Ideas to engage kids at hospitals and clinics using stickers

Stickers are bright and glee and of course part of every child’s life. Also, a paediatric is someone whom almost every child sees at least once during childhood, and is undoubtedly not very happy with the idea, until gets familiar with him.  To make a comfortable atmosphere and ease tackling the woes of a child’s visit to a paediatric, stickers are one great and upbeat things to go for.  We bring forth to you a series of ways in which stickers could help paediatricians give his child visitor a deeper comfort zone and frankness.  

Starting a conversation:  

Kids can be talkative nuts and are known to speak their heart out but before that, they sense the environment, get acquainted and feel comfortable. A clinic which gives a child the comfort to open up can be easily created with the help of customised stickers. Custom stickers not only serves its purpose but also gives a positivity and brightness to the place. And not to forget first impression is the last one and to impress a kiddo one has to travel an extra mile. Also, sticker decorated interiors of the clinic are easy to install and update as compared to permanent interiors.  

Wall stickers used to decorate kids clinic | Image via designist

Superheroes stickers’ impact:

Children grow up enjoying cartoon characters and getting inspired from superheroes. A super hero sticker depicting the best of habits to follow is impactful to a child’s mind and hence a must for paediatric clinic. 

Cartoon characters used as stickers can be given to kids at dental clinic after the treatment to inculcate brushing habit| Image via familydentistry

Stickers to offer:  

Apart from using stickers to create a kiddo- friendly environment, doctors must set up ways in which they can hand a memorable one to every visitors. This can be let happen in more than one ways.  

  1.A Sticker Vending Maching:

This idea could turn the whole process of a kids visit to doctor into fun and frolic.  Children can use the vending machine to get exciting stickers and tattoos. This could be a delightful way to make kids smile at the end of the visit.  

Sticker and Tattoo Vending Machine that can be kept at a doctor’s clinic

Image via Moneymachines

 2. A Sticker reward for bravery

To face the doctor is in itself a challenge for kids. A successful visit of a kid to the doctor can be celebrated and rewarded with the help of custom made stickers. They can be simple yet encouraging and hence a compliment for the active step the child has taken. 

Reward sticker designs to enage the lil ones at the kids dental clinic or hospital | Image via Little Design Life store at Etsy

  3.The well-wishing follow up stickers  

Occasional stickers to the little ones and their parents on various festivals can be a splendid way to show care and take guard that the doctor do not lose the client. These could be sent on birthdays, New Year, Halloween etc.  Children are very sensitive and need to open up to a doctor before any proceedings. Stickers have emerged as a smooth way to ease the process. A paediatric hence, must include these ideas to make the kid’s visit sparkle with happiness and faith; without any fear of in the child’s little mind!!!

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