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.
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.
Teens learn how to find accurate information about hemophilia.
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.
Learn why preventing bleeds is the best way to manage hemophilia.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn helpful tips on post-secondary school, including how to budget.
An easy-to-understand overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of children who have experienced a natural or man-made disaster.
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When teens take more responsibility over their hemophilia care, they start the process of transition. Learn how transition impacts their lives.
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.
Watch video interviews with teens that have had surgery for their scoliosis. Learn about their reasons for deciding to have scoliosis surgery.
Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and the first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
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.
Find tips to prepare for an important conversation and deliver your message clearly and effectively.
Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
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.
Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.
Discover the causes and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and teens.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.
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.
Find out how you can support the 3Ps of pain management with effective parenting strategies for your teen with chronic pain.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
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