Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.
All babies are born relationship ready. Babies are also born with attachment-based behaviours (crying) that cue their caregiver when they are in distress and need them close. Learn how the baby’s cry and the caregiver’s response to the cry develops the attachment relationship.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Learn how to effectively foster and promote a secure attachment pattern between you and your baby or child. Also learn how to provide experiences that create trust by making your infant and child feel understood and comforted.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Blood tests can help your health-care team diagnose cancer and see how your treatment is working. Discover how blood tests are done, the types of blood tests and why they are done.
Learn about attachment, and the social and emotional development of babies. Explore topics such as bullying, anger management, resilience, puberty, sexuality and sleep.
The Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Clinic assesses babies who have been admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CCCU) and may be at risk for developmental issues. Learn about what you can expect during your baby's development and how you can help your child achieve developmental milestones.
Learn about the benefits of providing oral immune therapy to your hospitalized baby using expressed breast milk.
Resilience is a learned skill. Resilient children are able to cope with stress, particularly after a traumatic life event or stressor.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
Curiosity is the most powerful ingredient in learning. Find tips on how to nurture curiosity in your child.
Learn what to expect when your child has a tracheotomy and is fitted with a tracheostomy tube.
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.
A hernia is a bulge that develops in the body. Learn about common types of hernias found near the belly or the groin.
Learn stretches and strengthening exercises and about proper shoes to help your child if they walk on their toes beyond three years of age.
Try these yoga poses when you wake up to relieve morning stiffness, or throughout the day to relieve tension.
Morphea (localized scleroderma) is a rare skin condition that causes hard, thickened patches due to excess collagen. Learn about symptoms, treatment and outcomes in children.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in four month old babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
A CT scan uses X-rays to produce images of the body. Learn about how CT scans work, when they are used, and what to expect during the procedure.
Nursing shift handover meetings happen twice each day. They happen at the bedside of each patient and allow the incoming and outgoing nurses to share information. Parents, caregivers and patients are encouraged to be part of these meetings.
An aneurysm is a bulging or ballooning area in a part of a blood vessel that can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how an aneurysm is diagnosed, and the different treatment options.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
