@MyNewtBoobs Great question. At one of the last blood draws my son had, the RN said to my husband (thank goodness not to my son) “Just take him to McDonald’s and he’ll forget all about having this done”.
One, our son will never forget what happens at the doctor, as his brain is wired in such a way that he forgets nothing
Two, our son knows what junk food is and would never accept it.
We have been faced with this dilemma a few times now. Luckily, the main Dr. we see hands out stickers. Our psychologist hands out chocolates (we approved this). Our son cannot have food dyes, so the lollipops are and issue with us on a few different levels.
Why do doctors do this? They want to be liked, even if they aren’t sending a healthy message. Our dentist definitely has an opinion on this issue too he hands out dollar store toys to the kids