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This blog post gives an overview of Sickle Cell Disease, how child life specialists can help patients with a sickle cell diagnosis.

A list of resources to help children and families cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

As child life specialists, we support many children who have a fear of needles. This can make injections, port accesses, IV placements,...

As an organization of child life specialists, we recognize that siblings can often be affected by their brother or sister’s health care...

-Dr. Ann L. Contrucci, M.D., FAAP With the seeming endlessness of the pandemic, “COVID fatigue” IS real and IS not going away anytime...

According to the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (2020), 1 in 14 children in the United States will experience the death of a...

So often a diagnosis is communicated in a time of high stress and despite the education provided, questions arise. It is difficult for...

Not long into my child life career, I realized that regardless of what unit I covered or area of the hospital I worked in, I would be...

As a child life organization, we recognize the benefits of the support we offer but realize that child life is rarely heard of in the...

Positions for Comfort are exactly like they sound… positions that can help comfort a child during a stressful procedure or medical event...

Podcast recommendations to help parents

Resources to help children cope with aging grandparents or adults.

Helping your child wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog post provides resources to help guide a conversation with you child

Resources to help with back-to-school transitions. Providing ideas for activities like yoga or opportunities to promote quiet tim

A few tools child life specialists love to use for distraction when helping children and teens cope with stressful moments.