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THANK YOU Pixar and InsideOut!!!
For recognizing the strong feelings children have in highly stressful situations.
With humor and brilliant Pixar story writing, we are given a privileged window into the stress-induced internal conversations people have with themselves (often different from the words we actually use).
In reality, both children and adults benefit from having safe ways to physically express stress resulting from our overwhelming internal feelings.
For recognizing the strong feelings children have in highly stressful situations.
With humor and brilliant Pixar story writing, we are given a privileged window into the stress-induced internal conversations people have with themselves (often different from the words we actually use).
In reality, both children and adults benefit from having safe ways to physically express stress resulting from our overwhelming internal feelings.
Hospitalized children internalize enormous stress that can be counterproductive to their physical and mental well being.
Complex terminology, rushed explanations, frequent hospital personnel changes, unwelcome blood tests and procedures all add up to create a feeling of “I’M NOT IN CONTROL” for most pediatric patients.
That’s probably because they truly aren’t in control.
Young children rarely have words to describe their stress and, few children feel they have the permission they need to express the unpopular feelings they are having, even when they are able to articulate them.
Complex terminology, rushed explanations, frequent hospital personnel changes, unwelcome blood tests and procedures all add up to create a feeling of “I’M NOT IN CONTROL” for most pediatric patients.
That’s probably because they truly aren’t in control.
Young children rarely have words to describe their stress and, few children feel they have the permission they need to express the unpopular feelings they are having, even when they are able to articulate them.
| When Certified Child Life Specialist, Leslie Marnett (MS,CCLS) (www.youbism.com), created The Punch Pillow™, she succeeded in creating a safe outlet for her pediatric patients to acknowledge, physically express, and then process the overwhelming feelings with which they were struggling. |  Leslie Marnett and The Punch Pillow™ |  |
With it’s instructive but humorous song, sturdy construction, and informative use guide, The Punch Pillow™ functions to help children cope with the inevitable, unpredictable stressors of the hospital - giving them a fun way to physically unload stress and then talk about it with full adult permission.
In fact, there are parents and adult patients using The Punch Pillow™ for themselves.
Taking out frustration on The Punch Pillow™ relieves stress and can save relationships with the people we need who are closest to us.
In fact, there are parents and adult patients using The Punch Pillow™ for themselves.
Taking out frustration on The Punch Pillow™ relieves stress and can save relationships with the people we need who are closest to us.
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