DFW Stitch-A-Wish Program
benefiting Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX
www.cookchildrens.org
Please click here to see the pattern and instructions for the Medical Play Doll Gown.  Please note that printing this document on standard size 8 1/2" x 11" paper will give you the exact size for the gown.
Cloth dolls are used throughout the hospital environment as teaching tools and expressive tools for children.  These simple dolls are one of the Child Life Specialists’ strongest allies as they work to promote emotional health and well being for ill children.  The dolls are used in many ways, including:  ·A tool for children as they draw facial expressions to represent visually their feeling about an upcoming procedure.  Since they are blank on both sides, children can indicate ambivalent feelings by assigning different emotions to each side of the doll, and as a teaching tool upon which Child Life Specialists can demonstrate the placement of equipment needed during various procedures, etc.  
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