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Promoting a positive body image

Learn more about promoting positive body image in your child and improving their overall health.

Body image

Learn more about body image and how having a positive body image can improve your overall health.

Promoting self-esteem in children

Self-esteem is how we feel about our abilities and strengths, including our ability to overcome challenges.

Physical activity: Benefits of exercise for health and wellbeing

Discover how physical activity can improve your child's physical health, brain function and mood.

Cancer resources

Discover multimedia resources that can offer you information and support throughout cancer treatment and beyond.

Developing positive eating habits

Developing positive eating habits can be difficult. Find out what your teen can do every day to develop a healthy attitude toward food.

Self-esteem

Learn about self-esteem and how to improve the way you feel about your value and self-worth.

Nutrition: How a balanced diet and healthy eating habits can help your child's mental health

Mark National Nutrition Month by learning about the nutrients and routines that can help with your child's mental wellbeing.

Your body image after a transplant

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): How to help your child at home

Find out what you can do to help your child or teen recover from avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

Bulimia nervosa: How you can help your child at home

Find out how you can help your child or teen recover from bulimia nervosa.

Feeling good about yourself when you have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Anorexia nervosa: How to help your child at home

Learn how you can support your child or teen as they recover from anorexia nervosa.

How to foster positive thinking in your child

Learn how you can foster positive thinking in your child.

Finding a weight that is right for you

Eating healthy foods and being physically active are important factors in maintaining a healthy weight. Read about tips for keeping a healthy body weight.

How to keep your child active

​This World Health Day, learn how to help your child stay active and provide them with the support they need to stay motivated.

Self-image and cancer treatment

Cancer can change the way your body looks and the way you feel about it. Read about ways that may help you cope with changes in how you feel about your body.

Brain disorders and mental health: Common treatments

Discover the range of treatments and support your child if they face mental health challenges because of a neurological condition.

Healthy bodies during puberty

Eating healthy foods, being physically active and sleeping well are important parts of a healthy lifestyle. Read about tips for keeping healthy as you navigate puberty.

Body image, self-esteem and cancer

Learn about how your teenager's body image and self-esteem can be affected by cancer and treatment and the resources available to help them cope with any issues.

Scoliosis: What to expect in adulthood

Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.

Supporting your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder through the COVID-19 crisis

Learn about strategies and ways to help your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder cope during the COVID-19 crisis.

Self-image and changes to appearance from leukemia

Learn how to help your child accept changes in appearance caused by leukemia treatment.

Brain tumours and self-image

Find out how your child's self-esteem may be affected by changes in appearance resulting from brain tumour treatment.

Living with hand and upper limb conditions: Embracing Our Differences

Learn from young people with arm and hand differences about how they do home, school, work, and leisure activities in their own way.