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As seen on The Today Show and in Newsweek Magazine iParenting Media Award Winner Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for the Family 2008 Molly is worried. It's time for her doctor visit and she doesn't want to go. She likes Dr. Ryan. She just doesn't like shots! But with the help of her imagination, Molly finds her courageous inner lion right when she needs it the most. Even though pediatricians' offices usually look cheerful and inviting, most kids worry about doctor visits. One minute they are playing in the waiting room, and the next they are whisked away to be weighed, measured, checked, and maybe even poked with a shot or two. No wonder kids get scared. Imagination, humor, and gentle redirection are excellent tools for reducing a child’s anxiety. In Lions Aren’t Scared of Shots, Molly's doctor invites her to become different animals as a way to relax and have fun with each part of the checkup. Parents too can reduce worries in their child by talking about and preparing for the visit, and by teaching other relaxation methods. Armed with such simple strategies, children can feel far less fearful about doctors and checkups, just as our brave little lion Molly does. For parents, a note by psychologist and author Jane Annunziata offers advice and tips for encouraging their own little lion to feel comfortable and brave with routine checkups, sick visits, shots, and other medical procedures.

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As seen on The Today Show and in Newsweek Magazine iParenting Media Award Winner Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for the Family 2008 'While injection pain doesn't last long, the more scared children are, the more pain they perceive. Even at age 8 or 9, anxiety can overshadow the memory that last year's shot wasn't all that bad. All she remembers is the fear from when she was 3 or 4, ' explains Dr. Howard Bennett, a Washington pediatrician and author of the new children's book 'Lions Aren't Scared of Shots, ' which shows how imagination can help youngsters cope. --The Associated Press

"As seen on The Today Show and in Newsweek Magazine iParenting Media Award Winner Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for the Family 2008 ""'While injection pain doesn't last long, the more scared children are, the more pain they perceive. Even at age 8 or 9, anxiety can overshadow the memory that last year's shot wasn't all that bad. All she remembers is the fear from when she was 3 or 4, ' explains Dr. Howard Bennett, a Washington pediatrician and author of the new children's book 'Lions Aren't Scared of Shots, ' which shows how imagination can help youngsters cope.""--The Associated Press"

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"Howard J. Bennett, MD practices pediatrics in Washington, DC and lives in Maryland with his wife, two children, and three dogs. In addition to his books, Dr. B writes articles for the KidsPost section of the Washington Post and has a column in Jack and Jill magazine called ""Life is Gross."" Visit him at www.HowardJBennett.com and follow him on Facebook: @HowardJBennett. M.S. (Michael) Weber is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. His illustrations appear in children's magazines and books, including Harry Goes to the Hospital and It Hurts When I Poop!, and online at Magickeys.com. He lives in Chicago with his family."

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