Play is an important tool for children to release and work through a lot of feelings of stress and anger. Play is a good way to balance out the hurts and negative parts of hospitalization. The child's illness affects the entire family. The entire family parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents is deeply affected by the illness and hospitalization of the child. That's why Child Life Services strives to include the entire family in the orientation to the hospital experience.
Informational materials are available for parents in the playrooms.
The Child Life staff shares in the responsibility of caring for your child. Child Life Specialists are academically prepared in child psychology, child and family development, counseling, education and creative arts therapies. The Child Life department is an active member of the National Organization of Child Life Council and the Association for the Care of Children's Health. Community volunteers also assist in the Child Life program. These volunteers are trained and supervised by Child Life Services.