- For me, this is the moment where I actually start

asking questions.

And so you sort of pause for a moment,

and you ask the parent,

"So tell me more about that.

"So, I'm hearing you saying that you don't want

"to give the vaccine.

"Is there something in particular that

"is making you think he doesn't need it?

"Or why do you think your child doesn't need it?"

And let them explain more about where they're coming from

or what their position is.

And then it really helps me to answer their questions

or to figure out where I might be able

to help redirect them to understand a little bit differently

where I'm coming from.

The most common one I've heard is,

"My kid's not sexually active yet."

Or, "They're not thinking about sex."

And my answer to that is,

"Oh my gosh, that's fantastic."

And they sort of look at me a little bit strange,

'cause they're like, "Why are you excited about that?"

And you're like, "Well, I'm excited about it

"because vaccines are something that you want to give

"before something happens."

And so the fact that they haven't started having sex

is perfect, because it means that we have time

to get in both doses of the HPV vaccine

before they're ever exposed,

which means it's that much more likely

that it's going to protect them against cancer.

And for most parents, that's enough

to sort of flip the switch a little bit

and change their mind.