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The Story Of Tangles

Every parent can attest that choosing toys for children involves more than determining whether the child will like it. Besides concern for safety, shoppers today are focusing more on durability, quality, and increasingly on design.


Music in the Life of a Blind Child

Studies have shown both blind and sighted have a similar capacity to learn music; however, those with visual impairments tend to use their auditory channels more fully. Through music, we can help blind children establish and develop skills needed to function and excel in their daily lives.


Tot-a-Doodle-Do! Celebrates May is Better Speech & Hearing Month

Tot-a-Doodle-Do! award winning children's DVDs and "Crafty Kids" Craft Kits are designed to assist parents and caregivers in stimulating important developmental and life skills.


Wikki Stix One-of-a-Kind Creatables

Made in the USA - With all that is going on in the world of children's products these days, we are happy and proud to inform you that Wikki Stix are made in the USA. They are also non-toxic, not lead-bearing, no latex, no glutens and no nut oils! Wikki Stix are made of acrylic yarn and a food grade wax. They can be shaped and re-shaped in so many ways that we have included a guide on our website!


Child Life: Empowering Children and Families to Cope With Life's Challenges

Child life specialists are trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life's most challenging events.


Why Don't You Get Better Glasses?

That's the kind of question kids with visual impairment hear all the time, yet few have an answer-until now.


Did You Hear Me?

Studies show the average mom repeats herself 847 times to get her kids to listen!


Play & the Impaired Child:

Are Intervention Programs Inadvertently Damaging Development Through "Therapeutic" Use of Toys?


Ways You Can Help Your Child

Since receiving injections is a frightening experience for children, your presence and support can be very beneficial to your child.
Ways You Can Help Your Child
Adapted from Sorrelle Stanton, Director of Child Life Services
Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois

Since receiving injections is a frightening experience for children, your presence and support can be very beneficial to your child.

Try these distraction ideas when your child is getting injections or at any other time the child is afraid:

  • > Counting- have your child count with you
  • > Breathing- ask child to take deep breaths and let the air out fast or breath slowly in through nose and out through mouth
  • > Count to three and ask your child to yell something out , such as his/her favorite ice cream flavor
  • > Guided imagery- Have your child think of a favorite place/activity and describe it
  • > Tell stories- talk to your child about a favorite book
  • > Ask child to tell things about him/herself, such as a favorite book, friends, or pets
  • > Sing songs with your child- ABC's and nursery rhymes
  • > Look at a book- hold the book in front of your child while he or she is receiving injections or having blood drawn
  • > Ask child to do something silly- make the noise of a fire engine or an animal, make their funniest face

Any toys you have with you can be used to distract your child as well. Let your child hold a rattle, stuffed animal, or whatever you might have in their hand that is not receiving an injection.
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