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Acute pain: How to assess in older children

Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.

Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.

Acute pain: Effective parenting for teens

Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.

Sickle cell disease: Sleep restriction

Find out how to set up a new sleep schedule to help you spend more of your time in bed sleeping instead of tossing and turning.

Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Heat-related illness: How to prevent

Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.

Acute pain: How to assess in teens

​Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.

Substance use and substance use disorder: Overview

Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.

Ondansetron

Your child needs to take the medicine called ondansetron. This information sheet explains what ondansetron does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in teens

​Find out how the 3Ps of pain management can help your teen manage their acute pain.

Acceptance

30 minutes; Ages 8–13

Click through conversations to learn about building relationships on common interests, traits and experiences.

After heart surgery: Caring for your child

Children need extra care and attention after heart surgery. Read about care after heart surgery including diet, pain management and school.

Cyberbullying: Talking to your children

Learn how to help your child use technology safely and what to do if your child has been bullied, has bullied others or has seen cyberbullying.

Tuberculosis (TB) disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial disease spread from person to person through the air. Learn more about TB in children, including its causes, signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in older children

​Find out how you can use the 3Ps of pain management to support your older child (age six to 12).

Fever and neutropenia during cancer treatment

An overview on fever and a side effect of chemotherapy, called neutropenia. Learn how this side effect will be managed.

Diabetes and exercise

Exercise will have an impact on your child's blood sugar levels. Learn how to adjust insulin accordingly.

Heart catheterization: Caring for your child after the procedure

Learn how you can take care of your child after heart catheterization. Learn about dressing changes and emergency situations.

Holter monitors

A Holter monitor is a small machine that records your child's heartbeat for a set period of time. Learn about how the test is performed and what your child can do while the Holter recording is in progress. 

Foot and ankle: Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot

Clubfoot is a condition that affects the lower leg, ankle and foot. Learn about the main treatments available for clubfoot, including casting, minor surgery and bracing, as well as how to care for your child as they go through treatment.

Bone health in premature babies

Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.

Avoiding high and low blood sugar episodes when a child has diabetes

Find out why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare but treatable condition that damages nerves throughout the body, leading to gradual weakness and/or loss of sensation.

Helping your child transition through health care: Children

Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.