Parenting stress is how much pressure you feel when you think you’re not doing enough for your children. If you feel like you’re not able to provide everything your children need, you might feel overwhelmed. While all parents can relate to feeling stressed...
Parents aren’t visitors, they are parents. The NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) is where babies born prematurely or sickly are cared for. It can be an extremely stressful environment for parents, who may simultaneously find it hard to leave, but also find it...
Long waits at the doctor’s office or hospital are very common these days and they often cause frustration. Especially, when there are children and teens involved. Some families seem to accept the wait time as part of their healthcare experience, but it still...
Your patients deserve the best care possible. When you’re working in healthcare, you know that every second counts. That’s why you want to make sure that your patients receive the best care possible. But what are ways to ensure that all of your patients...
By Katie Taylor, CCLS As adults we can usually identify what may work for us when things aren’t going right. For me, I keep my mouth shut. That may sound weird, but I find the more I talk the more I lose control. So closing my mouth and paying attention to what is...
By: Samantha Jones, CCLS Guest Contributor Child Life Specialists utilize non-pharmacological agents to aid in supporting patients to cope with hospitalization. There are bubbles and blocks and books and Buzzy, and sometimes, there are dogs. Dogs make people feel...
Being close to a trusted adult is powerful. It lessens pain and brings comfort when kids need it most. This guide shows you how to keep kids safe, and help them feel supported, during medical procedures. From the Meg Foundation for Pain and Child Life On Call.
