Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.
You and your child may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
Find out how much screen time your child should have each day and how screen time affects your child’s health and wellbeing.
Find out how active transportation and child-friendly communities can help children be more independent and physically active.
Learn about articulation milestones in children and when to consider a speech assessment with a speech-language pathologist for articulation difficulties.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
Depression is different from situational or short-term sadness. Learn about what causes depression, how common it is in children and teens, and what you can do to help your child.
Provides information about the various services that are available in schools for children with autism spectrum disorder. Also provides information about other programs that can be used to help pre-school and school-age children.
Learn about the benefits of taking part in organized sports for your child.
Milk is part of a healthy diet. But too much milk can lead to low levels of iron in the blood and some children can lose protein from the gut.
Learn about heart murmurs and the different types of heart murmurs heard in children.
Hepatitis C is an infection caused by a virus. This page provides an overview of signs, symptoms, transmission and treatment of hepatitis C.
Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of anxiety in children and teens.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
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Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
You may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
An easy-to-understand overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of children who have experienced a natural or man-made disaster.
Learn about heart tumours in children, and how they are diagnosed. Both the most common types of benign and malignant tumours are discussed.
Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop between the ages of 3 and 5 years, when to be concerned and what you can do to support communication development.
Learn what blood clots are, how they form, how they are treated, and complications that can occur because of them.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Learn how a child life specialist can help make your child's hospital experience as positive as possible.
Listening to your child’s heart rate at home is a good way to find out if their heart rate is too fast. This is also known as auscultating.
