Learn about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel talk about the importance of practicing if you want to get better at an activity.Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Hang out with Rachael as she walks you through an animal-themed calming and sleepy guided relaxation. Perfect for before bed or when you're feeling anxious or stressed.*Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
Information and tips to help parents and caregivers develop their child’s language at 3 years of age.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life.
Read about pain management for children who have had heart surgery.
Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.
Learn how to insert and remove a tampon, and how to recognize toxic shock syndrome.
Provides information about the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, including effects on the five senses, social interactions, and emotional reactions.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
Practical tips for parents to nurture spatial reasoning skills in their child.
Your child’s ostomy pouch will need to be emptied and changed regularly to prevent leaks and protect the skin around their stoma. Find instructions for how to care for, empty and change your child’s ostomy pouch.
Learn how to use a Masimo Rad G Oximeter to monitor your child’s oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate.
Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate boredom and stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.
Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop between the ages of 3 and 5 years, when to be concerned and what you can do to support communication development.
Understand and prevent the most common causes of choking.
Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.
Follow these steps to put eye ointment in your child's eyes.
Learn how to use a capsule shredder with a dissolve-and-dose device to prepare capsule medications.
Learn how to dress properly for the cold so that you stay warm and dry.
A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.
A drainage catheter is a soft flexible tube placed into the pleural space around the lung. The tube drains fluid that is compressing the lung and restricting breathing. Learn about the insertion procedure and how to care for the drainage catheter.
