Feeling sad sometimes is normal, especially during cancer treatment. Learn about the differences between feeling sad and depression and treatment options available.
Depression is different from situational or short-term sadness. Learn about what causes depression, how common it is in children and teens, and what you can do to help your child.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Learn about the different types of hemophilia, how it is inherited and how it is diagnosed and treated.
When you have a child who has cancer, it is normal for you to feel sad or worry. For some people this may develop into depression or anxiety.
Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, how they can impact your teen and how depression is diagnosed.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.
Brain disorders can be caused by medical conditions, illness or injury. Find out how they can affect a child's mental health and overall functioning.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes painful bumps and boils to develop in the folds of the skin. Learn about the signs, symptoms and treatment of HS.
Learn about the common behavioural and physical signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa with this interactive click through.
Find out how different types of psychotherapy and lifestyle changes can help ease depression.
Find out what screen time is, how much time you should be spending online and how too much screen time can impact your mental health.
Learn about stress and how it affects the body. Also learn the differences between good stress and bad stress.
Siblings may receive less attention at times because the needs of a child with epilepsy take over. Helping siblings cope is an important aspect of family life as well.
Learn how antidepressants treat the symptoms of depression.
Click on icons to learn about the physical and behavioural symptoms of an anxiety disorder. Then, scroll down for things to try when feeling anxious.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects different systems in your body, not just the respiratory system. There may also be changes in your liver, pancreas, intestines, muscles, bones, and reproductive organs.
Discover how OCD can impact a child's family, school life, and social life trajectory.
Thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism. Learn how it affects the body, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Discover the main features and causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which affects one in 20 children.
Learn about the factors that affect pain assessment such as our emotions, behaviour and cultural attitudes to pain.
Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin touch between a parent and baby. Learn more about kangaroo care and the benefits of skin-to-skin contact.
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