Blog posts
How to Tend to Kids’ Emotional Health in the Age of Coronavirus
April 20, 2020
Talk to kids about their feelings, engage in bonding activities and help them build resilience in these challenging times.
How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus
March 25, 2020
Children need the adults around them to communicate calmly and clearly, says, Karen Rogers, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
How to Get Your Kids to Wash Their Hands
March 18, 2020
Some kids just don’t want to do it, or don’t know how to do it right: washing their hands. This page provides some handy resources to motivate kids to use proper hand hygiene.
3D Cardiac Printing Enters the Virtual World
February 24, 2020
Virtual reality heart models give surgeons and cardiologists instant insight into a patient’s complex anatomy.
A Legacy of Compassion
December 6, 2019
The Anderson Stewart Family Foundation’s recent $50 million gift continues a three-decade history of giving, helping to cement CHLA’s position as a leader in pediatric health care.
Like Music to His Parents' Ears
November 26, 2019
It wasn’t the standard goo-goo ga-ga or ma-ma da-da, but to his parents the strained, gravelly hehhh that Rio produced inside a patient room at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was operatic. Patrick
Pacifier Practice
October 24, 2019
A pacifier that plays a sweet lullaby encourages baby Jayla to learn the skills she needs to feed and self-soothe
For Walter to Feel Better
October 7, 2019
How Lloyd’s little brother overcame a skull condition and became the coolest kid at the playground
‘I Can See! I Can See!’
July 11, 2019
You will have to grant a parental pardon to Heather for her momentary excessive permissiveness, allowing her 5-year-old daughter to race down the block after dark, free from her mother’s hand. It wasn
The Newborn Follow-Up Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
June 5, 2019
Our Newborn Infant Follow-Up Program at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles assesses the developmental, medical, nutritional and psychosocial needs of infants born prematurely or who have been