Connecticut Children's Blog

Daylight Saving Time ends the first Sunday of November in most states, including Connecticut. That means on Nov. 7, 2021, clocks “fall back” an hour: Instead of 2 am, it’ll be 1 am. That extra hour can cause problems around bedtime (even if your child already has a great bedtime routine) because they will not […]

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is committed to being a place where the pain of medical treatment is minimized as much as possible. Although we may not be able to take away all the pain, we will make every effort to reduce it. At Connecticut Children’s, expert medical care and comfort go together. In honor of […]

Getting to the Starting Line In a few years of traveling in the van with my Folk Rock/Americana band called Parsonsfield, I’ve had the privilege to see nearly every interstate highway in the U.S. through a bug splattered windshield and smokey, sticker laden green rooms of rock halls and theaters. But van life and travel […]

Academic performance, behavior and mood are all dependent on good sleep. Kids need more sleep than we do (9-10 hours per night for children ages 5-12, and 8-9 hours per night for teens). Here are some helpful techniques to help get your child’s back to school sleep schedule back on track. 1. Avoid stalling tactics […]

In honor of Patient Experience Week, Connecticut Children’s Patient and Family Experience team is sharing the Beryl Institute C-I-CARE Compassion Challenge! Compassion is so important to the patient experience and something that we can all do. Check out the 6 techniques below to start making compassion a part of your daily routine! 1. Say Hello […]