Dr. Bones Prescribes Laughter To Cincinnati Children's Patients
CINCINNATI - At 6 pm on Wednesday, May 8, Dr. Bones and his sidekick, Skelly the skeleton, will teach patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center about health and nutrition through interactive games in the Location H child life activity center.
"After teaching high school and college students, I noticed my students were poorly equipped at basic math and science - and not much better at understanding health concepts," says Don Mueller, PhD (a.k.a. Doctor Bones), a chemistry professor and researcher from Troy, New York. "The Doctor Bones Show is an effort to educate and entertain children about the importance of eating a nutritious diet and participating in daily practices to help maintain a healthy body."
Doctor Bones will juggle food from the Food Guide Pyramid, tells jokes and involves children in games, such as Name that Vegetable. Skelly Skeleton teaches children that laughter is a good form of exercise and is a proven stress reliever.
"Laughter is a daily technique used by Cincinnati Children's child life specialists to help patients get through the sad times," says Sharon McLeod, director of Child Life and Recreational Therapy at Cincinnati Children's.
Child Life at Cincinnati Children's is a unique department of dedicated child life specialists focusing on promoting optimal growth and development in children, reducing the stress of health care experiences, providing support and education to children and their families and advocating for psychosocial care in pediatrics.
Contact Information
Amy Caruso, 513-636-5637,
amy.caruso@chmcc.org
