Functional disorders involve physical symptoms that hinder your child’s everyday routine and that cannot be fully explained by a physical condition. Learn more about functional disorders and how best to assess and manage them.
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
JIA can be difficult both physically and emotionally. Find out about some emotions that may be caused by JIA, when to seek counseling or psychological help, and what types of psychological therapies are available for children and teens.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.
Chronic pain treatments involve a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps.
Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.
Somatization is the expression of distress through physical symptoms and results from the mind-body or brain-body connection. Find out how it affects your child's health.
Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage cancer-related pain in children.
Your gender identity is something that you come to understand for yourself. If you are questioning your gender, read more to find out if you might identify as transgender.
Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
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.
Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have intestinal failure.
Juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis includes swelling and pain where tendons and ligaments attach to bone. It affects more boys than girls.
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 way someone reacts to and copes with a traumatic event varies from person to person. Learn about what causes trauma and when to see a health-care provider.
Your child’s gender identity is something that they come to understand for themself. If your child is questioning their gender, read more to find out if they might identify as transgender.
Your child's paediatric hospital may have resources and processes to help your child prepare to enter the adult health-care system. Learn more about these.
Discover how you can support your child to manage their somatic symptoms.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a liver transplant.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.