Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel share tips to help us cope when we are in pain. Deep breathing, using a Hoberman sphere (breathing ball), is featured in this video.
While it may not be possible to completely eliminate negative communication with your teen, you can create balance by increasing positive communication. Discover five tips for more positive communication with your teen.
In this edition: Child life specialists, Rachael, Alexis, and Katie talk about staying relaxed by creating a coping plan when we are nervous and stressed.Do you do any of the these activities?
Learn about how to talk to your child about how much pain they are feeling and some strategies to help them cope with pain.
Find out why and how you feel pain, whether from JIA or another source, such as a needle or cut, and learn the differences between acute and chronic pain.
The Pain Squad™ app helps children and teens with cancer to track their pain. Find out what this app does and the benefits of using it.
Learn about how to support your physical, mental and social health when you have a chronic condition.
Find out how the 3Ps of pain management can help your teen manage their acute pain.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Follow the adventures of Blueberry and Green Pea to help your child learn how food travels through their digestive system.
February is Heart Month! Use this video to help your child learn how their heart transports blood around the body.
In this edition: Child life specialist, Rachael, and Librarian, Brian, practice book stretching.
Learn from young people with arm and hand differences about how they do home, school, work, and leisure activities in their own way.
Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.
Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.
Read about suicide and self-harm, including why these thoughts may occur, the signs and symptoms and how to find help.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
From homework tips to keeping kids active, our back to school tips will help you prepare for a fun and successful year ahead.
Find out how you can help your child or teen recover from bulimia nervosa.
Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about fatigue, a common problem associated with JIA, including its causes and how it may affect you in your day-to-day life.
Discover the CARD system, which offers strategies your child or teen can use to cope with the pain and fear associated with vaccination.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
