Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for Surgery
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child needs surgery, she'll probably be afraid and curious about what will happen -- and turning to a parent for comfort and answers. Here are some suggestions on what to tell her, courtesy of the Nemours Foundation:


Be honest. If you don't know the answer to a question, ask the doctor and then explain it to the child. Answer questions honestly, but be sure to use language that's not frightening to your child.
Make sure she knows that you'll be outside the operating room waiting for her during the procedure, and that you'll be in the room with her when she wakes. ...