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Health games and videos for kids.
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Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.
A list of helpful glossary terms for Teens Taking Charge Managing Your Hemophilia program.
Learn about resources that are available for parents to help their children improve their writing and printing skills.
2 minutes; Ages 7–11
A walk through the pathology lab, where doctors examine blood and other bodily fluids, organs and tissues.
This page gives an overview of how to help your teen with arthritis take control of their arthritis. It leads to pages on how to help your teen learn to manage own health care.
This page contains a series of links to activities and games that support the different strategies of the CARD system.
This resource contains both general diabetes information and a series of educational videos about diabetes management and nutrition.
30 minutes; Ages 8–13
Click through conversations to learn about building relationships on common interests, traits and experiences.
2:19; Ages 4–8
Hear from other kids about what bullying is, the different types of bullying, and why someone might bully.
Information on how to contact AboutKidsHealth.
Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.
Learn the math skills expected of your child at different stages.
Read about chronic illness and ways to cope. Congenital heart disease is a common example. While it can often be well managed, it never goes away.
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists are health care professionals who can help children with heart conditions recover after surgery.
An in-depth description of what to expect for a child undergoing brain surgery for brain tumours.
