Discover how best to manage the emotional, social and financial impact of limb lengthening and reconstruction.
Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.
Hypopituitarism is a condition that affects hormone development. Learn about the role hormones play in the body, the types of hypopituitarism and how it will impact your child's life.
Learn about the different ways cancer will impact you and your teenager, and how other parents have coped when their child is diagnosed.
Learn how surviving leukemia can affect a child as they grow up.
Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.
Learn what you can do to try and minimize the impact of your child's chronic health issues on your family finances.
A social worker can help you and your family manage your social and emotional needs during cancer treatment. Find out when you or your family would talk to a social worker and why.
Find out how your child's self-esteem may be affected by changes in appearance resulting from brain tumour treatment.
Being diagnosed with a chronic condition has a large impact on your life. Read about practical ways to cope as you adjust to life with a chronic condition.
This page describes the impact arthritis can have on the family. When your teen has arthritis, it can affect your family activities, but there are ways to manage this impact.
Even though cancer changes many parts of your life, there are still opportunities to feel good about yourself. Learn tips to help you feel good while dealing with cancer.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Learn about how your teenager's siblings may be affected by your teenager's cancer diagnosis and treatment. Find strategies to help them cope with changing routines and manage their mental health.
Learn about the challenges children being treated for leukemia face and how their diagnoses can also affect their siblings, parents and caregivers.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) disease is a genetic disorder that causes muscle stiffness, that over time causes the muscles to become weaker and smaller.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Detailed information on the effect that brain tumour treatment may have on a girl’s pubertal development and fertility.
Adjusting to a child’s epilepsy diagnosis can be challenging and parents often put their own needs last. However, it is important for parents to take care of themselves too. Learn about self-care suggestions for parents.
During the school-age years, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn how to help your child accept changes in appearance caused by leukemia treatment.
Your friends may be a source of support while your child is going through cancer treatment. Discover how your friendships may change during this time and how you can maintain communication.
Learn about the social and emotional effects that congenital heart disease might have on a child.
Parents can learn about social and emotional late effects for transplant survivors.
