Vaccination Celebration

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http://suburbanpanic.com/2009/05/11/vaccination-celebration/

Vaccination Celebration
May 11th, 2009 by Oskar Kennedy

Here’s an idea for countering the hysteria of anti-vaccination cranks, and (maybe) helping to alleviate some of the anxiety felt by parents and kids alike when it’s time to let someone jab a sharp, metal object into your defenseless child. Vaccination Day celebrations. Every time your child gets vaccinated, bake her a cake and invite some friends over to eat snacks and congratulate her.

Does that sound not entirely unreasonable to anyone else? It might not be terribly practical for the earliest shots. Your one-month-old won’t know what’s going on, and the purpose would largely be defeated if she catches a cold from one of your dirty friends. But for your older kid? Come on. What would she like more than a non-birthday excuse to get whacked out on sugary drinks and run around with her friends? (For diabetic children, replace “sugary drinks” with “healthy choices.”) And can you think of a better way to appease her after a painful trip to the doctor than with a party to celebrate her bravery?

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