These resources will help you prepare yourself and your child for a doctor's visit, illness, surgery or stay at the hospital.

• Preparing your child for surgery (Nemours Foundation)
• Preparing your child for anesthesia (Nemours Foundation)
• Medical problems in children (Nemours Foundation)
• Anesthesia: What to expect (Nemours Foundation)
• When your child is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Nemours Foundation)
• At the Hospital (Children's Brain Tumor Foundation)
• Preparing for your child's hernia surgery (Video from Shands HealthCare)
• Before a child's tonsil or adenoid surgery (Video from Shands HealthCare)
• Prepare for your child's ear tube surgery (Video from Shands HealthCare)
• What is a pediatric surgeon? (American College of Surgeons)

Information

For more information about the Child Life Program at Shands Children's Hospital at UF, call 352.265.0111 ext. 46470.

Child Life Program

About Child Life

Ways You Can Help

Volunteer

Pediatric Specialty Clinic

Parents' Corner

Hospital Resources

How Therapeutic Play Helps Children

Ways to Help Your Child

Crafts for Kids

Preparing Your Child for Procedures

Links & Resources

Recommended Books for Children

Kids' Corner

You're Having an Operation! An Operating Room Tour

Hospital Visit Activity Book

Videos, Activities & More

Rosie the Therapy Dog

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