Going home from the hospital often brings feelings of relief and a sense of returning to "normal life." With shorter hospital stays, however, children often need a longer period of care and recovery at home than in the past.
However, whether a hospital stay is long or short, children have always needed some time to adjust to returning home after an illness, procedure or operation. While your child may return to daily routines easily, it is very normal for him or her to need some time to adjust to being home. Your child may need to work through feelings about the hospital experience. This page gives you ideas on how to help your child adjust.
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