Learning to hold their head and trunk up is one of the earliest movement skills your child will develop.
Staying in a hospital can be difficult. Find out tips about how to make your hospital stay a little easier while you are recovering from scoliosis surgery.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
An echocardiogram (or ‘echo’) is a special test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to take pictures of the heart. Learn about how they are done, and how to help your child prepare for one.
Tummy time is an important activity to help strengthen the muscles your child needs to develop more advanced movement skills such as sitting, crawling, standing, and hand and finger skills.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life.
Learn how to be well-prepared for your child's surgery so your day goes smoothly, avoid delays or cancellations.
This page is about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Learn about the benefits of tummy time and how to encourage your baby to spend supervised awake time on their stomach.
How you prepare your child for surgery will depend on their age. Learn about different ways to prepare, from infants to teens.
Learn how a direct radionuclide cystogram is done and how it shows any problems in the bladder.
A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) uses X-rays to look at how well your child's bladder works during urination. Read about what to expect during a VCUG.
A guide on giving your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home.
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.
ESD and ESSB tests use X-rays and barium contrast to image a child's digestive tract. Find out what to expect during an ESD or ESSB test.
Radiation therapy may be used to help treat a brain tumour. Learn how radiation therapy works and what you need to know before your child begins treatment.
Sleep studies assess what is disrupting your child's sleep. Find out how to prepare your child, what to bring and what to expect during a sleep study.
Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage chronic pain in a young child.
Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy treatment (CPT) is used to clear mucus from the airways. Learn about the benefits of CPT and the different techniques you can learn to help clear your child’s airways.
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
The six-minute walk tests how well the heart is working and how much oxygen is in the blood during exercise. Learn about the six-minute walk.
Advice for parents with a child who is staying at the hospital and being treated for a burn injury.
Learn about motor development in the second half of a baby's first year of life. Milestones such as sitting up, standing, and walking are discussed.
Many children are afraid of having blood work done. Read effective distraction and explanation techniques for children of different ages.
When your child is coming to the hospital, there are important items you need to remember. Review this article to make sure you're prepared.
