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Infant and Child Development
Child Life Specialists utilize knowledge of development to meet the needs of infants & children.
Hospitalization increases stressors and risk factors and also provides the opportunity to support growth and development by identifying and supporting strengths.
Looking through the perspective of an infant, toddler, pre-school and school-aged child.
Children want us to know what they need according to their developmental stages. Each stage presents an opportunity for the child to gain confidence, worth, self-esteem and mastery over their physical, cognitive, emotional and social well-being.
Click on the tab to see a developmental chart written from the perspective of an infant,
toddler, pre-school and school-aged child experiencing hospitalization.
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