# The Doctor Visit
Canonical: https://littlestorybook.ai/stories/en/doctor-visit
PDF: https://littlestorybook.ai/api/public/stories/en/doctor-visit/download
Language: en · Ages: 4-5 · Illustrated storybook, a made-up story, free

Reviewed for child-safety · gentle by design.

## For parents
A calm social story about a check-up at the doctor’s: the waiting room, the exam table, the stethoscope, and what to try if there is a shot.

## The story text
My name is Zara. I am five years old. Next week, I have a check-up at the doctor's. My grown-up and I go to the clinic in the morning. We sit in the waiting room. There is a toy box and a yellow fish painting. The nurse calls my name. She checks how tall I am and how much I weigh. The nurse helps keep children healthy. In the exam room, I sit on a big table. It has crinkly paper on top. Crinkle, crinkle, when I move. The doctor listens to my heart with a stethoscope. It feels a little cold. He looks in my ears with a small light. Sometimes children need a shot at a check-up. Many children feel a little nervous about shots. It is okay to feel a little nervous. If I get a shot, the nurse is quick. It feels like a small pinch, then it is done. I can try squeezing my grown-up's hand and counting to three. Then the check-up is all done. The check-up helps my body stay healthy. We wave goodbye and walk past the yellow fish painting.

## Scenes
### 1. This Is Me
My name is Zara. I am five years old. Next week, I have a check-up at the doctor's.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-01.jpg (My name is Zara. I am five years old. Next week, I have a check-up at the doctor's.)

### 2. We Wait Together
My grown-up and I go to the clinic in the morning. We sit in the waiting room. There is a toy box and a yellow fish painting.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-02.jpg (My grown-up and I go to the clinic in the morning. We sit in the waiting room. There is a toy box and a yellow fish painting.)

### 3. The Nurse Measures Me
The nurse calls my name. She checks how tall I am and how much I weigh. The nurse helps keep children healthy.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-03.jpg (The nurse calls my name. She checks how tall I am and how much I weigh. The nurse helps keep children healthy.)

### 4. The Crinkly Table
In the exam room, I sit on a big table. It has crinkly paper on top. Crinkle, crinkle, when I move.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-04.jpg (In the exam room, I sit on a big table. It has crinkly paper on top. Crinkle, crinkle, when I move.)

### 5. The Doctor Checks Me
The doctor listens to my heart with a stethoscope. It feels a little cold. He looks in my ears with a small light.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-05.jpg (The doctor listens to my heart with a stethoscope. It feels a little cold. He looks in my ears with a small light.)

### 6. Sometimes a Shot
Sometimes children need a shot at a check-up. Many children feel a little nervous about shots. It is okay to feel a little nervous.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-06.jpg (Sometimes children need a shot at a check-up. Many children feel a little nervous about shots. It is okay to feel a little nervous.)

### 7. I Can Squeeze and Count
If I get a shot, the nurse is quick. It feels like a small pinch, then it is done. I can try squeezing my grown-up's hand and counting to three.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-07.jpg (If I get a shot, the nurse is quick. It feels like a small pinch, then it is done. I can try squeezing my grown-up's hand and counting to th)

### 8. Check-Up Done
Then the check-up is all done. The check-up helps my body stay healthy. We wave goodbye and walk past the yellow fish painting.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_14f953203a8148229624c27204b4176d/scene-08.jpg (Then the check-up is all done. The check-up helps my body stay healthy. We wave goodbye and walk past the yellow fish painting.)

## Parent tip
Ask what the character could try next, then accept the child answer without correcting too much.

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