By Thomas Hobson
Child Life Director

Do you know that March is Child Life Month?

Well, if not, you do now, and as is the tradition of many professional months, we use it as an opportunity for education and advocacy.  This usually means that on top of all of the other great things that the Child Life program at Le Bonheur Children's does, we do that much more.  I should share that this is true not just for us, but for almost all of the other child life programs around the nation (and world).  It is a great reminder for us of the importance of the work we do.

Over the course of this month, we're going to have a variety of different child life specialist write different blog posts.  Our hope is to showcase different aspects of our roles here in the hospital, and we'll just be scratching the surface.  I would encourage you to ask any questions of us you want (just leave a comment), and we'll make sure we answer it.

Now, to start of the month, I thought I would share a link to a poem about the role of child life specialists.  Thanks to the Child Life Council for sharing it, and to Steve Slowinski, a former child life intern at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, for writing it.

Happy Child Life Month!