Being in a hospital or clinic and surrounded by unfamiliar people can be stressful for a child. The Child Life and Family Development program at Nebraska Medicine helps children and their families understand the health care environment through a family-centered approach. We provide developmentally appropriate ways to cope with the experience.
Who we are
Our Child and Family Development Team consists of:
- Five child life specialists
- A music therapist
- An early development specialist
- A hospital teacher
We are all highly skilled in the developmental, education and psychosocial aspects of caring for children of all ages in a medical setting. Learn more about our team.
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Meet our Child Life and Family Development team
Learn more about our experts.
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Child Life and Family Development programs
Our programs are meant to normalize the hospital environment and provide personalized support to meet each family’s needs.
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Music therapy
Music therapy services are customized to each child's preferences, abilities and needs to protect their overall wellbeing during and long after hospitalization.
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Child Life program
The Child Life program was created to help children and their families understand the health care environment and develop age-appropriate ways to cope with the experience.
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Education support options
We offer an early learning program to support development in children aged birth through school age, and a school-age program, so children can continue learning like they would in school during a hospital stay.
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Child Life and Family Development student opportunities
Learn more about the opportunities we offer for aspiring child life and music therapy students.
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Pediatric transplant patient information
Frequently asked questions for pediatric transplant patients and their parents.
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