Child Life Services uses play to support patients and families
Child Life focuses on age appropriate play and education to help patients understand ad cope with procedures and other experiences at Children’s Minnesota.
$500,000 Kohl’s grant makes breathing and learning easier for Twin Cities students with asthma
Children’s is using the $500,000 from Kohl’s Cares to provide resources to Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools to help kids struggling with asthma.
Rock the Cradle — a free day of family fun with The Current and Children’s Minnesota

Join Children’s Minnesota and The Current for Rock the Cradle – a free event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture this Sunday, March 24 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children’s Theatre Company.
Breastfeeding and pumping pods available at Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Breastfeeding or pumping moms can use the private and secure pods with roomy benches, space for a stroller, and a place to plug in a pump.
Dr. Gigi Chawla joins panel discussion on the importance of early childhood education
After a screening of the documentary No Small Matter, Dr. Gigi Chawla, chief of general pediatrics, spoke on the on the importance of the first five years of child development during a panel discussion.
Dr. Tamara Pozos speaks on patient with rare diagnosis of Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Dr. Tamara Pozos, medical director of immunology, explains what a diagnosis of Hyper-IgM Syndrome means for infant patient Wally Brown.
Children’s cleft and craniofacial team is there for families from birth through young adulthood

As ENT facial plastic surgeons the team at Children’s Minnesota created a treatment plan for Austin O’Neil that reduced the stress on his family.
Children’s Minnesota supports asthma management in schools through its $500,000 grant from Kohl’s Cares
Children’s Minnesota is using a $500,000, two-year grant from Kohl’s Cares to provide resources to Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools and the KIPP charter school.
New VNS device a life-changer for kids with seizures

Gage was the first pediatric patient in Minnesota to receive the new SenTiva device, which delivers vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to prevent seizures.