Enemas are usually scary and highly uncomfortable, especially for our younger warriors. While looking around our supply closet for something I could use for medical play, I found this baby alive doll! This particular doll can be fed play-doh through her mouth & the play doh falls right through her out of her bum. TheContinue reading “Enema prep”
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Tea Time with Activated Charcoal
Earlier this week I had a 2-year-old girl, let’s call her Lily, come into the ER because she had gotten into her grandmothers blood pressure medication. I was able to successfully distract her during her IV, being hooked up to a monitor, etc. After all of this, however, came the hard part… getting her to drink all of theContinue reading “Tea Time with Activated Charcoal”
Favorite find of the month
A common problem as a child life specialist is having your toys “walk away”. Being that I’m still fairly new, I haven’t found a grand source for toy donations so the toys that I do have to lend out to patients, I take extremely good care of. One of my more popular toys is myContinue reading “Favorite find of the month”
I love this idea for creative play with children – allow them to come up with their own story lines and scenarios. I’ve seen this technique used as a tool to help assess how a child is coping with hospitalization. Source: http://theimaginationtree.com/2013/05/fairytale-storytelling-basket.html
Let the children play! Image Source:http://media-cache-ec3.pinimg.com/originals/78/f0/6b/78f06b948b5c4d5cc9728a4c4742c811.jpg
The following link has some great tips & advice on how to set up a playroom. This could be useful for anyone with a playroom! Source: http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/09/play-and-learn-room.html
I was able to find two options of these fun print outs that would be great for any medical play session! The first option is not free to print out, but there is a sample you can print to get a feel for what you can expect if you buy them. The second option isContinue reading
Medical spin on Monopoly – this looks like a great game for any part of the hospital! Source: http://www.thehospitalgame.com/game.shtml
Don’t forget to play! Image source: weheartit.com
Reinforcer Kit: “We created the Reinforcer Kit to provide a selection of products that many children diagnosed with autism would not only want to play with but would be willing to “work for” during their one-on-one intervention. Although teachers can always use praise, food, candy and other toys, we think this kit will help ourContinue reading
Child life specialists help children cope with hospitalization through the power of play and education. 
