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The Child Life Services play program operates out of the The Marian Alexander Playroom, also known as the Child Life Playroom. This playroom overlooks the Olson Family Garden, one of our two outdoor gardens. The playroom is open most days. Contact child life services for ...

The St. Louis Children's Hospital Teen Life Council (TLC) is sponsored by the hospital's Child Life Department. The mission of the Teen Life Council is to make St. Louis Children’s Hospital a better place for teen patients by advising the hospital staff on issues important ...

What to expect when you're visiting Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine at St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

Your child is seeing a pulmonology specialist, and the examination will be quite thorough. Please allow 2-3 hours for your appointment. ...

Encopresis is when your child leaks stool into his or her underwear. It is most often because of long-term (chronic) constipation. Encopresis happens to children ages 4 and older who have already been toilet trained. ...

Since 2013, obesity has been listed as a disease in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) published by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the disease is at epidemic proportions—38 to 40 percent of all adults fit the ...

Understanding safe sleep best practices will greatly reduce your baby’s risk of suffering a sleep-related infant death, like sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) which is the leading cause of death among babies 1 month to 1 year of age. ...

There's no one better to describe the special care St. Louis Children's Hospital provides than our patients and their families. They can tell you not only about their medical problems, but also about the concern, comfort and expert treatment they received at our hospital. From ...

The following case study was used by Andrew J. White, MD, the James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and division director of pediatric rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the St. Louis Children’s Pediatric Residency Program, as part of the “Patient ...

Doing these two things before your kids eat their Halloween candy can help keep them safe. ...