Feel free to contact me if you are interested in private child life services, consultation or workshops. I am also open to collaborating, answering questions and receiving feedback from students, caregivers and bloggers.
Email me at Childlifemommy@gmail.com
Hi Shani. It was great to meet you at the Child Life Council Annual Conference in Cincinnati! I have been checking out your blog, and I am amazed at all of the incredible resources you are providing to other Child Life Specialists, as well as to other professionals and parents! Are you sure you don’t have an IT degree or background too?:) Glad your experience in Cincinnati was a success! I hope to see you again in Orlando next spring! Please let me know if information about our Visual Get Well Maps might be a helpful resource to your followers, or to you in private practice.
All the best,
Christina Connors, OTR/L
Child Inspired
Hi Christina, Thanks for your kind words! I can assure you that I am still on the learning curve with the tech stuff, ha! It was great to meet you as well at conference, I will contact you via email about collaboration opportunities.
Hi there! I follow you on Instagram quite often and I refer to your blog a lot. Your insight is amazing! I’m about to begin my Master’s degree in Child Life at Western Michigan University this fall! Ultimately, I’d like to graduate with an in-depth independent research project by May 2017. Unfortunately, I’m having a difficult time thinking of topics to research or collect data for. I’d really like to create a program related to Child Life that could potentially be used in the future, i.e. a sibling program or a parent program. Are there any areas that you think need more research? Is there any advice you can give me on how to go about proposing program ideas to hospitals or already existing Child Life programs?
Thanks for your insight! You’re such an inspiration!
Best,
Bridgette
Hi Bridgette, Thanks for the follow and compliments! It is great to hear that the posts are resonating with others. Child life needs more research in EVERYTHING! There is little out there, so it is great to hear that you are enthusiastic to fill this need. I will email you directly with further information.
Bridgette I would love to know what program you came up with!?
I am so happy for you and wish you much success in your private practice. You have such a wonderful background and expertise in the field.
Thank you so much Loretta 😉
Hi there! I am a Child Life student and refer to your blog a lot. You have a lot of good resources and information available, especially for someone who is just getting into the field. I have a few questions that I was wondering if you would be able to answer.
1. How do you avoid burnout?
2. What professional resources do you utilize to keep learning in your career?
3. How do you contribute to the field of child life in a broader scope?
4. What measures do you seek to support your career development as well as your day to day work?
5. How did you choose mentors?
Hi Allie, thanks for the follow. Can you email me directly at childlifemommy@gmail.com and I would be happy to answer.
Are the Patches Bears still available? They are such a great resource for supporting children through grief. 🙂
Hi Cindy, I’m not sure. I’ll send you the founder’s contact.