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A friend of mine faced the following issue

His 10 year old daughter is always afraid of needles for giving injections. Somehow he used to manage the girl with an injection,the daughter never cries after injection but after two to three hours she starts to beat her father for injecting her, and he struggles to comfort the child.

how can we comfort the child after getting injection?

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Vignesh, in the past you have posted a series of hypothetical questions. We appreciate such "seed questions" but this one sounds too vague. A 10yo girl "beating her father" doesn't sound like the full story -- is this a situation you are actually facing? – Torben Gundtofte-Bruun♦ Oct 8 '12 at 18:41
Agreed. The wording implies that there's a lot more going on that would need to be clarified in order to make this a real question (i.e. is the father giving the injections? Why? Why is there such a delay between the injection and her reaction? Why you say she "starts to beat her father", do you really mean that she physically attacks him?). – Beofett♦ Oct 8 '12 at 18:50

closed as not a real question by Beofett♦ Oct 8 '12 at 18:50

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I'm not entirely sure what you mean by compromise - maybe calm the child down?

Anyway, you are not looking at the most important timing - worrying after the injection is far too late.

With a child at that age you should discuss the injection, what will happen before, during and after, and perhaps offer a small treat if it is going to be a painful injection.

A 10 year old should not need to be forced into this - you can have a rational discussion to explain why they need it.

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