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By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sWhew! We have almost made it through another holiday season. School has wrapped up and now it’s time for the mad dash to finish all the gifts and stocking …

The Child Life Department held a Thanksgiving Parade at the Cook Children's Medical Center- Fort Worth for patients and families. View our photos and video from the event below. 

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sAs we approach the season of gratitude followed immediately by the season of gift-giving and receiving, it’s easy to feel the whiplash of these two periods. These …

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sMy 14-year-old daughter got her first cell phone back in the spring. It’s pretty locked down. She is able to call and text and has a few apps that are necessary for …

In celebration of Juneteenth, Cook Children’s patient families and employees were invited to a “Walk and Block Party" in the Fort Worth medical center. Everyone participated in a Freedom Walk, or 2.5 laps around the Atrium, and enjoyed music, arts …

Footwear Benefiting Cook Children's Creative Arts Program Now Available in Adult Sizing 

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sWhat exactly is Child Life? Child life specialists are asked this question daily. Despite its decades-old presence, child life specialists regularly explain the basics …

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sMarch is Child Life Month! This year, we are celebrating 45 years of Cook Children’s Child Life Department. I can’t imagine Cook Children’s or any pediatric facility …

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sGoing to the dentist and taking your kids to the dentist may bring up a lot of emotions and most likely some anxiety for many of us. One of my own traumatic memories as …