Like many parents, Angela has a full schedule between work, keeping up with both her children’s schoolwork, and other family responsibilities. But she always tried to make sure her 12-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter received all their childhood and seasonal vaccines. This all happened according to schedule, except for one year when she was late…
Children are often exposed to distressing news, experts say creating an open dialogue helps them process their emotions. In an age when information is readily accessible, children are often exposed to distressing news, from natural disasters to political unrest and everything in between. As a parent, you might wonder how to help your child process…
Pixar animator Andrew Beall shows his drawing of Pixar character ‘Elio’ to Cynthia Meza. At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, excitement filled the halls as hospitalized young patients anticipated a heartwarming event. In a gesture of compassion and community, the hospital hosted a special screening of Disney and Pixar’s latest original feature film, Elio. Elio…
Tarun Thiara and his family pose with Buster Posey Brennan Bernardino of the Red Sox signs Tarun’s baseball Tarun Thiara, 17, was sitting in his hospital bed, receiving chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, when a Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Child Life specialist walked in. “Do you like baseball?” he asked. Tarun and his family smiled. Tarun…