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Help Me Grow Model: 25 Years of Service to Families By Paul Dworkin, MD: The Help Me Grow (HMG) Model is celebrating a milestone anniversary in 2022 – having spent the past 25 years helping children and families in Connecticut and across the country thrive. The HMG Model is an early childhood system building model that partners with families to
Asthma Center It is estimated that more than 25 million people live with asthma in the United States and many of them are children whose families are unaware they have the disease. The Asthma Center is dedicated to increasing awareness about asthma and the treatment options that are crucial to
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Katie McLoughlin, MS, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
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Pediatric Asthma Management Programs Enhance Quality of Care By Jessica Hollenbach, PhD: By: Jessica Hollenbach, PhD Asthma affects more than 8% of youth in the United States making it one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses affecting young people, and it disproportionately affects children living in underserved communities. The complexity of current guidelines
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Palliative Care Pediatric palliative care is an active, total approach to relieve pain and suffering by embracing physical, emotional and spiritual elements of care with a focus on maximizing quality of life for children with serious illness and their families. Palliative care is appropriate for
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Primary Care Programs & Services Connecticut Children’s Primary Care team offers a range of services designed to support the health and developmental well-being of children and adolescents through every stage of life. Turn to our pediatric primacy care clinicians for: 24/7 phone access to clinical team member
What to Expect During Your Sedation Services Appointment Use simple words your child will understand. Encourage your child to discuss feelings and ask questions about the upcoming experience but be careful not to force a discussion if your child does not seem ready. Be honest. If you do not know the answer to your child’s question
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“My Stomach Hurts!” Anxiety, or Something Else? By Bradley S. Jerson, PhD: This article was originally published in July 2022 and updated in February 2024. Oh, tummy troubles! Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons kids visit their pediatrician or obtain a referral to a gastroenterologist. What’s a parent to do when they hear, “My tummy hurts—I
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Maternal-Fetal Urology Program Antenatal urologic abnormalities are co-managed in close partnership with physicians at Hartford Hospital, the University of Connecticut Health Center, and Danbury Hospital. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists and other pediatric subspecialists collaborate closely Kids Connect TV Studio With support from our friends at Dunkin Joy in Childhood Foundation, Kids Connect TV Studio is on the air at Connecticut Children's! Kids Connect TV is a dedicated channel designed to engage hospitalized patients and their families through an interactive hospital broadcast. The
What to Expect in Pictures For many children and families, going to the hospital can be a stressful experience. To make your experience as pleasant and relaxed as possible, we’ve created special picture stories to teach your child what to expect. To access the picture stories, just click on the links below
What to Expect During Your Radiology Appointment To help your child prepare for his/her visit, we have created special picture stories that can teach your child what to expect. This story is part of a series of stories originally developed in collaboration with Norah Johnson, of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and funded
Connecticut Human Milk Research Center The Connecticut Human Milk Research Center’s efforts are focused on three umbrella research initiatives: A NICU-specific nutrition and clinical database Researchers are creating a database to evaluate at least 15 clinical epidemiologic questions related to human milk use and