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Child Life Mommy Shani Thornton is a Certified Child Life Specialist supporting families coping with life's challenge

Nothing says “I support your passion” like coming home from Target with child life finds. 🫶❤️❤️❤️❤️
07/09/2026

Nothing says “I support your passion” like coming home from Target with child life finds. 🫶

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07/08/2026

The more people know about child life, the more children and families can benefit from it.

That’s why we’ll never stop advocating for our profession, because every child and family deserves that support.

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07/05/2026

Making special memories with our family in New York. ❤️

This trip was filled with belly laughs, dance parties, late nights, and so much love. These are the moments we’ll be talking about for years to come.

Making memories that will last a lifetime. ☀️🚤

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If we could raise flags of awareness for our field, they would remind the world that children deserve honesty, preparati...
07/02/2026

If we could raise flags of awareness for our field, they would remind the world that children deserve honesty, preparation, and support.

Certified Child Life Specialists are trained to help children and families navigate life’s hardest moments.

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06/30/2026

I’ve never held back from having fun, and maybe that’s what happens when you work with kids. You find your people who will be silly with you, laugh until your stomach hurts, and smile right through the embarrassment. ❤️

Being in child life has taught me how to truly live life to the fullest, and it’s something I hope to pass on and teach my kids to do the same.

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06/26/2026

Second session of ’s Thriving Together Childhood Cancer Group was a success! ❤️🎗️

While parents and caregivers met with counselors to support their own mental health and well-being, child life and some incredible child life student volunteers supported children coping with cancer and their siblings through therapeutic games, cancer education, play, and art.

There is something incredibly special about parents and children receiving the mental health support they all need and deserve at the same time. When the entire family is supported, healing, connection, and resilience can grow together. ❤️

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06/24/2026

Just a few of my favorite things, in no particular order. ❤️

Play, art, expressive activities, books, memory making, and games. These are more than just activities they’re the tools that help children communicate, process, cope, connect, and heal.

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06/22/2026

Not today, Susie.
Respectfully, Child Life

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Father’s Day looks different for everyone. Holding space for all the stories, emotions, and memories that come with toda...
06/21/2026

Father’s Day looks different for everyone. Holding space for all the stories, emotions, and memories that come with today. ❤️

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06/20/2026

A diagnosis is hard enough for adults to process. The weight of it often feels even heavier when you’re trying to figure out how to explain it to your child.

Many parents worry they’ll say the wrong thing, cause fear, or make the situation worse. But children are often more aware of what’s happening than we realize, and they deserve honest information delivered in a way they can understand.

You don’t have to navigate those conversations alone.
If you’re facing a diagnosis, serious illness, grief, medical trauma, or another major life change, a Certified Child Life Specialist can help children and families process, cope, and heal through the language of play.

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