Learn how a corrective helmet is worn and helps correct the shape of your child's skull over time.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
A step-by-step guide for parents on how to fit a safety helmet and encourage a child to wear one.
Learn about torticollis, why it happens and what you can do to help your child.
If your infant has heart surgery, there are specific activity recommendations you must follow. Learn how to help your infant recover after heart surgery.
Learn about the benefits of tummy time and how to encourage your baby to spend supervised awake time on their stomach.
Find out how helmets are designed to protect against head injury.
Children with epilepsy can participate in most sports and physical activities. Read about sports risks and benefits for children with epilepsy.
Read about motor development in the first six months of a baby's life. Milestones such as head control, sitting up and rolling over are discussed.
A guide for parents on preventing head injuries at home and outdoors.
Lice are small, flat, wingless insects that live on the surface of the scalp. Learn how to check for, treat and prevent this common infestation.
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 baby’s airways.
Learning to hold their head and trunk up is one of the earliest movement skills your child will develop.
Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding.
Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.
CPR is a life-saving technique that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation). Along with hands-on CPR training, this information can help save your baby's life.
Find tips for introducing spoon feeding and cup drinking to your child with cleft lip and/or cleft palate and making the experience enjoyable.
This page provides recommendations to encourage development in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU, or who require care from a neonatal follow-up clinic.
How to effectively make bath time easier for your newborn. Information on giving a newborn baby a sponge bath is provided, as well as safety tips.
Read about some of the tips, tricks and messages other caregivers have for parents and caregivers who are new to managing developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).
Cleidocranial dysplasia is a genetic disorder that affects the development of bones and teeth. Learn what to expect with a diagnosis of CCD.
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.
How to effectively keep your newborn baby safe and comforted. Tips, such as holding them to offer proper head support, are included.
Helpful tips on holding and dressing a baby. Though they are not as fragile as they look, it is important to handle your baby gently for them to feel safe.
Read about your newborn baby's first movements and reflexes after birth. The grasping reflex, crawling reflex and startle reflex are discussed.
