Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.
Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.
Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.
It is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn about how to be inclusive using gender-neutral language.
No matter how others identify, it is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn tips about how to be more gender-inclusive and use gender-neutral language.
Find out how the 3Ps of pain management can help your teen manage their acute pain.
Find out how you can use the 3Ps of pain management to support your older child (age six to 12).
Asthma is a condition that affects your child’s lungs. Learn about how to care for your child after a hospital visit.
This page contains a series of links to activities and games that support the different strategies of the CARD system.
Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.
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Health games and videos for kids.
In type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin, or it cannot properly use what it produces. Learn how type 2 diabetes is managed.
An in-depth discussion of chemotherapy for children suffering from various types of brain tumours.
Read about the various health-care team members who care for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Most people with epilepsy can have full social, sexual, and family lives. Read about issues surrounding sex and reproduction for those with epilepsy.
Information about different heart conditions, including congenital heart conditions such as atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus. Also discussed are arrhythmias, blue spells and congestive heart failure.
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.
Dr. Cheddar video chats with Dr. Ronald Cohn (Dr. Ronni), president and CEO of SickKids. Dr. Ronni helps answer viewer questions about the COVID-19 virus.
