For Children and Families

CHILDREN ARE INSPIRED & MOTIVATED

  • Get Well Maps illustrate progress towards goals with a fun, engaging method that helps to encourage children & reduce anxiety when faced with a medical challenge
  • Children of all learning styles & developmental abilities benefit from multi-sensory learning strategies
  • Personalized name & photographs foster pride in goal achievement
  • Whimsical Artwork becomes a keepsake that illustrates the child’s perseverance
  • Complex Medical Dialogue is easier to comprehend and is softened by metaphors that children are interested in and can understand
  • Get Well Maps add Visual Strategies that enhance comprehension (Auditory Processing is limited during Stressful Events)
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FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED

  • Get Well Maps visually illustrate their child’s progress towards their goal of going home
  • Provides a tool for parents and caregivers when children ask difficult-to-answer questions like “When Can I Go Home?”
  • Families are encouraged to see incremental progress during stressful times when they are displaced from their daily routines & environments