Children growing up with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to incorporate health care into their normal routines. Read about encouraging proper development.
Teenagers with phenylketonuria (PKU) face the unique challenge of balancing their health with their growing independence. Read about how you can support your teen with PKU.
Children with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to learn how to balance everyday life and health care. Learn ways to encourage your child to manage their PKU.
Find information to help you support your child with intestinal failure from birth to 11 years of age as they transition through developmental ages and stages.
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.
Learn about why children need limits, the challenges of limit setting and how to appropriately use consequences and time outs.
Find information to help support your teen (12 to 18 years of age) with intestinal failure transition through developmental ages and stages.
Recommendations for babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU to help improve neurodevelopment at eight months.
Read about the transition that must be made from paediatric to adult care.
Provides information about the various services that are available in schools for children with autism spectrum disorder. Also provides information about other programs that can be used to help pre-school and school-age children.
Clubfoot is a malformation of the foot present at birth that causes the foot to be turned inward and downward. Learn about how it is treated with the boots and bar orthosis, and how to take care of your child.
Read about when you will need to transition to adult care, why this is necessary, and advice from other teens who have made the transition.
Learn about how hemophilia is treated, how to manage bleeds, transitioning to adult care and how to be more proactive about your own care.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Find out how you can help your child cope with the challenges of a neurological condition and any related mental health issues.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
When a child has problems with phonological awareness, they will have trouble with early reading skills. Learn about some signs to watch for.
Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.
This page contains information to help parents cope with their increasingly independent teen.
Discover the sources and acceptable daily intake limits, if any, of sweeteners and caffeine.
Learn about DSM-5, the new criteria for diagnosing autism that were introduced in 2013.
Learn about the treatment of heart conditions. Find out about the different types of heart treatment and the right questions you should ask the doctor about the treatment.
Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition that is present at birth in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Learn about congenital hypothyroidism and how it is diagnosed and treated.
The teen years can be challenging for your child, and for you. Learn how you can guide your teenager to follow nutrition guidelines, develop good sleep habits, manage their mental health and make safe lifestyle decisions.
Learn about late term effects after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
