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Chris Gets Ear Tubes

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The story is very child-friendly and presents Chris getting ear tubes in a non-threatening way - for children as young as 3 years old. The story allows a child to see what will happen at the hospital - going to sleep and be able to hear better. The story made my daughter very comfortable about going to the hospital and having her ear tubes. It made what could have been a scary experience be exactly the reverse. In addition, the story talks about after surgery -wearing ear plugs. My daughter accepts her ear plugs much better because of Chris's experience. I highly recommend this book for parents of young children who are having ear tubes for not only a 1st time but also the 2nd, 3rd or 4th time.

This is a perfect book to help ease the mind of a child that might be frightened of ear tube surgery. Just have mom or dad or both curl up in a comfortable chair with the child that is about to have ear tube surgery, get the book and read together. This should remove a lot of fear a small child might have.

This book explains in a child friendly way what to expect from the first visit to the doctor, through the entire hospital experience. It is done in a way to make children anticipate the experience with joy, not fear. I would highly recommend this book for anyone with a child about to face hospitalization for ear tubes.

Betty Pace should be the foremost author in children's health books. She takes a subject like inner ear problems and makes it not only enjoyable, but interesting to read! I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a son or daughter who may need any type of medical treatement, or to anyone who wants to see how to explain something on the level of a child. I'll be looking forward to seeing more books from this author in the near future!

I will say that the majority of this book is good. It includes helpful information on the preparation for surgery and gives parents and kids an idea of what to expect. However, the part of the story where the other kids don't want to play with Chris at school is absolutely ridiculous! There are several children in my kids classes who have had ear tubes, and you would never know it. Kids who need tubes do not always shout, and are most likely indistinguishable from the other kids. This message can hurt a child's self-esteem and make them feel inadequate, and YES, question whether anyone wants to play with them! I give the book a thumbs down. I can't believe that the author could ever think, let alone write something like that in a book that should be helpful to the child!

I purchased this book in anticipation of my 3 year old daughter's ear tube surgery. We read the book together several times prior to the procedure and it was an immense help in her understanding what was going to happen. The pictures were great and her own experience was very similar to the character in the book. She was very excited to have a special gown to wear and a "bracelet" (the I.D. tag) like the book explained. In fact, we took the book with us to the hospital and the nurses thought it was fantastic. I did agree with another reviewer that the initial page of the book was a little harsh where it said that the other kids wouldn't play with Chris because he couldn't hear, but since my three year old can't read yet anyway, I just didn't say that part and changed the words around to something like "He always said 'What?' when his teacher was reading a story". I would definitely recommend this book for any child undergoing an ear tube surgery!

This book was invaluable to us! I read it to my daughter for 4 nights before her ear tubes surgery. It really explained alot without making her feel scared. It tells them they can't eat breakfast the morning of the surgery and that they have to put a mask on their face and then they'll go to sleep. The doctors and nurses could not believe how prepared my 4-yr old was for surgery. She didn't cry at all!! Great book! I also read "Going to the hospital" to her, which was also about ear tube surgery.