Playtime at the hospital can be fun. Learn what to do during playtime with your child of any age.
Find out what is involved in in-hospital hemodialysis and its benefits.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
Hospitalization may interfere with a child's normal development. Learn ways to help your child cope including play, familiar objects and planning ahead.
Learn how to help your child get used to staying in the hospital.
Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.
Being in the hospital does not have to mean no fun. Learn tips on how to make the most out of your stay.
Read about some practical help you can provide if you have a friend who has a sick child in the hospital.
Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.
Learn what to expect when your child comes to the hospital for surgery. Everyone’s surgical journey is different and may look different depending on the hospital you are at.
There are certain things that you will need to do to prepare to come to the hospital on the day of your child’s surgery. Review the checklists in this article to help you and your child get ready for surgery.
As a parent, you can play an important role in preparing your child for a stay in hospital. Learn about your child's operation, ask questions, and find out how you can prepare your child.
Learn how "care-by-parent" prepares you to care for a child with complex needs when they are discharged from hospital.
This page is about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
It is important to keep your child as healthy as possible before a heart transplant. Learn about what happens while you are waiting for a donor heart to become available.
While you're in the hospital, your health-care team may include a teacher to help you keep up with school work. Find out what you can expect from your in-hospital school teacher.
This page is about play for school-age children staying in the hospital.
Coping with your child's illness as a parent means taking care of yourself. Learn practical stress relief approaches for parents.
Pharmacists are trained health professionals who are medication experts. Learn about the role they play in the health-care team.
When your child is coming to the hospital, there are important items you need to remember. Review this article to make sure you're prepared.
Isolation precautions such as contact precautions may need to be used to stop the spread of infection. These are additional precautions that need to be taken to help prevent the spread of infections caused by germs spread by direct or indirect contact.
Nurses help to coordinate your health care at the hospital and at home. Find out more about what a nurse does and how they can help you.
Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.
When your child comes to the hospital for surgery, you will meet many different members of the health-care team. Learn about the role each of these people play in your child’s care.
