When children are surprised and information is withheld, they lose trust in parents and hospital staff. Play Play is usually the most visible sign of how the Child Life Program impacts children. Play is the work of a child. It is how they learn about the world and master future experiences, which allows them to cope better. During a health care visit, play allows a Child Life Specialist to learn about children in order to assist them with their experience in a positive way.
Some children are too young to express their feelings using words.
Child Life helps them do this through play. Emotional Support Child Life coaches families in times of stress and worry by supporting parents and siblings. Family is very important. Parents know their child best and are the core of a child s health care team. The Child Life Specialist communicates daily with the medical staff about how children and their families seem to be coping with their health care experience using a team approach.