For Children & Teens

Our downloadable patient education handouts and workbooks were created to help children and teens cope with injury, illness, and medical treatment.
- Use these patient education handouts in hospital, outpatient, rehab, and primary care settings.
- All patient education handouts are available in English and Spanish.
Want to use these materials? Download pdf's for free below, or contact the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress for information on ordering print copies.
Workbooks for Coping with Hospitalization - for Children
These workbooks help children cope with being in the hospital. Included are stories and activities to help children become familiar with hospital staff and medical procedures, understand emotional responses to trauma, and deal with traumatic stress reactions.
See A Caregiver's Guide workbook for parents.
Handouts for Children and Teens
These patient education handouts use stories and activities to help children and teens cope with injury and pain, deal with traumatic stress reminders, cope with looking and feeling different, and adjust after returning home. There are handouts for siblings, too!
Coping with pain and injury:
After The Injury: Tips for Kids
Después de la lesión: Consejos para los ninos
When it Hurts: Dealing with Pain
Cuando duele: Cómo enfrentarse al dolor
Coping with traumatic stress reactions and reminders:
What Do I Say? Talking About What Happened With Others
¿Qué digo? Cómo hablar con otras personas acerca de lo sucedido
Making a Plan: Dealing with Things that Remind You of What Happened
Desarrollar un plan: Cómo enfrentarse a las situaciones que se recuerdan lo que sucedido
After the Hospital: Getting Back to a Schedule
Después del hospital: Cómo retomar las actividades diarias
Coping when a brother/sister is in hospital:
After the Injury or Illness - Tips for Siblings
Después de la lesión o enfermedad - Consejos para hermanos
Coping with illness and injury - Teen Stories
Taking Control of My Illness - A Teen's Story
Tomando control de mi enfermedad
Dealing With My Life-Changing Diagnosis - A Teen's Story
Hacer frente con el diagnóstico que me cambiará la vida
Winning Against Worries - A Teen's Story
Facing My Friends and Fears After Injury - A Teen's Story
Cómo me enfrenté a mis amigos después de una lesión