Table of Contents Major points Other tips Major points Keep using their name!Make it a game (e.g. in an abdominal exam, pretend you are trying to find out what they had for breakfast and keep naming cereals)Keep interacting and asking questions (e.g. ‘So Billy, are you missing school today?’, ‘What lesson would you be in?’, ‘What’s your favourite subject?’, ‘So is that what you want to do when you’re older, Billy?’) Other tips If child is crying, let them calm down and see you talking to parents/siblingsInvolve child wherever possibleEven babies like to hear a reassuring voiceBefriend child before examiningPosition yourself at their levelDistract with toysYou can pretend to listen with stethoscope on parent’s knee and then on child’s arm to reassure them; or examine a teddyUse parents to distract themUse simple words, e.g. hurt, sore, funny, braveUndress in stagesSometimes you just need to persevereReward and praise them If noisy, try using toys or bottles etc.Keep checking they’re OKWarm your hands before touching them