Illness & Hospitals
Reducing fear and building understanding around sickness and medical care.
When someone gets sick or needs to go to the hospital, children can feel scared and confused. Clear, calm explanations help reduce their anxiety and help them cope.
What Is Cancer?
Learn how to explain cancer to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
Why Do People Get Sick?
Learn how to explain people get sick to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Hospital?
Learn how to explain a hospital to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Surgery?
Learn how to explain surgery to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Are Germs?
Learn how to explain germs to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is an Allergy?
Learn how to explain an allergy to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Vaccine?
Learn how to explain a vaccine to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Diabetes?
Learn how to explain diabetes to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Asthma?
Learn how to explain asthma to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is an Ambulance For?
Learn how to explain an ambulance for to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is a Pandemic?
Learn how to explain a pandemic to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
What Is Mental Illness?
Learn how to explain mental illness to your child with age-appropriate explanations for ages 3-12.
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