As adults, we want to shield and protect the children we love from the challenges of life. Unfortunately, that’s not how life works; we can’t take these experiences away. What we can do is empower kids to manage these situations with emotionally healthy techniques.

Child life specialists are professionals who use their background in child development and family systems to help kids navigate and cope with life’s challenges. A child life specialist’s goal is to make some of the unmanageable in life feel more manageable.