Relaxation can reduce anxiety, nausea and vomiting and pain. All children must play . Even the most ill child can play in some way. Playing allows children to understand their world. Play helps us to understand children.
Children relax and forget their worries when they play.
Remember, a child who is playing may still be in pain. Touch is important for all children, particularly young children who understand the world through touching and seeing. Touch must be comfortable. Touching includes stroking, swaddling, holding, rocking, caressing, cuddling and massaging. Cuddling is nature's own pain remedy.