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Reflection On Communication With Children

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What I did This week I learned a lot about how communication with children differs from the adult population. Things that seem super easy with an adult can be tricky with a child. An example of this is when I tried to take a blood pressure on a three-year-old patient. I gave him the choice of which arm he wanted it done on and then I asked him to take his arm out of the long sleeve of his pyjama shirt, in order to get an accurate reading. He quickly refused, and I had to think fast and told him that I would have to do it on the other arm then because it was already out of sleeve. He quickly changed his mind and agreed to take his other arm out of the sleeve. I also had a nine-month-old patient this week, who obviously couldn’t talk yet. Through …show more content…

When I first entered the playroom and introduced myself, the three-year-old seemed quite shy and didn’t really want to interact with me. However, the mom and I started talking, and as this was happening I noticed the three-year-old watching his mom. Eventually he decided to talk to me as well and before long I was making him laugh. From this experience I learned that it is important, especially in pediatrics, to include the whole family in the picture and not just focus on the patient. Especially at this young age, children take cues from their parents and then decided if the person can be trusted. Therefore, to build therapeutic relationships with young children, it is also important to build these relationships with their families as well. I also learned that patients, especially children, will become immediately more receptive to you if you mention that you have knowledge about something they like. The three-year-old started talking about the TV show Paw Patrol. I have some knowledge about this show, as it is also my little cousins favourite show. As soon I started talking about Skye, Marshal, Chase and the rest of the Paw Patrol characters, the patient’s eyes lit up and he became more talkative to me. Little tricks like that can go a long way in developing relationships with

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