A social worker can help you and your family manage your social and emotional needs during cancer treatment. Find out when you or your family would talk to a social worker and why.
Read about social and emotional development in babies. A sharp incline in alertness and response to environment is to be expected.
Social workers are trained mental health professionals who can help you and your family cope with illness. Learn more about social workers.
Learn about the social and emotional effects that congenital heart disease might have on a child.
Provides information about the various social and recreational resources that are available for children with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder.
Learn how letting all your thoughts, feelings and sensations be with you instead of pushing them away can help your mental health.
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that uses the internet, texting and social media. Learn what cyberbullying looks like and what to do about it.
Most people with epilepsy can have full social, sexual, and family lives. Read about issues surrounding sex and reproduction for those with epilepsy.
Discover how best to manage the emotional, social and financial impact of limb lengthening and reconstruction.
Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have intestinal failure.
Cyberbullying happens through the internet, texting or social media. Learn about what it looks like and what you can do for your child.
Find answers to some of the common questions and concerns that caregivers have and some suggestions on how to cope with them.
Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.
Learn about DSM-5, the new criteria for diagnosing autism that were introduced in 2013.
Read about family support teams, which may include a social worker, chaplain, patient rep, patient representative, and a bioethics consultant.
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.
Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.
During the school-age years, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.
Learn about binge eating disorder, including the signs and symptoms, the causes and who is most likely to be affected by it.
Parents can learn about social and emotional late effects for transplant survivors.
There are many different types of community health services that are available to help you and your child.
Learn how to cope with emotional, social and financial stress as a family when your child has a burn injury.
Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.
Find information to help support your teen (12 to 18 years of age) with intestinal failure transition through developmental ages and stages.