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Navigating summer camps with celiac disease

Attending summer camp with celiac disease may be an exciting but nerve-racking experience for your child. Learn how you can help your child stick to the strict gluten-free diet while they are at camp.

Epilepsy and travel

Find out how to make travel and time away at camp safe and enjoyable for a child with epilepsy.

Diabetes and vacations

This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.

Osteoporosis: Telling others about your child's needs

Find out who you should tell about your child's osteoporosis.

Social and recreational services for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Provides information about the various social and recreational resources that are available for children with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder.

A camp's guide for supporting campers with celiac disease

Learn about celiac disease and the strict gluten-free diet and how you can create an inclusive and safe environment for campers with celiac disease.

Types of community health services

There are many different types of community health services that are available to help you and your child.

Getting involved in your community

Learn about some of the ways you can get involved in your community with a health condition.

Getting involved in your community

Homesickness

Homesickness is something that many children feel when they leave home for a period of time. Learn more about how to help your child cope with homesickness and how to prepare for a trip or overnight stay in a new environment.

Safe outdoor meals

Find tips for safe and tasty outdoor meals during the summer months to prepare for your next barbecue or picnic.

Caring for dental braces while travelling and away from home

Learn how you and your child can care for their dental braces, retainers and invisible aligners while away from home or travelling.

Your emotions: Before scoliosis surgery

When preparing to have scoliosis surgery, it is normal to experience a change in mood, or anxiety. Read about why they occur and tips for managing them.

Liver transplant: Talking with healthcare providers on your own

Bed-wetting (nocturnal enuresis) in children

Find information about how old most children are when they develop good bladder control at night. Also learn about some of the causes of bed-wetting and what you can do to help your child.

Kidney transplant from a deceased donor

Kidney transplant: Talking with healthcare providers on your own

Heat-related illness: How to prevent

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

Vitamin D

Discover the role of vitamin D in the body and how to get enough in your diet.

Returning to work after scoliosis surgery

You will have to be careful when you go back to work after having scoliosis surgery. Learn some tips for communicating with you employer.

Sun exposure during cancer treatment

Your skin is extra sensitive to the sun during chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Find out how you can protect yourself from the sun both during treatment and after.

Ostomy: Day-to-day activities for children aged 1–11 years

Learn how an ostomy impacts your child's day-to-day activities and about considerations for protecting the stoma and ostomy pouch.