Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
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.
A three-sentence health summary is a short statement about your health history, treatment and concerns. Learn how to create your own three-sentence health summary.
Find out about what causes constipation and soiling and how you can help your child with diet, toilet routines and medications.
Learn how a child's transplant can affect their siblings and how you can help them adjust.
Watch video interviews with teens that have had surgery for their scoliosis. Learn about their reasons for deciding to have 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.
Learn how an eye patch can force the weaker eye to work harder so the vision in the eye improves.
Learn what it means to give consent for sexual activity and what to consider when determining whether a sexual relationship is safe and appropriate.
Learn some important things to keep in mind when making a decision about epilepsy surgery, such as surgery goals, risks and possible complications.
This page has advice for kids visiting a brother or sister in the hospital.
Children with chronic health issues may be more likely to be bullied and also have parents that are overprotective. Learn what you can do to deal with these issues.
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.
An overview of how to help your child when they are choking. Along with hands-on CPR training, this information can help save your child’s life.
Information for children with hepatitis B, including what it is and how to live a healthy lifestyle with the virus.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Learn about eye examinations, the optometrist’s role and the equipment used, so you can prepare your child, and yourself, for the vision test.
Some teens may experience pain or numbness after scoliosis surgery. Find out how other teens recovering from scoliosis surgery feel about their pain.
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.
Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.
Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.
Learn about infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy. Learn how infantile spasms are diagnosed and treated, and who can help you and your baby.
Read about what other teenagers with scoliosis went through when they had surgery.
