Play and Recreation During Hospitalization
Play and recreation can be therapeutic by giving children the opportunity to explore, express and process their healthcare experiences in a safe, non-threatening environment.
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Food as Medicine: Anti-Inflammatory Diet
This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) how to eat a well-balanced diet that may decrease inflammation and promote overall health.
Teens, Mental Health and Parenting in the Midst of COVID-19
Rhonda C. Boyd, Ph.D., discussed the COVID-19 pandemic that requires us to spend more time together in our homes and has disrupted our routines.
PainBytes
This interactive online video course teaches kids about chronic pain and how to manage it. The seven episodes focus on subjects like the mind-body connection as well as how pain affects physical activity, home life and school life.
Heart Facts For You
Spreading the word about CHD is vital to educating the public as a step towards improving care and fueling scientific research.
IBD Education Day 2024 Video
Review the video presentations given by experts from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) at our IBD Education Day.
Please join us next year, on 2/23/2025 for the 34th annual Inflammatory Bowel Disease Education Day.
Topics included:
• current and future therapies for IBD
• diet and nutrition guidance
• ongoing IBD research
• unique challenges related to VEO-IBD
AACAP – Children Who Can’t Pay Attention
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry provides information about ADHD and treatment approaches.
AACAP – Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide
Provides a brief overview of the importance of risk and protective factors as they relate to suicide and offers guidance about how communities can best use them to decrease suicide risk.
AACAP – Children's Sleep Problems
Find information about what causes sleep problems in children and what you can do to help your child.
AACAP – Talking to Kids about Mental Illness
Find information about how parents can speak to their children about mental illness.