by Hannah Berger | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog
Even during these unprecedented times, we came together to provide support to hospitalized children, families, and healthcare providers. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and donors. With your help, we impacted 7,900 children and families, 3,600 frontline...
by Hannah Berger | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Originally posted at ChildLife.org by Yvonne Kassimatis | Nov. 3, 2020 Lisa McWhorter, MS, CCLS, CPMT Lisa is a Certified Child Life Specialist, military spouse, and mom of three wild and crazy boys. After receiving her master’s degree in Child Life and...
by Hannah Berger | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Standish Foundation for Children “Family-Centered Care Fellowship Program.” The goal is to create an avenue for educational exchange which enhances a provider’s knowledge, skills and confidence in delivering child and...
by Hannah Berger | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog |
Interview with Joan Brasher, co-author of The Donut That Roared What is The Donut That Roared? The Donut That Roared is a book that helps prepare children for getting an MRI. The main character is a boy named Jackson who has to get lots of MRIs. He uses his...
by Hannah Berger | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog |
We would like to continue our celebration of child life month, by recognizing one specialist, Shannon Alford. She is supporting families with her newly published ebook, Hospital Prayers: A Devotional for When Your Child Needs Blessings & Bandaids. Shannon Alford...
by Hannah Berger | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog
Child Life is in every sense of the word a “specialty”. Oh, let me count the ways in which you are specialists… You are supporters- you come and meet the child at their level and on their terms, allowing the child to feel a degree of...
by Hannah Berger | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
We asked a few Child Life Specialists “What do you love about your job?” Here is what they...
by Hannah Berger | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
Pediatrician Arash Babaoff has extensive experience working alongside child life specialists across a variety of settings and throughout the world. He works at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Medical Director of Yanez Barragan Ecuador Project, and a...
