Staying Hospital

It can be a difficult, traumatic and upsetting stay because of..

• A different routine
• Absent family members
• Strange surrondings and unfamiliar people
• Unpleasant, uncomfortable treatment or pain

It can be made easier when theres unresticted visitng and parents can stay overnight

A pre-admission visit for a non-emergancy will reassure children. They're shown equipment and encouraged to play wi it.

Parents should let children pack their own bags and remember a comfort toy,. Let them choose something new to take with them,

Parents can expalin about hosptials as a precaution incause of emergency admission. Depending on the childs agg, they can

• Use books, DVDs, stories, games
• Explain what might happen, with emphais on being made well
• Ecourage role play by providing nurses and docots outsits and pretend equipment. 

Regression is when children temporarily resturn to behaviour shown when they were younger.