Children’s Minnesota Stories
Read health tips from our experts as well as stories by patients, families and staff about kids’ health and their experiences at Children’s Minnesota.
Tips to support kids if they come out as LGBTQ to you
When a child or teen comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), it’s normal for a parent or guardian to have potentially complex feelings, from confused to concerned, awkward to honored. Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd offers tips on how to support kids in the coming out process.
Elliot accomplishes his goal, one step at a time
Recently, Elliot, diagnosed with spina bifida before he was born, set one very important goal for himself: he wanted to ride the bus to school. But there was one thing in his way. He needed to learn to climb the bus stairs by himself.
National Coming Out Day: one employees shares why we celebrate
National Coming Out Day: Ari Elfenbein, emergency medical technician (EMT), shares why we celebrate and the importance of the day.
Hispanic Heritage Month: how one Children’s Minnesota employee is celebrating
Get to know Mariana Quiroga, senior director of marketing, and learn how she is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!
How constraint therapy gives Brinley more independence
Brinley loves playing with her two sisters. But play didn't come naturally to the energetic 4-year-old because she has cerebral palsy. She's learning how to move more independently with constraint induced movement therapy at Children’s Minnesota.
Hannah Butzman, M.S., CCC-SLP, talks about being a speech language pathologist at Children’s Minnesota
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week is celebrated and recognized Sept. 19-25, 2021! In honor of this special month, we talked with Hannah Butzman, M.S., CCC-SLP, speech language pathologist at Children’s Minnesota.
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On their side: an advocate for kids with sickle cell disease
Caring for kids is about more than treating their illness or condition—it’s about also caring for the whole family. That’s why family support services for children and families coping with sickle cell disease are a fundamental component of the Hemoglobinopathy and Sickle Cell Program at Children’s Minnesota.
Children’s Minnesota’s Teen Hematology Gynecology Program has a new name: Adolescent and Young Adult Hematology Gynecology Program
We’re excited to announce our teen hematology gynecology program at Children’s Minnesota has been renamed to the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) hematology gynecology program.