Child and Family Life
Patient Resources
Hospitalization and medical procedures are very stressful for children and adolescents. There are many ways that caregivers can help ease the fears and anxieties associated with hospitalization or chronic illness. Click on the following links for more information:
- Children with chronic conditions
- Comforting your child during medical procedures
- Medical procedures and pain: Helping your child
- Pain and your child or teen
- Pain and your infant
For more pediatric health resources, visit Your Child, our award-winning site with articles and resources about behavior and development.
Children’s needs change as they grow and develop. The stress of hospitalization and chronic illness will affect a child or adolescent’s feelings and behaviors. Find out more about child development and behaviors that are typical for various ages.
