Hospitalized Children Now Have Their Own Special Gift Service Catering to Their Educational and Therapeutic Play While Receiving Medical Treatment.

Almost everyone has known or heard of a child who has been in the hospital, but how many children are seen or admitted in hospitals every year? What activities are children allowed to participate in during their admittance, and why? When are educational games and toys beneficial to these children? Who should ensure children have proper educational and therapeutic play items; and where can these items be found? The following information will help caregivers understand the importance of play, education, and personal expression among children who are in the hospital.

Children's Miracle Network hospitals report treating 17 million children each year for every disease and condition imaginable. (http://www.cmn.org/web/media/fastfacts.htm)

These children are afflicted with cancer or other life threatening illnesses, trauma, injury, or physical abuse and AIDS. To help these kids cope with illness and assist them with continued play and learning, a new concept in both packaging and theory was designed for kids as an educational and confidence builder. "Give kids the power to believe in themselves, then step back and watch them take charge of their lives and realize they can do anything!" (Kelly Hartmann)

According to the University of Valencia and the AIJU, (The Spanish Toy Research Institute) Play generates emotional satisfaction and self-confidence, and therefore should be regarded as the therapeutic activity par excellence." For Kinder Cans, items such as puppets, drawings and other forms of play become crucial to a childs recovery and overall state of being. Valencia and AIJU continued on to say that Symbolic play can help hospitalized children to understand, accept and alleviate their current state. It helps them to maintain a sense of control over the prevailing environment, enabling them to express their feelings, release emotional tension and therefore, anxiety and stress."

When children are admitted to hospitals, toys, games, books and creative art projects should be afforded to them, allowing children a means of expression to deal with their fear, stress, and anxiety. Those close to the children should consider finding proper toys and games to help guide kids through play and art, giving them the ability to understand and cope with separation from family and friends.

Because children are rapidly developing and learning, it is important to make use of this time with proper educational and therapeutic play items while kids are in the hospital. Many quality games and toys currently exist which encourage kids to use their fine motor skills, cognitive reasoning, logic, and express feelings. Due to differences in the severity of medical conditions, some children may be unable to partake in all activities, however, these children still need stimulation, education and artistic expression, even if an adult is reading to them. All children, from infants to teens, can benefit from specialized gifts by making sure that the products fit their age and ability.

For additional information regarding our products, delivery information, or how our company may be able to help you, your service group or organization, please send mail to the following address, or you may fax or call us with your questions.

KinderCans
PO Box 2353
El Cajon, CA 92021.
Fax (619)-444-7642.

Our product is ready for immediate delivery nationwide to any hospital or home in the lower 48 states. Kinder Cans is trademarked under the names KinderBaby KinderCans and Can-Teens . Our slogan is "I'm a Kinder Cans Kid and I can do anything!"

Kelly Hartmann, the founder of Kinder Cans, decided to create a child centered gift company as the result of her own three children's repeated admittance's to hospitals as infants and children. During this 9 year span, Kelly watched how children spent their time as patients, and observed various activities kids participated in. She noted that most of the hospitals own supply of games, toys and crayons had missing or broken pieces. Not only were toys old, but they had been shared among many children, some of whom had communicable diseases. Knowing full well that sharring toys, especially stuffed animals, could result in the transmission of infections to other children, Kelly began to make plans for a better way to serve kids.

Children should have more than stuffed animals and balloons. Our mission at Kinder Cans is to provide educational toys, games, and self expression through art to empower children to believe in themselves, their strengths, and their abilities to achieve, overcome and succeed in life.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kelly A. Hartmann
Kinder Cans
619-654-1110
619-444-7642 (fax)
http://www.kindercans.com