Jaime Neefs (she/her/hers)

Certified Child Life Specialist and McMaster alumni; Opinions my own, grammar & emojis appreciated

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The ✨magic✨ of #ChildLife

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Hey @cityofguelph, Hamilton, Burlington & Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo have their splash pads on. What’s the hold up? Kids need to cool down too! 💦

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8 months into this motherhood journey, and thinking about my #ChildLife colleagues during #ChildLifeMonth. May you be recognized & celebrated for the important work that you do!

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GO CANADA GO! 🇨🇦 @CanadaSoccerEN #Canada #FIFAWorldCup

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“It’s a tough question on what reconciliation is & what it can be. I mean even just the word reconciliation, we’re assuming that we had a good relationship at some point, but did we?”

Lawrence Martin, Juno award winner & former Grand Chief of Mushkegowuk Council on @breakfasttv

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@cityofguelph When does registration open for Winter programming? I’m new to #recenroll and don’t want to miss the deadline! Thanks :)

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“Thank you @activeforlife for my new onesie!” — Jack, translated.

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8 weeks ago my “out of office” auto-reply kicked in. Here’s the reason…

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As I start an 18-month leave from the hospital, I can’t help but think of what a 5 year old said to me this week as I left his isolation room:

“Whatcha gonna do now, nothin?”

Not really, just something different! 💛

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@sherrytreichel Sherry you are a good Wordler!

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Happy #PRIDE

#ChildLife #Pediatrics

[GoFundMe @gofundme]

To support those affected by the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, GoFundMe has created a centralized hub to house every verified fundraiser.

Our Trust & Safety team will continue to update this hub with more fundraisers as they are verified. https://t.co/5zAu4wpq0S

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@danteluciani How was Bringing Up Bebe? (Congrats btw! ☺️)

[Norah Shaughnessy @norahkot]

These are hard conversations to have w our kids. @thedougycenter has terrific written resources and podcasts for talking to kids and teens about death and in particular mass shootings

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Today's reference is from @healthychildren 🫶

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BREATHE IN 🫁

BREATHE OUT 🌬️

#ChildLife #TipTuesday #Pediatrics #MentalHealthMatters

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#ChildLife #WednesdayWisdom is all about #onpoli elections. More specifically, how we can discuss elections constructively with kids! ✅

[Dr. Duncan Rozario @duncanrozario]

In medical practice for over 62 years, @HaltonHlthcare @oakvillesurgery own Dr. Terence Riley turns 89! He is a mentor and friend to many physicians and exemplifies compassion and excellence. He has been my surgical assistant for the last 15 years, 15 more to go!
@picardonhealth

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🧠 LET'S TALK ABOUT BRAINS 🧠

#ChildLife #TipTuesday #Pediatrics

[CACLL @CanadaChildLife]

Great to have so many members from across Canada together at the child Life Symposium hosted by the @mch_childrens child life team! #childlifebettertogether #childlife #ccls #canada

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Today's #ChildLife #TipTuesday is all about #Immunization 💉

There is an abundance of resources & strategies to help infants, children & teens cope with vaccines. #NIAW2022 #VaccinesWork #ItDoesntHaveToHurt ❤️ @ImmunizedotCa @KidsInPain