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Screen time: Overview

Find out how much screen time your child should have each day and how screen time affects your child’s health and wellbeing.

Hepatitis B: Information for children

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Information for children with hepatitis B, including what it is and how to live a healthy lifestyle with the virus.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the early years

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Children growing up with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to incorporate health care into their normal routines. Read about encouraging proper development.

Leukemia and behavioural changes

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Learn how to recognize and deal with behaviour changes in your child with leukemia.

How to involve your child in their health care

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Children and teens are often interested in being included in discussions about their health care. Talk to them open and honestly about their condition.

Growth and stature of children with heart disease

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Learn about how growth and stature are affected by congenital heart disease.

Pain relief: Comfort kit

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Learn techniques to help distract your child from, and manage, their pain in the hospital and at home.

Behavioural strategies for pain management

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Learn about behavioural strategies such as biofeedback and CBT. These strategies can be used for effective pain management for children.

Pedestrian safety for children

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Find out how to create safe walking routines for your child.

Playing sports with congenital heart disease

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Learn about safe levels of activity for adults with congenital heart disease. Activity generally has positive effects on the body and its organs.

Myths about pain

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Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.

Acute pain: How to assess in older children

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Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.

ADHD: Signs and symptoms

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Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.

Hepatitis C: Information for children

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Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver. If you have hepatitis as a child, learn about how you got it and how you can look after yourself.

Stressed adults and anxious young children: Supporting infants, toddlers and preschoolers through COVID-19

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Changes in routine can cause stress and anxiety in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. How young children express their stress can be challenging for parents and caregivers, and when they are also stressed it may be more difficult for them to meet the physical, mental and emotional needs of their children.

Management of type 1 diabetes

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In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Diagnostic criteria

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Learn about the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.

How to foster positive thinking in your child

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Learn how you can foster positive thinking in your child.

How to help your child set healthy screen time limits

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Discover how you can help your child set healthy screen time limits and stay safe online.

Intramuscular injections: Injecting at home

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Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.

Pain after an operation: Taking care of your child's pain at home

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Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.

Chronic pain: How to assess in older children

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Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.

Behaviour changes in children

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Parents can learn helpful tips on how to manage behaviour changes in children who are ill.

Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

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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.

Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

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Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.