparing Your Child for Surgery. Dennis makes a list of suggestions:
# Visit the pediatric unit with your child to get them familiar with where they will be staying.
# Ask the doctor if your child can have their favorite meal while in the hospital.
# Use a doll to demostrate in simple terms where your child will be operated on.
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