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Transitions during hospitalization for intestinal failure

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.

Going home from the NICU

Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.

Mental games to manage stress, discomfort or pain

Virtual care: How to accurately measure your child’s height and weight at home

Be prepared for a virtual care visit by learning how to accurately measure your child’s height and weight using supplies you have at home.

Radon: Reducing your risk at home

Learn the facts about radon, what it is, health risks, and practical tips on reducing radon exposure in the home.

Physiotherapy after neurosurgery

Detailed information on the importance of physiotherapy and exercise to the rehabilitation process after neurosurgery.

ADHD: Signs and symptoms

Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.

Taking care of your child at home after hypospadias surgery

This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.

Self-efficacy: How to foster in children

These practical tips for parents help foster self-efficacy, so a child learns to persist when facing a setback.

Yoga

131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy: Caring for your child at home

Learn how to care for your child at home after they have received 131I-MIBG therapy, including follow-up care and when to seek medical attention.

How a child becomes more independent

Learn about different factors that affect how your child is able to take on more responsibility for their self-care.

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) and exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO): Diagnosis

Learn about the different types of diagnostic tests your child may have to help their health-care team determine if your child has VCD or EILO.

Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

Caring for a sick child: Sharing the responsibility

Helpful tips on sharing responsibility when caring for a sick child.

Transitioning through health care as a teenager: Timeline

Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.

Angiography through the radial artery (wrist): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the radial artery (wrist).

Endovascular laser treatment (EVLT): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to properly care for your child at home after endovascular laser treatment.

Angiography through the femoral artery (groin): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the femoral artery (groin).

Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the teenage years

Teenagers with phenylketonuria (PKU) face the unique challenge of balancing their health with their growing independence. Read about how you can support your teen with PKU.

Coping with symptoms, stress, flare-ups and setbacks

Post-operative and post-anesthetic care: Caring for your child at home

Learn how to take care of your child at home after the procedure.

Tobramycin bladder instillation

A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.

Dialysis options: How they compare

Use this quick reference guide to help you decide between home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or in-hospital dialysis.