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Making a decision about treatment for a child with a heart condition

Learn about some of the issues involved in making a decision about treatment for your child with a heart condition.

Anxiety: Types of disorders

Learn about the six main types of anxiety disorders and how long the associated signs and symptoms must exist before a diagnosis can be made.

Common vaccine side effects

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Vaccines, like any medicine, can have side effects. Learn about common vaccine side effects and how to treat them.

Brain tumours: Making decisions about your child's care

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An in-depth discussion of the importance of understanding your child's brain cancer treatment and diagnosis in order to make decisions.

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA)

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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is an autoinflammatory disease that causes swelling in the joints. Discover quick facts about sJIA, including its symptoms.

Helping your teen decide about scoliosis surgery

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The Ottawa personal decision guide can be a useful decision-making tool, which can be used when deciding whether or not to have scoliosis surgery.

Deciding whether to have scoliosis surgery

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The Ottawa personal decision guide is a useful decision-making tool, which can be used when deciding whether or not to have scoliosis surgery.

Decision making in the NICU

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Learn about how families and the health-care team work together to make important decisions about the care of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

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Speech and language: Myths and facts about the causes of stuttering

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about stuttering and its causes.

Helping your teen cope with scoliosis surgery

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Having scoliosis surgery can be a very emotionally difficult experience for a teenager. Learn about common stressors as well as how to cope with them.

Social and emotional effects of having leukemia

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Learn how surviving leukemia can affect a child as they grow up.

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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Polyarticular arthritis is the second most common type of JIA in young people. Polyarticular arthritis affects five or more joints within the first six months of symptoms. Learn more about the two different types of polyarticular arthritis.

How to help a child understand and cope with their emotions

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Find out how you can help your child cope with difficult emotions by learning and talking about them.

Polyarticular arthritis

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Polyarticular arthritis is the second most common type of arthritis in young people. Polyarticular arthritis affects five or more joints within the first six months of diagnosis of JIA. Learn more about the two different types of polyarticular arthritis.

Self-efficacy in children

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Learn why self-efficacy is important for academic success and well-being in children.

Vaccines: Concerns about immunizing your child

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Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.

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Signs and symptoms of seizures

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Read about the signs and symptoms of different types of seizures.

Becoming a better communicator

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Communication skills are something you can constantly improve on. Find out how you can become a better communicator.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

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Your child needs to take a medicine that belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This information sheet explains what SSRI's do, how to give them, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines.

Rheumatic fever

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Rheumatic fever can develop when strep throat is not treated fully with antibiotics. Find out about what symptoms children with rheumatic fever experience and how it is treated.

Meal planning for children with diabetes

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Your child's meal plan must be flexible and realistic. Find out what you need to know before setting up a healthy meal plan.

Your liver transplant team

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Find out who will be a part of your transplant team and their roles in your care throughout the transplant process.

Fever in babies and children

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A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.

Encouraging healthy coping behaviours

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Encourage healthy coping behaviours in your teen with these expert tips.

Acute pain: How to assess in young children

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Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.