Why not as the nursing staff to articulate precisely why they think a Psychologist is called for before going any further?
She certainly can’t be the only child that age they’ve encountered who was unfazed by it.
Children (and human beings in general) vary quite a bit in sensitivity or tolerance to pain. Plus, nowadays they use those butterfly setups which have much thinner needles and tubing for young children that age.
Plus, if the person doing the blood draw was very skilled and experienced it’s entirely plausible that she really didn’t feel much. Plus, if this was her first time, she likely had no inkling what her expected reaction should be.
Unless those staffers can articulate a clear reason why they feel a Psychologist is warranted, I’d feel free to override their recommendation of a Psychologist.
Perhaps they feel she’s repressing her true feelings. But a child’s family usually know her the best. It’s obvious from the picture that she does have a fairly typical reaction to pain so the most reasonable explanation for her reaction to the blood draw is that it simply wasn’t that painful for her.
In the future, with someone less skilled doing the procedure it might be a different story altogether.
Just count your blessings that this, her first experience, was not painful or traumaticfor her. Why would a Psychologist be warranted for that?
Perhaps the nursing staff is just being super conscientious, which is generally a good thing. But you guys know the child better. Just thank them for their concern and follow your own instincts.