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Intramuscular injections: Injecting at home

Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.

Botox injection (intramuscular) for spasticity in children: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after intramuscular Botox injections for spasticity.

Subcutaneous injections: Injecting at home

Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child. 

Tinzaparin: Injecting at home

A guide on giving your child tinzaparin injections at home. Also learn when to call your thrombosis team.

Botox: Injecting into the bladder

A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.

Enoxaparin: Injecting at home

A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.

Taking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) medications

Find out about the different ways that arthritis medications can be taken. Some are taken orally as a liquid or tablet. Others are injected either under the skin (subcutaneously), into a vein (intravenously), or directly into a swollen joint.

Joint and tendon injections: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after joint and/or tendon injections.

Receiving cancer medications

Cancer treatment requires different types of medication, each of which may be given in a different way. Lean about the most common ways to receive chemotherapy and other medications and what to expect.

The insulin regimen

Patients with type 1 diabetes and some with type 2 must receive insulin manually. Learn what an insulin regimen is and the different routines.

Hemophilia and self-infusion

Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.

Botox injections into salivary glands: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after Botox injections into their salivary glands.

Tinzaparin

Your child needs to take the medicine called tinzaparin. This information sheet explains what tinzaparin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when he takes this medicine.

Other devices for insulin injections

Several other devices can be used to make insulin injections easier. Learn what these devices are and whether they are right for your child.

Hemophilia and everyday health care

Teens living with hemophilia learn the importance of eating well, good dental care and having all their vaccine shots up-to-date.

Enoxaparin

Your child needs to take the medicine called enoxaparin. This information sheet explains what enoxaparin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Tips and questions about insulin

Learn tips about insulin injection and get answers to questions you may have about giving insulin to your child.

Insulin injections

Giving insulin injections can be stressful. Find out how to safely prepare and inject insulin into your child.

Botox injections into the salivary glands

Learn how Botox injections into the salivary glands can help treat your child's excessive drooling.

Joint and tendon steroid injections using image guidance

Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.

Botox therapy for spasticity

Learn about how Botox therapy can be used to treat spasticity in your child using image guidance.

Corticosteroid joint injections for JIA

In some cases, corticosteroids can be given as joint injections in the treatment of JIA. Find out about safety considerations and potential side effects of these injections.

Living with diabetes

An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.

Insulin dose adjustment on a multiple daily routine

Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine

Corticosteroid joint injections for JIA