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Daniel Tiger Coping Card: Having an EKG

Ages 2 - 6 Years

Medical procedures can be scary and confusing for young children, but caregivers can help them to feel secure. Daniel Tiger Coping Cards are designed to prepare young children with heart defects and their families for medical procedures. Each card includes information and coping tips for both adults and children. We hope you find them helpful.

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Strategies for caregivers

Daniel Tiger coping card with advice for parents about helping a young child cope with an EKG, and a picture of a little boy getting an EKG.

Strategies for kids

Daniel Tiger is pictured waving, and text describes strategies for children with heart defects who are having an EKG (ECG).
"See What It Is, You Might Feel Better" video and song
"When Something is New" song

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