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      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 to drink the night before? No! You just came back from an appointment at the pediatrician where your child clung to you nervously,...

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      Breathing Basics

      Helping a child control their breathing when they are in a potentially stressful situation can be extremely helpful. Adding these visual aids are a wonderful way to help children focus on their breathing in the moment. Coping Skills For Kids has great printouts on thei...

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      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 these positions can be utilized to help a child, and parent, through a potentially painful and scary event.

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      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 how you can support your child depending on their age.

      I am an INFANT

      My caregiver makes me feel safe and I don’t like separation

      Rocki...

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      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 sure many of you know that feeling I am talking about. It’s like a eureka moment when you ask, “Where have you been all my (child l...

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      Bonding over books

      There is much positive press on the beneficial effects that reading to children can have on language development, cognition and social-emotional development. I have posted articles before on this blog regarding the use of bibliotherapy in helping children express their...

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      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 young girl in the hospital who I will call Anna. Anna was not from the United States and her family was not able to be present at the...

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      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 isn't allowed to touch memories for fear of destroying the happiness surrounding them. At one point she is delegated to standing in a ci...

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      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 CF, a defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads...

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      Effects of Poverty on Healthcare

      Families in challenging socioeconomic situations face many barriers to adequate healthcare. According to the APA, children and teens living in poorer communities are at increased risk for a wide range of physical health problems including but not limited to chronic con...

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      About Child Life

      Child life specialists are trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events such as chronic illness, hospitalization,

      the death of a loved one, or the aftermath of violent acts or natural disasters.

      Child life specialists help empower and support children through difficult situations by providing developmentally appropriate preparation and explanations, procedural support and therapeutic play opportunities.

       

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      A Trip To The Doctor

      March 2, 2019

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      February 17, 2019

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      February 17, 2019

      Child Life Toolkit Must Have: The Selphy Printer

      March 14, 2017

      Bonding over books

      April 22, 2016

      Fostering Connections

      February 9, 2016

      The Thing About Sadness

      June 20, 2015

      A Day In The Life

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      Effects of Poverty on Healthcare

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