Learn about your rights when it comes to making your own health-care decisions and your right to privacy.
Learn how parents can effectively participate in the care of a baby in the NICU.
Learn about your right to receive care and services in a safe and welcoming environment, including at school, work and in health-care environments.
Discover how to monitor your teen's substance use effectively and what to do if your teen has a substance use disorder.
Learn how unrelated donors are found, before your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Find information to help promote independence in your teenager while continuing to help them manage their cancer treatment.
Everyone has the right to receive care and services in a safe, welcoming environment. Learn more about your child’s rights to safe spaces.
Find out how you can manage your own health while caring for your family after your child experiences a traumatic injury.
Communicating over the internet is convenient, especially to connect with other teens affected by cancer, but there are things you need to consider. Learn tips to keep you safe online.
Having 'the talk' isn't always easy. Find advice for parents and caregivers on talking to their kids about sex and reproduction.
Read about the various types of health care professionals who may need to treat a baby who is very ill. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Learn what to expect when you visit your child in the post-anaesthetic care unit (PACU). Includes advice for visitors and cell-phone use.
This page contains information to help parents cope with their increasingly independent teen.
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.
There are a number of concerns that arise around scoliosis. Find out how these different concerns rank among the patients, their families and their surgeons.
It's up to you who you talk to about your personal information and what details you choose to share. Find out tips to help you talk to others about sensitive topics and what to do when others share your personal information without your consent.
Inflammation is the body's protective response against infections and injuries. Auto-inflammation occurs when the body produces an inflammatory response against its own healthy tissues. Learn about the signs and symptoms of inflammation and auto-inflammation.
Learn about virtual care, how to prepare for it and what to expect during a virtual video visit.
A pelvic exam should be done once you turn 25 or sooner and then every 3 years after that. Learn what to expect during your first pelvic exam.
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