▁v acc ine - hes it ant ▁person ' s ▁views ▁and ▁may , ▁in ▁fact , ▁have ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁the ▁intended ▁effect ▁and ▁rein force ▁their ▁mis con ception s . ▁▁▁ ▁Several ▁communication ▁strateg ies ▁are ▁recommended ▁for ▁use ▁when ▁interact ing ▁with ▁v acc ine - hes it ant ▁parents . ▁These ▁include ▁establish ing ▁honest ▁and ▁respect ful ▁dialog ue ; ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁ris ks ▁of ▁a ▁v acc ine ▁but ▁bal ancing ▁them ▁against ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁disease ; ▁referring ▁parents ▁to ▁re put able ▁sources ▁of ▁v acc ine ▁information ; ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁on going ▁convers ations ▁with ▁v acc ine - hes it ant ▁families . ▁The ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ped iat rics ▁recomm ends ▁health care ▁prov iders ▁directly ▁address ▁parent al ▁concerns ▁about ▁v acc ines ▁when ▁question ed ▁about ▁their ▁effic acy ▁and ▁safety . ▁Add itional ▁recommend ations ▁include ▁asking ▁permission ▁to ▁share ▁information ; ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁convers ational ▁tone ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁lect uring ); ▁not ▁sp ending ▁excess ive ▁amounts ▁of ▁time ▁deb unk ing ▁specific ▁myth s ▁( this ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁opposite ▁effect ▁of ▁strength ening ▁the ▁myth ▁in ▁the ▁person ' s ▁mind ); ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁facts ▁and ▁simply ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁myth ▁as ▁false ; ▁and ▁keeping ▁information ▁as ▁simple ▁as ▁possible ▁( if ▁the ▁myth ▁seems ▁simpler ▁than ▁the ▁truth , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁easier ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁simple ▁myth ). ▁Story t elling ▁and ▁an