Desensitization Toys for Children with Anxiety
With pandemics, online school, and social media, you are probably seeing more kiddos experiencing anxiety. Teeth grinding is just one of the negative outcomes that can arise from stress.
With pandemics, online school, and social media, you are probably seeing more kiddos experiencing anxiety. Teeth grinding is just one of the negative outcomes that can arise from stress.
Ready, get set, smile! October is Dental Hygiene Month, and right after that is National Brush Day on November 1st.
In my first role as a child life specialist, I provided support to pediatric patients in a large surgery center, where anywhere from 40-90 patients per day were treated for surgeries as routine as having tonsils removed or as complex as brain surgery.
Going to a hospital or other medical practice can sometimes be intimidating, especially for children. So how do we help kids feel more comfortable in these spaces?
3 Ways to Build Rapport in the Hospital Child Life Specialist Katie Taylor knows that when a connection happens between a child and their care team, it transforms them from strangers to partners
Pain and the power of distraction have been studied for years and with good reason.