For children who are hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with unknowns in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience ...

Child life specialists can make a big difference in healthcare for kids, including eliminating the need for some medicines to calm them before procedures. Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital this ...

During Child Life Month in March, FOX 17 went into the waiting room to watch how a Child Life Specialist can help young patients feel more positive before heading into surgery GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — ...

FARGO — March is Child Life Month, which recognizes child life specialists who help young patients cope with hospital stays through activities and emotional support. At Sanford Medical Center, child ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Balian Funderburk is only 6 years old and he’s already undergone four spine surgeries and two brain surgeries. He has spina bifida and hydrocephalus and has been in and out of ...

The healthcare system can be difficult for anyone to navigate. It is especially challenging for kids. Child life specialists aim to make medicine easier to digest. Other WRAL Top Stories “We are ...

The Child Cancer Fund has committed $1 million to fund an oncology child life specialist position for 10 years at Nemours Children's Health. Child life specialists help pediatric cancer patients and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It can be scary to be in the hospital, especially when you’re a kid. But, there’s a group of dedicated people whose job is to help ease those fears. Tonight’s Pay It 4ward helps a ...

Child life specialists can make a big difference in healthcare for kids, including eliminating the need for some medicines to calm them before procedures. Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital this ...