My young son is terrorized every time I have to ...

I would sit him down and patiently tell him that the doctor is a nice man/woman who wears a white smock to show his/her kindness and friendliness for people. That the doctor is a person who is like angels making sure people are okay and that´s why they have that stethoscope that magically helps examine/listen to the sounds inside our bodies. You could also tell him that the stethoscope is magic as it is in a way... And that he will get a lollipop after the examination (I think a lot of pediatricians have them but bring your own just in case:o) Good luck!

when my son was small,i would explain to him exactly what the doctor was going to do!if  he was going to get a shot,i'd explain that it hurt a little,but if he got sick,it would hurt a lot!and then i'd show him my arm where i had got a shot when i was little!plus,i always and i mean ALWAYS took him to get a small toy,for being so brave!

I was this way when i was a kid,i was terrifid of shots not the doctor,one of the first things i would ask was i going to get a shot,at the last minite i usually got a shot,the only other thing i dident like was i got so scared  every nurse in the house would haft to help hold me down.The thing that helped was i watched as a girl in my class got a shot and was not scared at all.It helped a lot.Good luck and i hope i helped in some way.