Teddy clinic in Vechta: cuddly toys become small patients!

Teddy clinic in Vechta: cuddly toys become small patients!

Vechta, Deutschland - On June 20, the town hall of the city of Vechta will become a colorful stage for our little globetrotter because the teddy clinic opens its doors here. From 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., all children and their parents are cordially invited to have their cuddly toys examined by real doctors. The event, which is organized together by the St. Marienhospital Vechta and Mayor Kristian Kater, has the clear goal of playfully bringing the first steps into the world of medicine to the children and at the same time reducing fears before visiting hospital.

Aloys Muhle, who is committed to the project, emphasizes: "A visit to the hospital does not have to scare." The clinic manager Katharina beef continues this view, which points out that the teddy clinic should offer the small playful, child -friendly contact points with the topic of hospital. Mayor Kristian Kater underlines: "We want to give the children a feeling of security."

teddy clinics: a success model

What is on the program in Vechta has already proven itself in many other places. For example, the teddy clinic is worn by medical students from the Justus Liebig University in Gießen. This facility encourages preschool children and their families to present together with their cuddly animals. Here the cuddly toys act as "patients" and the children take on the role of little doctors and companions. Your goal? Creating a special experience that helps the little participants to lose the fear of visiting the doctor.

In the teddy clinic in Gießen, there are various stations that make the healing process tangible. This is done through playful learning, building confidence in the medical processes and bringing the processes closer to the children.

The region pulls together

Another example that shows the positive response of the teddy clinics is the University Medical Center Göttingen, which enables children to have their soft toys examined in a similar environment. Here the little patients can take a seat in a real waiting room, are treated in an operating room and even learn what it means to be at the dentist. The teddy docs, including medical students such as Simon Eimterbäumer, carry out the examinations in a playful way in order to show the children the processes and thus to reduce fears directly.

The teddy clinics are an impressive example of how to reduce fears through creative approaches in pediatric medicine. The upcoming event in Vechta is just another chapter in the success story of this special institution.

We are at your disposal for questions or further information about the teddy clinic in Vechta at any time. Let us keep an eye on the well -being of our children and enable them to have a relaxed encounter with the world of medicine.

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