Could anyone with experience of French paediatricians let me know whether theirs is nice, friendly, and capable of getting down to a child's level?
DS goes into meltdown as soon as ours tells me I can undress him; he goes rigid, screams hysterically and won't let her do anything, so the examination takes much longer than necessary. I realise it's partly him being over-sensitive, and we have been playing at doctors a lot to try and make the whole thing less traumatic, but I do feel she's a bit cold and contributes to the problem. She never addresses him as an individual, but talks about him to me, and she snaps at him when he touches things (cuddly toys for instance) in her room, because she says they can't be washed in the machine.
Wagging her finger at him and shouting "Tu exagères, ce n'est pas nécessaire, je ne te fais même pas mal!" doesn't seem helpful either.
I like the fact that she doesn't prescribe tons of medication and is quite pro-organic, pro-alternative methods, so am swithering about whether to carry on with the nightmare or find a new one. The only other one I ever saw was not very warm either, so I was wondering if this is par for the course, or if I should hunt around for one further afield.
Any feedback welcome...!