A Trip To The Doctor
You’re tired, frustrated and just need to lay down and take a nap and it's only 11am in the morning! Is this from lack of sleep? Too much...
Breathing Basics
Helping a child control their breathing when they are in a potentially stressful situation can be extremely helpful. Adding these visual...
Positions of Comfort
Using a position of comfort can dramatically decrease stress for a child undergoing a procedure. This video is a great example of how...
Support through the ages (and stages)
Knowing how a child may react to a medical encounter can help make it a less stressful experience. Below is some helpful information and...
Child Life Toolkit Must Have: The Selphy Printer
There is nothing like the great feeling you get when you realize that you have found the perfect tool for your child life toolkit and I’m...
Bonding over books
There is much positive press on the beneficial effects that reading to children can have on language development, cognition and...
Fostering Connections
I have been thinking a lot recently about how we foster connections as child life specialists. Most recently I have been working with a...
The Thing About Sadness
In the new movie Inside Out, Sadness is a problem. She is the opposite of Joy. She is the one no one wants to be around, the one who...
A Day In The Life
Approximately 30,000 children and adults in the US have cystic fibrosis and about 1,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. In people with...
Effects of Poverty on Healthcare
Families in challenging socioeconomic situations face many barriers to adequate healthcare. According to the APA, children and teens...
