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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.

Michelle's scoliosis story

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

Puberty in boys

Puberty is a stage of development where your child's body starts to take on adult form. Learn about puberty in boys and how to talk to your son about puberty.

Infantile spasms

Learn about infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy. Learn how infantile spasms are diagnosed and treated, and who can help you and your baby.

Kidney transplant: Talking with healthcare providers on your own

Transplant: Impact on siblings

Learn how a child's transplant can affect their siblings and how you can help them adjust.

Stress

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Identify the problem

The first step to problem solving is identifying the problem. This page offers tips to help you recognize when there is a problem and then identify the problem as clearly as possible.

Your emotions: At home after scoliosis surgery

When it is time to go home following your scoliosis surgery you may feel nervous or afraid. Learn about some coping techniques that may help you.

Scoliosis surgery: How did other teens decide?

Watch video interviews with teens that have had surgery for their scoliosis. Learn about their reasons for deciding to have scoliosis surgery.

Sickle cell disease: Sleep restriction

Find out how to set up a new sleep schedule to help you spend more of your time in bed sleeping instead of tossing and turning.

Managing stress after a transplant

Meal planning with consistent carbohydrate intakes

Read the story of 12-year-old Pino and how his meal plan with consistent carbohydrate intakes works for him.

Sickle cell disease and communication during adolescence

With adolescence often come new communication challenges for parents and caregivers. Learn about some of the barriers to good communication and how to overcome them.

Common barriers to healthy sleep for teens with sickle cell disease

Learn about some of the things that can get in the way of healthy sleep, including caffeine and medications.

Physical activity and mental health: Types of physical activity

Take this quiz to find out what type of exercise or activity is right for you based on your exercise preferences.

Kimberly'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.

Your emotions: Before scoliosis surgery

When preparing to have scoliosis surgery, it is normal to experience a change in mood, or anxiety. Read about why they occur and tips for managing them.

What is distraction?

Sickle cell disease: Reducing negative thoughts and increasing positive thoughts

Learn how to replace negative thoughts with more positive thoughts to help reduce stress, tension and pain.

Sleep problems and cancer

During cancer treatment, your sleep might be affected by noise when staying in the hospital, or because you are stressed or in pain. Learn about what happens when you don't get enough sleep and how to manage sleep problems.

Sickle cell disease: Tips for healthy sleep

Discover seven tips to help you fall asleep and get the best sleep possible.

Speech and language development from ages 0 to 3

Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop by age 3 and what you can do to support speech and language development.

Exercise and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Birth control and pregnancy