A child with a chronic condition eventually transitions back to school. Learn practical tips when advocating for your child at school.
Your goal is to work with your child's teacher to get the best education for your child. Your child has the right to attend school and if you feel they're not getting a "fair shake," get involved with the administration.
Detailed information concerning how to advocate for your child as soon as she in back in school, and balancing treatment with education.
A teacher's guide to congenital heart defects. Learn what you can do to help and what to expect if one of your students has a congenital heart defect.
Learn about the extra considerations you may have for picking the right post-secondary program when you are living with celiac disease and follow a strict gluten-free diet.
Find out how to work with your child's school to support your child with ADHD.
Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.
Keeping in contact with your school and during cancer treatment is important. Find out how you can communicate with your school, what you should tell them and what to expect when returning to class.
Learn how to help your child transition back to school, after a blood and marrow transplant.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn helpful tips on post-secondary school, including how to budget.
Learn how sleep improves brain function and mental health and how much sleep your child needs each night.
Learn about your right to receive care and services in a safe and welcoming environment, including at school, work and in health-care environments.
There are many different types of community health services that are available to help you and your child.
An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.
Learn what happens during a neuropsychological assessment and how you can use the results to help your child.
Discover how cataracts develop in children and how they can be treated.
Learn strategies to help improve your communication with your teen's health-care providers, teachers and other school staff.
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) can participate in physical activity as long as they have more frequent rest periods and increased hydration. Academically, most children with SCD will perform as well as their peers.
Read about why your child with epilepsy may require a psychoeducational assessment, who will perform it, and what it may consist of.
Learn about things to consider if you are planning to attend higher education including how to decide on the right type of education for you and expectations of higher education.
Learn about education options for your child during their leukemia treatment and how to handle their transition back into school.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a port insertion.
Find out how to help your child manage their AEDs.
Everyone has the right to receive care and services in a safe, welcoming environment. Learn more about your child’s rights to safe spaces.
