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Simple partial seizures

Read about the symptoms and causes of simple partial seizures and how they are treated.

Visual-motor skills: How to foster in children

Read about ways to help a child improve their visual-motor skills.

Encouraging healthy lifestyle habits

Exercising regularly, eating well and sleeping well are all important parts of proper JIA management. Learn how to encourage your teen to be healthy.

Supporting your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder through the COVID-19 crisis

Learn about strategies and ways to help your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder cope during the COVID-19 crisis.

Ostomy: Day-to-day activities for children aged 1–11 years

Learn how an ostomy impacts your child's day-to-day activities and about considerations for protecting the stoma and ostomy pouch.

Sick children in hospital: How to help, what to do

Hospitalization may interfere with a child's normal development. Learn ways to help your child cope including play, familiar objects and planning ahead.

Creativity: How to raise a creative thinker

Learn what creativity is, why it is important, and how you can help nurture creativity in your child at home.

Typhoid fever

An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent your child from catching typhoid fever. This bacterial infection common in countries with poor sanitation and hygiene.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the middle years

Children with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to learn how to balance everyday life and health care. Learn ways to encourage your child to manage their PKU.

How to prepare for surgery based on your child's age

How you prepare your child for surgery will depend on their age. Learn about different ways to prepare, from infants to teens. 

Feeding my baby: Frequently asked questions

Find answers to frequently asked questions teenagers have about breastfeeding, including how long it's recommended, supplementing with formula, and troubleshooting.

Talking to your teen

Talking with your teenager can be difficult and even stressful at times. However, having effective communication skills can help ease that stress.

Treating and managing cancer-related pain in children

​Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage cancer-related pain in children.

Distraction techniques to help manage cancer

Helping your child cope after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how you can help your child cope, after their blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

How to talk to your child about surgery

It is not easy to talk to your child about surgery, but your child’s health-care team is here to support you in having this conversation. This page contains some conversation recommendations and suggestions to help you prepare your child.

Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up recommendations: 18 month visit

Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.

Burn injuries: Helping families cope

Learn how to cope with emotional, social and financial stress as a family when your child has a burn injury.

Introducing new food textures to your baby

Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.

Social and emotional development in toddlers and preschool-age children

As a toddler, and during pre-school age, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.

What is relaxation?

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1): How is it diagnosed?

Learn about clinical and genetic testing, two ways that doctors diagnose Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Each of these methods has advantages and limits.

Coping with Worries

Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel show us different ways to manage our worries. How do you like to manage your worries?
Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.

Enema: How to distract your child at home

Find out how you can help your child feel more comfortable and pass the time during an enema.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the early years

Children growing up with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to incorporate health care into their normal routines. Read about encouraging proper development.