Tender Loving Care

As a parent of a child with an ostomy, you may have many questions about ostomy care. How do I manage the pouching system? How do I explain to my child what is happening? Where can I find support? Hollister Secure Start services is here to help with educational pediatric materials and support for your pediatric ostomy questions. Pediatric offerings include:

• Caring for Your Child with an Ostomy — An educational booklet filled with facts, tips, advice and resources (also available in Spanish).
• The Day I Got My Stoma — Personal stories about what it’s like to grow up with an ostomy. Sections include one for parents of young children and another for tweens and teens with ostomies.
• Ostomy Shadow Buddies — Available through Hollister in partnership with the Shadow Buddies Foundation. These dolls are designed to be a friend and educational tool for kids with an ostomy. Each doll has an ostomy and helps provide emotional support.
• Pouchkins Pediatric Products — Specially sized ostomy products for premature babies, infants and children, designed to meet the sensitive needs of little ones with ostomies.
• Pouchkins Pediatric Product Care Tips — Product information sheets with care tips for using Pouchkins ostomy products with preemies and newborns.
• 1-piece and 2-piece Pediatric Care Tips — Product information sheets with care tips for using 1-piece and 2-piece ostomy products with your child.
• Pediatric Coloring Book — “Can They Still Wiggle and Giggle?”

For more information, please contact a member of the Secure Start team at 1.888.808.7456, or visit: securestartservices.com/pediatrics