How to Help Prepare Your Preschooler For a Flu Shot
Flu season is around the corner! Did you know that getting your flu shot this year will be more important than ever before? Because...
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- Oct 2, 2020
- 8 min
How to Help Prepare Your Toddler for a Flu Shot
I'll discuss why it's important to help kids with shots, how to prepare your child for, support your child during, and help your child after
- Sep 30, 2020
- 5 min
Connecting With Patients Amid COVID-19 Restrictions (For Medical Professionals)
Helpful Tips to Connect with Patients During COVID-19 (For Medical Professionals)
- Aug 26, 2020
- 9 min
How to Help Your Baby Feel Less Pain With Vaccinations, Shots, IVs, & Blood Draws
How to Help Baby Feel Less Pain During Vaccinations, Shots, IVs, Blood Draws
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
My KSL News Segment - Helping Children Feel Comfortable Wearing a Mask
My KSL News segment on helping children feel comfortable wearing a mask!
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
How to Help Your Child Wear a Mask
With masks becoming more common, I want to share some tips to help you help your kids wear their masks.
- Apr 8, 2020
- 5 min
How to Prepare Your Child For Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing
Children need to be prepared for COVID-19 testing! I'm sharing some Child Life tips to help you prepare your child for that nose swab!
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
3 child life tips to help you talk to your child about COVID-19!
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus Quarantine Daily Schedule for Kids
Are you feeling overwhelmed with the amount of time we have to keep kids busy with the Coronavirus quarantine? I am! Here's a daily schedule
- Jan 28, 2020
- 7 min
Why You Should Breastfeed Your Baby During Vaccinations
Wondering how to help your baby during shots? Breastfeeding your baby during vaccinations comforts and reduces baby's pain! Find out more...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 13 min
How to use Comfort Positioning for Medical Procedures: How to hold your child for shots
Children report feeling more pain during vaccinations while laying down as opposed to sitting up or being held by their parent. Studies...
- Oct 7, 2019
- 9 min
Benefits of Comfort Positioning for Medical Procedures: How you can help your child at the doctor
Wondering how you can help your child at the doctor? Comfort positioning is the easiest way for you to decrease your child's anxiety.
- Nov 29, 2018
- 3 min
Does Coping Mean My Child Shouldn't Cry?
Sometimes when we talk about coping, it may sound like your child should be triumphantly taking a spinal tap like the Hulk would. This is...
- Apr 18, 2018
- 12 min
Why You Should Prepare Your Child for Healthcare Experiences
"In the absence of information, we jump to the worst conclusions." -Myra Kassim Sadly, too often parents are not honest with their...
- Apr 4, 2018
- 8 min
Maintaining Your Calm
I hope you caught my last post on how children look to us as their models of behavior. I talk about how the same principle applies in...
- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
Your Child Looks to You
As a parent, we want the best for our kids! While we understand that we can't protect them from everything, we don't exactly look forward...
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