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Communicating online

Communicating over the internet is convenient, especially to connect with other teens affected by cancer, but there are things you need to consider. Learn tips to keep you safe online.

Accessing cancer information online

The internet is a useful resource to find information on cancer and treatments, but there is also a lot of misinformation. Find out tips to help you know where to go for reliable info and to help you think critically.

Hemophilia and finding quality information

Teens learn how to find accurate information about hemophilia.

Hemophilia: Understanding prophylaxis

Learn why preventing bleeds is the best way to manage hemophilia.

Psychological effects of disaster on children

An easy-to-understand overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of children who have experienced a natural or man-made disaster.

Helping your teen share personal information, come out and deal with being outed

It's up to your child who they talk to about their personal information and what details they choose to share. Find out tips to help your child talk to others about sensitive topics and what to do when others share their personal information without their consent.

Hemophilia and school

Teens living with hemophilia can learn helpful tips on post-secondary school, including how to budget.

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.

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Hemophilia: The impact of transition

When teens take more responsibility over their hemophilia care, they start the process of transition. Learn how transition impacts their lives.

Changing unhelpful thoughts

Talking to kids about serious illness

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.

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.

Communication tips for teens with sickle cell disease

Find tips to prepare for an important conversation and deliver your message clearly and effectively.

Pollicization

Some children are born without a thumb. In a procedure called pollicization, doctors can reposition the index finger to make it work like a thumb.

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.

Sharing personal information, coming out and being outed

It's up to you who you talk to about your personal information and what details you choose to share. Find out tips to help you talk to others about sensitive topics and what to do when others share your personal information without your consent.

The future of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Possible viruses after a kidney transplant

Screening for complications of diabetes

Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Overview

Discover the causes and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and teens.

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.

Physical activity and sport post lung 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.

The future of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)