Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

A medical diagnosis or hospital stay can be tough when you’re a child, and it can be hard on family members as well. Fortunately, many hospitals, especially children’s hospitals, have certified child ...

Certified child life specialists help children and families cope with the hospital experience through play therapy, art therapy, and explaining medical procedures. The program at Akron Children's ...

For children who are hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with unknowns in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience ...

It's never fun to take your child for an outpatient procedure. Not only do you stress about how he or she will react, but also your child might get worked up because of fear of the unknown. It can be ...

The healthcare system can be difficult for anyone to navigate. It is especially challenging for kids. Child life specialists aim to make medicine easier to digest. Other WRAL Top Stories “We are ...

Child life specialists can make a big difference in healthcare for kids, including eliminating the need for some medicines to calm them before procedures. Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital this ...

Child life specialists can make a big difference in healthcare for kids, including eliminating the need for some medicines to calm them before procedures. Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital this ...

A note to readers • This story is based on interviews with Leticia Clegg, the first and currently the only certified child life specialist at Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital. Since she started ...