In this episode, we’re talking with Michelle Smith and Sarah O’Neal, Child Life Specialists, of Shriners Children’s Ohio as they share about what they do and give great tips for any parent taking their child to a medical visit and looking for ways to deal with anxiety about it.

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• Bloom :: An Event for Moms {2024}

More Resources for Parents –

• Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist
• Meet SuperMeg, Our New Interactive Chatbot That Helps Kids Manage the Anxiety and Pain of Needle Pokes! | Meg Foundation
  • Creating Comfort for Kids During Needle Pokes! Printable
• Creating Comfort for Teens During Needle Pokes! Printable
• Comfort Positioning Guide Printable
• Child Life Specialists: Helping Kids Cope Printable

Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, we’re talking with Dr. Sara Higginson, Chief of Staff and Jessica Wagner, Marketing & Communications Coordinator of Shriners Children’s Ohio in preparation for Burn Awareness Week in February.

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• Bloom :: An Event for New & Expecting Moms {2023}
• Bloom {2023 Event Recap}

Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, we’re talking about what it's REALLY like for moms behind all those charming Christmas photos with this fun new Jingle Bells parody!

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• Mom’s Version of Jingle Bells

Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, we’re sharing about writing our own lyrics to a classic Halloween song!

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• New Halloween Lyrics to a Favorite Spooky Song

DMC Owner, Courtney, and DMC Contributor, Kristen, talk about things we didn't know before becoming moms in this edition of our monthly post chat!

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Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, Contributors, Ashlee Herbert and Pamela Chandler, join DMC Owner, Courtney Snow, to talk about raising Black daughters (and any children of color) in America today.

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• Raising a Biracial Child in 2023 {Black History Month}
• My Infertility Journey {How Do I Carry On?}
• Through a Child’s Eyes {The Lesson I Taught My Daughter}
• Moms We Are Blessed to Know: A Single Mom & Segregated Bathrooms

Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, we've got a fun revision of a classic Christmas song - mom edition! DMC Contributor, Kristen, hopped on video to chat with us about the inspiration behind her holiday post, and she even sings for us!

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• The 12 Gifts of Christmas {Mom Edition}

Join us for this podcast episode and leave us your comments! In this episode, we got to talk with Contributing Writer, Pamela, about the value of apologizing to our kids. We laughed SO MUCH during this episode!!!

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• The Value of Apologizing to Your Kids

What's the last thing you apologized to your kids about??? Let us know!
Your challenge this week :: Pick someone you know, and apologize for something.