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Hemophilia and cigarette smoking

Teens living with hemophilia can learn why smoking is bad news for their health.

Second-hand smoke

Second-hand smoke is harmful for babies and children. Learn tips on keeping your home 100% smoke-free.

Deceased donor kidney transplant: Tests when you arrive at the hospital

Complications of diabetes

Learn what the potential complications of diabetes are, the risk factors and how they can be reduced.

Adrian's scoliosis story

Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Act out your choice

Step 4 of the Bright IDEAS system for problem solving is to act out your choice. Find out how to create an action plan to help you act out the solution you chose in Step 3.

Sickle cell disease: Encouraging your teen's independence

Teens with sickle cell disease may need encouragement to become more independent with taking their medications as instructed, filling their prescriptions and making clinic appointments. Learn what you can do to encourage your teen to manage their condition independently.

Droplet/contact precautions

Isolation precautions such as droplet/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 droplet and contact routes of spread of germs.

Sickle cell disease: Finding the positives

Find tips to help you find the positives in your life instead of focusing on the negatives, which can increase your positive emotions over time and reduce your pain.

Holding and dressing your baby

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.

How to become more resilient

Find out what mindfulness is, how it can help you to build resilience and lower your stress levels, and different methods to practise mindfulness everyday.

Drug and alcohol precautions after a liver transplant

Staying safe in the sun

Water safety and drowning prevention

Did you know drowning can occur in as little as 20 seconds? Learn how to keep children safe in or around water.

Drug and alcohol precautions after a kidney transplant

What causes seizures?

Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.

Fern's Anxiety

Therapeutic clown Fern and Child Life Specialist Rachel talk about how their bodies feel when they are anxious. Learn how to manage these feelings so you are prepared the next time you feel anxious.
Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.

Infection after a kidney transplant

Developing positive eating habits

Developing positive eating habits can be difficult. Find out what your teen can do every day to develop a healthy attitude toward food.

Airborne precautions

Isolation precautions such as airborne 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 airborne routes of spread of germs.

Nutrition for your baby

Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.

Infection after a liver transplant

Handling your medications

Cystic fibrosis: Infection control

Infection control is important in limiting the spread of germs between people with cystic fibrosis.

Contact precautions

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.