Read about ways to help a child improve their visual-motor skills.
Find out who you should tell about your child's osteoporosis.
This page describes the common symptoms of arthritis in young people, and how they can affect regular activities. Symptoms can vary from person to person, and from day-to-day.
Biofeedback is a system that helps children identify and control certain muscles while urinating. Read about biofeedback for bladder control problems.
Practical tips for parents to nurture spatial reasoning skills in their child.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. Learn about how this cancer develops and what factors may affect the development of the disease.
Parents/caregivers may experience a lot of emotions when they learn their child needs surgery. Learn strategies to help you prepare yourself before the surgery so that you can better support your child.
Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel share tips to help us cope when we are in pain. Deep breathing, using a Hoberman sphere (breathing ball), is featured in this video.Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.
Find out how best to respond to a child's concussion and how to plan their safe return to everyday activities.
Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.
A tympanoplasty is an operation to fix a hole in your child's eardrum. Learn about tympanoplasty and how to help your child recover from surgery.
Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.
This page is about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Learn about the members of your child's limb reconstruction healthcare team and how they will help your child during treatment.
Missing school because of an illness is not easy for children or their parents. Without daily contact with classmates and teachers, it can be hard for a child to keep in touch and feel connected with school.
How you prepare your child for surgery will depend on their age. Learn about different ways to prepare, from infants to teens.
This page is about play for school-age children staying in the hospital.
Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
Learn about what you should do after your child has been tested for COVID-19 and what to do if they test positive or negative.
Maintaining relationships with family and friends can help you feel normal during a cancer treatment. Find out some suggestions to help you stay connected during treatment.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Having a child with a complex condition means sharing information at school. Learn how to prepare in advance when talking to your child's school.
In this edition: Child life specialist, Rachael, and Librarian, Brian, practice book stretching.Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.
