Articles
- Zempsky, WT. Optimizing the management of peripheral venous access pain in children: evidence, impact, and implementation. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(3). S121-4.
Books
- Conquering Your Child’s Chronic Pain by Lonnie Zeltzer, MD
- Stuff That Sucks: A Teen’s Guide to Accepting What You Can’t Change and Committing to What You Can (The Instant Help Solutions Series) by Ben Sedley, Ph.D.
- When Your Child Hurts: Effective Strategies to Increase Comfort, Reduce Stress and Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain by Rachael Coakley, PhD
Comfort Central
With Comfort Central, Connecticut Children’s is committed to being a place where pain is minimized as much as possible.
School Accommodations / 504 Plan
A Guide to School Accommodations
Videos
- A Car with Four Flat Tires an analogy about chronic pain by The American Chronic Pain Association
- Welcome to PainBytes
- Yoga Is For Everyone
Websites
Connecticut Children’s is proud to be a ChildKind certified institution and is recognized for excellence in providing pediatric pain care.
The Meg Foundation mission is to empower families with pain management strategies, skills, and support they need to prevent and reduce pain. Here are some resources you may find particularly helpful:
1. The Take Control Mobile App for Teens helps teens learn strategies and create a plan to feel more comfortable at their vaccine, blood test, or other medical procedure
2. Understanding Pain Handout It may seem weird, but it’s true! Pain actually happens in your brain
3. Pain Champions Guide for Parents will teach all you need to know about how to manage needle pain and anxiety through this interactive tech tool
4. ImaginAction helps you be more in control over how you feel
5. Chronic Pain Family Education Sheets: Daily Functioning (for Kids & Teens) will show how daily activity helps with your chronic pain
6. Chronic Pain Family Education Sheets: Daily Functioning (for Adults) will show how daily activity helps kids with chronic pain
7. Sleep challenges and chronic pain go hand and hand. Top experts put together the Chronic Pain Family Education Sheets: Healthy Sleep for Kids and Teens guide about all the things that can help
8. The Creating Comfort for Kids and Creating Comfort for Teens guides offer a great overview of the best pain management strategies for helping kids and teens get through shots and other needle procedures feeling calm, comfortable and in control
9. The Comfort Poke Plan for Kids and Take Control Poke Plan for Teens help kids and teens create their very own game plan before their next poke
At Creative Healing for Youth in Pain, find creative healing workshops, educational resources, and peer connection for youth ages 13-24 living with chronic pain, parents, and caregivers.