<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fruitful Hearth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child Life Services - Acute coping support for children and families experiencing stress, illness, injury, trauma, loss, and life changes.]]></description><link>https://www.fruitfulhearth.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:04:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fruitfulhearth.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dental Appointments: Increasing Coping and Decreasing Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bringing your child to the dentist can be hard, I mean really hard. A trip to the dentist can invite overwhelming fear for children and teens, lead to noncompliance with treatment, and evoke high levels of stress for everyone involved. So how can we make dental appointments easier?  As a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS), I work to reduce the risk of children and families developing negative psychosocial impacts in the midst of difficult medical procedures and heavy emotional...]]></description><link>https://www.fruitfulhearth.com/post/dental-appointments-increasing-coping-and-decreasing-stress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6240f959dc3f2805c2f7d1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:27:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>sara27225</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>