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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.

JIA resources

Health A-Z

Acute pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

Health A-Z

Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.

Genetics

Learning Hub

Genetics can play an important role in your family's health. Learn more about genetics; genetic counselling, screening, and diagnosis; different genetic conditions; and how genetics relate to understanding and managing overall health.

Acute pain: How to assess in older children

Health A-Z

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

Safe handling of hazardous medicine

Learning Hub

Learn how to handle hazardous medicines safely when giving children tablets, capsules or an injectable medicine by mouth.

Acute pain: How to assess in young children

Health A-Z

Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.

PREVNet

Learning Hub

Find resources and downloadable tip sheets about how to help your child stay connected before, during and after a school absence due to illness. Also learn about promoting their self-esteem.

Limb Lengthening Learning Hub

Learning Hub

Limb lengthening/reconstruction is used to treat limb deformity, length discrepancy, and fractures. Learn about the different treatment options.

Transplant

Learning Hub

Welcome to the transplant learning hub. Here you will find information for parents and teens on adjusting to life with a transplant organ whether waiting for surgery or managing a transplant for a number of years.

Immunizations and prevention

Learning Hub

Immunizations help to protect your child against many different diseases. Learn about the different immunizations and the conditions they help to prevent.

Ondansetron

Drug A-Z

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 young children

Health A-Z

Find out how you can use the 3P approach to support your child in acute pain.

Summer safety tips

Learning Hub

Check out tips to keep your family safe while playing in the sun or water, preparing a summer feast or exploring nature.

COVID-19 learning hub

Learning Hub

Learn about COVID-19 and how to talk to and support your family. Also find resources such as videos and audio meditations to help you cope.

Nutrition

Learning Hub

Learn what nutrition is optimal for your child from the time they are born to the time they are a teen. Learn about the different food groups and find information about the different nutrients that food contains.

Cleft lip and palate

Learning Hub

If your child has a cleft lip or palate find information to help you understand the condition and what can be done to help your child.

Allergy

Learning Hub

Learn about allergies, the different types of allergens and what some of the common symptoms are. Also find information about the most common food allergens and information to help you manage them.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Learning Hub

Learn about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and what you can do to help your child at home and at school.

Comfort Promise

Learning Hub

This hub provides information on a range of evidence-based approaches to ease the pain of needle pokes for your child.

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

Health A-Z

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

Breastfeeding

Learning Hub

Find information for parents about breastfeeding. In addition, find information about expressing breast milk, feeding a baby in hospital, supplementation feeding and weaning. Also learn about troubleshooting breastfeeding problems.

Thrombosis

Learning Hub

Learn about the signs and causes of blood clots; their complications; and the different treatments that are available for children.

Nephrology

Learning Hub

Nephrology covers the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases. The kidneys are the body’s filtering system. Learn about the diseases and syndromes that affect the kidneys, the procedures used to investigate kidney function and health, and how kidney diseases are managed and treated.

Neuroinflammatory disorders

Learning Hub

Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions where parts of the central nervous system are affected by inflammation. Learn about inflammation, the different types of neuroinflammatory disorders, how they are treated and how to cope with illness.