6ABC Action News Features CHOP’s Child Life, Education and Creative Arts Therapy Department

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6ABC Action News Features CHOP Child Life Specialist discussing ways parents can help prepare children for a hospital stay.

The Child Life, Education and Creative Arts Therapy Department at CHOP helps patients and families cope with the entire hospital experience. They provide age appropriate play to educate kids about surgeries and procedures. Child Life Specialist Andrea McGinnis was featured on 6ABC’s Raising Healthy Kids segment to discuss ways to prepare a child before they come to the hospital. 

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