An emotional safety plan will help your child cope [dailyherald.com]

Jenna Quinn (PACEs Connection Staff) 3/9/2212:16 PM

By Lurie Children's Hospital, Photo: Stock Photo, Daily Herald, March 5, 2022

We take care of our bodies by eating healthy, exercising and practicing good hygiene. Our minds and our hearts need us to take care of them, too -- especially in the face of ongoing stress.

"It's important to remind ourselves, no matter our age, that there is no such thing as a good feeling or a bad feeling," said Rebecca Mitsos, a certified child life specialist at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. "There are just feelings. It's OK to feel your feelings."

As a child life specialist, Mitsos and her team at Lurie Children's focus on creating emotionally safe environments for patients and their families while in the hospital -- and their skill-building practices are helpful in any environment.

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