Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate boredom and stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life.
Learn about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.
Many children are afraid of having blood work done. Learn about effective distraction and explanation techniques for children of different ages.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.
Learning to hold their head and trunk up is one of the earliest movement skills your child will develop.
Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child.
An echocardiogram (or ‘echo’) is a special test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to take pictures of the heart. Learn about how they are done, and how to help your child prepare for one.
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
Tummy time is an important activity to help strengthen the muscles your child needs to develop more advanced movement skills such as sitting, crawling, standing, and hand and finger skills.
A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) uses X-rays to look at how well your child's bladder works during urination. Read about what to expect during a VCUG.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
Labial agglutination occurs when the skin around the vagina sticks together. Read about possible treatments including estrogen cream and zinc oxide.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
Learn about behavioural strategies such as biofeedback and CBT. These strategies can be used for effective pain management for children.
Learn techniques to help distract your child from, and manage, their pain in the hospital and at home.
Learn about the two main options to create a vein or artery that is easy to use for your child's hemodialysis.
Learn more about intussusception and how it is treated.
Radiation therapy may be used to help treat a brain tumour. Learn how radiation therapy works and what you need to know before your child begins treatment.
An open reduction is a surgical procedure performed on children with more severe hip dislocation that cannot be treated any other way. Learn how the procedure is done and what follow-up care your child will need.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
Find out how to create safe walking routines for your child.
