Caring For Kids And Their Parents

Connecting Through Kids’ Culture

Discussion Questions

1. What things did the doctor do in Scene 1 that undermined a successful patient-physician encounter?

2. What cues did the child or mother provide to indicate that these behaviors were not helpful to the encounter?

3. What did the doctor do in Scene 2 that led to a more successful patient-physician encounter?

4. What cues did the child or mother provide to indicate that these behaviors were helpful to the encounter?

5. How could you modify this approach for use in different situations, such as placement of sutures, wart removal, or other procedures?

6. How could you modify these behaviors for different age groups?

7. How can you get information about the kind of popular culture with which children are likely to identify? How might you involve the parent in engaging the child?

8. How would you proceed if your best efforts to engage the child are unsuccessful?

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