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Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories with a child life specialist

Jul 28, 2021

“For me, it's balancing supporting him in full honor of his disabilities and making sure I am advocating for him AND relating to him as fully capable and strong.”

Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks with mom of four, life coach and podcast host, Kara Ryska

Kara’s son was diagnosed with a brain tumor...


Jul 21, 2021

Answering parent questions in a 12 minute talk.

Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks with Christine Bomberger, Music Therapist at Cleveland Clinic Children's.

We talk about:

+Why music therapy should be a staple in every children’s hospital

+An example of how “Baby Shark” helped a child through a painful...


Jul 14, 2021

Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks with Cortney Given, Life Coach and Host of the Mindset for Medical Moms Podcast.

Cortney could have never guessed that the high school paper she wrote HLHS would be given to her second daughter. Having just moved to Hawaii to start a family adventure, Cortney and her...


Jul 8, 2021

Answering parent questions in a 12 minute talk.

Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks with Lauren Holley, CCLS and Professor discusses the topic: How to Talk to Kids About Death.

We talk about:

+How to concretely explain death to kids at all stages of development

+What emotional responses kids may display after...