Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Child life specialists provide support for children and their families who are experiencing serious medical events. Most workplaces ...

Child life specialists help in these ways: Help children understand medical procedures in language they can understand Teach kids coping strategies to reduce anxiety and fear Offer emotional support ...

Doctors and nurses focus on medical care, and child life specialists, who support hospitalized children and their families via education, advocacy, and therapeutic play, may not have the ...

director of survivorship in Cancer Support Services, said the decision was made to add certified child life specialists to the staff two years ago. Schimming said certified child life specialists ...

Nichols works as a child life specialist at the Melodies Center for ... families through medical procedures and offering ...