Hospitals
Tips for visiting your parent in hospital
There are some things you can do to make your visiting time easier. You might end up spending a very long time visiting your mum or dad in hospital – so you will know the place well.
Tips for visiting your mum or dad in hospital
- Take your homework or uni work to hospital with you. You can then focus on something else rather than the medical stuff.
- Take in some DVDs to watch. If the hospital doesn’t have a DVD player, you could rent or buy a small handheld one.
- Take in some board or card games.
- Catch up on some sleep in the visitors chair. Just being in the room with your mum or dad might be enough!
- Take some music to listen to.
- Get their favourite food delivered or get take-away.
- Go to the hospital with your siblings.
- Bring along something nice, just a little something to show you’ve been thinking of them, like:
- their favourite food
- some of their favourite music or movies
- a book or magazine they might like
- a card filled with messages from other family members and friends
Last updated 12 October 2011
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