Hearing tests (audiograms) measure how well you can hear sounds at different volumes. Learn why you may need a hearing test and how a hearting test is done.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
While it may not be possible to completely eliminate negative communication with your teen, you can create balance by increasing positive communication. Discover five tips for more positive communication with your teen.
Babies born with a cleft palate often have a conductive hearing loss.
Learn about different types of communication and find out why good communication is important when you have sickle cell disease.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Information for parents about infantile osteopetrosis, a rare genetic condition that may cause fractures, short stature (height), recurrent infections, hearing loss and vision problems.
Description of next steps parents or caregivers can take while waiting for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessment for their child.
Find tips for communicating and collaborating with educators and school staff to create an inclusive and safe learning environment for your child with celiac disease.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Learn about cleft lip and cleft palate and its impact on a baby's feeding, hearing, teeth and speech.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
A learning disability can be related to reading, writing or math. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities.
Depending on your cancer treatment, you may need to see a speech-language pathologist. Find out what a speech-language pathologist does and why you may need one on your health-care team.
Developmental paediatricians are doctors who specialize in child development. Learn what they do and how they can help your child.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disease that can cause recurring lung, ear and sinus infections. Find out how the condition is caused and treated and the long-term outlook for children with PCD.
Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop between the ages of 3 and 5 years, when to be concerned and what you can do to support communication development.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
An overview of the causes, genetics, symptoms, diagnosis, environmental risks and treatment of childhood brain tumours.
