- How to Help Your Child with the COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines and other needle procedures can be scary for children. Learn from child life specialists how to support your child through this procedure.
- Supporting Your School Age Child During COVID-19 Vaccination
Getting a vaccine can be challenging for children. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your child about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your child.
- Supporting Your Child During COVID-19 Vaccination – Developmental Differences
Getting a vaccine can be challenging for children with developmental differences. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your child about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your child.
- Supporting Your Teen During COVID-19 Vaccination
Getting a vaccine can be challenging, even for teenagers. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your teen about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your teen.
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- Supporting Your School Age Child During COVID-19 Vaccination
Getting a vaccine can be challenging for children. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your child about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your child.
- Emotional Safety Badge Buddy
Help your team prioritize emotional safety with this badge buddy design.
- Emotional Safety Tips for Healthcare Workers
This two-page guide is for any healthcare professional working with children and families. Learn tips for creating an emotionally-safe healthcare experience and conversation starters.
- Supporting Your Teen During COVID-19 Vaccination
Getting a vaccine can be challenging, even for teenagers. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your teen about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your teen.
- Supporting Your Child During COVID-19 Vaccination – Developmental Differences
Getting a vaccine can be challenging for children with developmental differences. In this video, Certified Child Life Specialists give advice to parents. Learn how to talk to your child about the vaccine, how to support them while getting the vaccine, and how to advocate for your child.
- Emotional Safety Press Briefing – April 14, 2021
View the recording of ACLP’s press briefing on emotional safety and the importance of embedding emotionally safe practices into pediatric vaccine roll out.
- How to Help Your Child with the COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines and other needle procedures can be scary for children. Learn from child life specialists how to support your child through this procedure.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Explanation – Sample Script
Use this guide as a starting point to talk to your children about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in an honest, accurate, and age-appropriate way.
- The Emotional Safety Initiative Helps Kids Feels More Comfortable With Medical Procedures
What parents need to know about emotional safety and child life specialists.
- As Covid vaccine trials in children continue, emotionally safe care must be a priority
Not prioritizing emotionally safety in children during medical experiences, including vaccines, can have lifelong traumatic impacts
- Opinion: Child life specialists are especially needed now
The support that child life specialists offer is not just nice to have during this pandemic; it’s essential.
- Emotional Safety Framework
Explore the four pillars of the Emotional Safety Initiative and their detailed sub-goals.
- Child life specialists are frontline workers who are often overlooked
ACLP’s Bailey Kasten spoke with Scary Mommy about the importance of child life specialists.
- Emotional Safety Webinar Series
Register for ACLP’s Emotional Safety Framework webinar series for healthcare providers here.