DD Fritch Dec 19, 2020 4 min Dealing with Holiday Stress in the Weirdest Holiday Season Ever -Dr. Ann L. Contrucci, M.D., FAAP With the seeming endlessness of the pandemic, “COVID fatigue” IS real and IS not going away anytime soo...
DD Fritch Nov 19, 2020 2 min No one gets up in the morning and hopes to talk with their child about death According to the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (2020), 1 in 14 children in the United States will experience the death of a pare...
DD Fritch Nov 10, 2020 2 min New Diagnosis? Questions anyone? So often a diagnosis is communicated in a time of high stress and despite the education provided, questions arise. It is difficult for ad...
DD Fritch Nov 3, 2020 3 min Part 2 – Child Life’s role in grief and loss 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 doi...
DD Fritch Oct 29, 2020 3 min Part I- What Exactly is a Child Life Specialtist? 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 com...
DD Fritch Oct 10, 2020 2 min Positions of Comfort Positions for Comfort are exactly like they sound… positions that can help comfort a child during a stressful procedure or medical event ...
DD Fritch Oct 3, 2020 2 min Professionals, Parents and Podcasts...Resources for All Podcasts are more popular now, more than ever. They are a great tool to learn about a subject while also being entertained. Many podcasts...
DD Fritch Sep 19, 2020 2 min Helping Kids Cope with Aging Grandparents Considering Grandparents Day and National Assisted Living Week 2020 this week, we thought it was important to discuss resources to help c...
DD Fritch Sep 5, 2020 2 min Back to School, Part 2- Masks, Motivators and More Masks Let’s talk masks…depending upon your child’s experience thus far with COVID-19, the back to school season may bring up many questions abo...
DD Fritch Aug 27, 2020 2 min Back to School, Part I The time is upon us… Back to School. Whether you live in an area where your kids are a few weeks into “back to school” mode or the start ...
