Child Life Master's Program at Towson University

03/07/2014

It's CHILD LIFE MONTH! Mattel Children's at UCLA celebrates Child Life Month in this video

Hospitals can be a confusing and frightening environment for a child. Chase Child Life Program seeks to ease that fear by familiarizing young children, adole...

01/07/2014

Play is important for adults too!

Our society tends to dismiss play for adults. Play is perceived as unproductive, petty or even a guilty pleasure. The notion is that once we reach adulthood,

12/04/2013

Matt Laur gives a shout-out to Child Life! So exciting for St. Jude!

Video on Today: The late-night talk show host spent a heartwarming day with some of the patients from the children’s hospital, donning a chicken costume to sing songs and playing a game of Russian roulette (with eggs).

11/13/2013

Helpful hints from a Child Life Blogger about starting a private practice!

I've had a lot of interest from other child lifers in the logistics of starting a child life private practice.  Some people are looking to add community services as a side job or supplement to part...

11/12/2013

Wall Street Journal Online talks about Child Life!!

Hospital experiences are unpleasant enough for adults. For children, they can be especially stressful and frightening.

10/09/2013

Sara Bareilles' "Brave" sung by parents, staff, and patients

Hematology and oncology patients at a children's hospital in Minnesota are showing us just how brave they are.

09/25/2013

Check this! A list of apps that Child Life Specialists have found useful!

It's here! CLC's new searchable App Catalog is a collection of more than 500 apps recommended by child life programs for use with patients and families. Check it out at http://www.childlife.org/AppCatalog/

09/19/2013

Tips about getting an internship from a CCLS

This blog gets a lot of traffic from women (because, let's be honest, it's always women) who are interested in the field of child life. I get it, unfortunately there are not a ton of child life res...

09/04/2013

"Our strategy was just to help kids feel prepared and so in that way they feel in control," said Laura Merriem McCalvin, a Child Life Specialist. Using pictures and video, McCalvin introduces kids to the MRI. She explains what it is, what it does and what it sounds like.

08/08/2013

Child Life is ranked in the top ten most meaningful jobs!

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08/05/2013

The young girl was coming in to the emergency department for stitches. One look in her eyes told me she was scared. As I watched, the child life specialist quickly established rapport, and I could see the little girl start to relax. As they played together on an iPad, the child life specialist expla...

04/16/2013

Interesting to think about how Child Life Specialists can help in times of crisis:

CLC has compiled a list of Web resources on helping children and families cope with disasters, violence and trauma.