A step-by-step guide for parents on how to fit a safety helmet and encourage a child to wear one.
Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.
Learn how to replace negative thoughts with more positive thoughts to help reduce stress, tension and pain.
Learn when, where and how to apply numbing cream to ease the pain of needle pokes for your child.
Learn the facts about radon, what it is, health risks, and practical tips on reducing radon exposure in the home.
There are five different curve patterns in the spines of teenagers with scoliosis. Learn about these, and other physical changes that can occur.
Palliative care includes reducing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering that is associated with serious illness. Learn about the role palliative care providers can have in your child’s care.
Math skills are divided into different categories. Within these categories, learn about the specific signs that indicate your child may be having difficulty.
Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver. If you have hepatitis as a child, learn about how you got it and how you can look after yourself.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.
There are five different curve patterns in the spines of children with scoliosis. Learn about these, and other physical changes that can occur.
Café-au-lait macules are flat marks on the skin. Find out how CALMs are diagnosed, how they affect the body and how they are treated.
Learn how to set up a suction machine, what equipment you will need and which size catheter you should use for your child.
Holes in the heart or blood vessels can sometimes be closed with a small device that is put in using heart catheterization. Learn about this procedure.
A guide on giving your child tinzaparin injections at home. Also learn when to call your thrombosis team.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn helpful tips on post-secondary school, including how to budget.
Keeping in contact with your school and during cancer treatment is important. Find out how you can communicate with your school, what you should tell them and what to expect when returning to class.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Find out how to reduce the pain of needle pokes for your baby.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
Learn how a cell morphology test is performed and how it can confirm a leukemia diagnosis.
A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.
Learn how you can take care of your child after heart catheterization. Learn about dressing changes and emergency situations.
An ostomy is an opening to collect urine or stool outside the body. Learn about different types of ostomies and what they look like.
