Find out how active transportation and child-friendly communities can help children be more independent and physically active.
Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
An easy-to-understand overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of children who have experienced a natural or man-made disaster.
You and your child may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop between the ages of 3 and 5 years, when to be concerned and what you can do to support communication development.
Learn about articulation milestones in children and when to consider a speech assessment with a speech-language pathologist for articulation difficulties.
Learn about heart murmurs and the different types of heart murmurs heard in children.
Find out how much screen time your child should have each day and how screen time affects your child’s health and wellbeing.
Learn about the benefits of taking part in organized sports for your child.
Learn how parents can effectively participate in the care of a baby in the NICU.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of anxiety in children and teens.
Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
You may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
Urticaria pigmentosa is a harmless condition that produces red-brown spots or bumps on the skin. Learn how it is caused, diagnosed and treated.
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Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Listening to your child’s heart rate at home is a good way to find out if their heart rate is too fast. This is also known as auscultating.
Learn what a liver biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Learn about the factors that affect pain assessment such as our emotions, behaviour and cultural attitudes to pain.
Learn about positive airway pressure (CPAP and BPAP) and how it can be used to help your child while they sleep.
Learn about hyperlipidemia or high cholesterol in children, which increases the risk of early heart disease.
Milk is part of a healthy diet. But too much milk can lead to low levels of iron in the blood and some children can lose protein from the gut.
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.
