Dr. Cheddar video chats with Dr. Ronald Cohn (Dr. Ronni), president and CEO of SickKids. Dr. Ronni helps answer viewer questions about the COVID-19 virus.
A speech-language pathologist supports various aspects of communication, as well as safe swallowing and feeding skills. Learn more about the role of speech-language pathologists.
Hospitalization may interfere with a child's normal development. Learn ways to help your child cope including play, familiar objects and planning ahead.
Learn about articulation milestones in children and when to consider a speech assessment with a speech-language pathologist for articulation difficulties.
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.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
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.
Parents and caregivers play an important role in supporting their baby’s speech and language development. Learn how to help your baby develop their speech and language before their cleft palate repair.
Parents and caregivers play an important role in supporting their child’s speech and language development. Learn how to help your child develop their speech and language after their cleft palate repair.
Missing school because of an illness is not easy for children or their parents. Without daily contact with classmates and teachers, it can be hard for a child to keep in touch and feel connected with school.
No matter how others identify, it is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn tips about how to be more gender-inclusive and use gender-neutral language.
Learn what an intestinal rehabilitation program is, which areas of care are involved in an intestinal rehabilitation program and how they help children with managing intestinal failure.
It is important to respect the words people use to describe themselves. Learn about how to be inclusive using gender-neutral language.
Learn about how to talk to your child about serious illness and how to answer some of the common questions and concerns they may have.
Learn the math skills expected of your child at different stages.
Developmental paediatricians are doctors who specialize in child development. Learn what they do and how they can help your child.
Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
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.
In this section of the site, you will learn about the issues children born with congenital heart condition may face at different ages.
There are many different types of community health services that are available to help you and your child.
A learning disability can be related to reading, writing or math. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) occurs when a fetus is infected with a virus called cytomegalovirus. Learn more about how cCMV happens, the signs and symptoms of cCMV and how it is diagnosed and treated.
