IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!! THE NEW "A PERFECT DAY" VIDEO!!!!!

in·spired
inˈspī(ə)rd/
adjective: inspired
1.of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.

We are starting out 2016 INSPIRED...and we can’t WAIT to share our inspiration with you!!!

We promised you a music video in November...but it took just a few more precious weeks to make it right because this is a labor of love by a village of people who are striving to make the world a more amazing place!  

This project is what you get when you take a
Pediatrician/Children’s Music Composer, an animation studio and vocational center for young adults with autism (animators who understand what it means to be a kid with special needs), and a compassionate family foundation. All of these amazing beings came together because they wanted to improve the world for children facing health challenges and they knew how much a video like this could be a catalyst for good health and well-being! 

This work is meant be a tool for Child Life Specialists; the unsung heroes making it better for children in hospitals and clinics across the nation every day.  They cannot officially bill for their services and so have a challenging time showing how they improve the budgetary “bottom line”.  That means many hospitals are understaffed (or have no CL Specialists at all.)

But these blessed professionals help prepare kids for the procedures they must endure and are often why children in hospitals don’t come away with PTSD. They teach skills for coping with challenging situations, improve the well-being of the hospitalized child, improve the rate of successfully completed procedures, decrease the need for anesthesia during procedures, improve the family’s perception of care in the hospital, and often improve the working environment for doctors and nurses.  And let’s face it:  happier people heal faster.  

Besides, this music is fun!!

So, cheers to you, Child Life Specialists (as well as pediatric nurses, child therapists, elementary school teachers, parents, and ANYONE working with kids!)  PLEASE use this video to help teach guided imagery, self hypnosis, and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques.  It’s designed to be your conversation-starter:  “Remember that little girl in the music video who was upset in the hospital but then used her imagination to help herself?  Do you want to learn how to do that too?”   The emotional aspect of our patients’ care is just as important as the physical!  

Here is my 2016 wish:  I hope that the animation inspires you to want to hire Exceptional Minds (a 501c3 charitable non-profit) and that you will be amazed at the capacity of a community of individuals with autism to be creative and do professional-level work. I hope it inspires you to purchase and use the music of Dr. Ben & Company in your own uplifting child-focused projects.  And I hope, with all my heart, that it inspires you to reach for your best selves in 2016!

Got a Child Life Specialist story?  Tell us how this magical person improved the life of a child or family you know….and please share your story here!  

Happy Year Ahead…we are wishing you true feelings of gratitude to help you pull through whatever challenges you face.

~Dr. Ben

Ladies and gentlemen, here it is:  The very newest video for “A Perfect Day”!  Enjoy!  Please let us know what you think!!!