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Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Learning disabilities: Overview

A learning disability can be related to reading, writing or math. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities.

Moving on: Higher education

Looking ahead for leukemia survivors

Learn what to expect after your child with leukemia goes into remission.

Math disabilities: Overview

A math disability is when a child has significant challenges with math. Learn about math disabilities, their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Moving on: Higher education

Learn what to expect when attending college or university, and what accommodations and supports are available to you when pursuing higher education.

Substance use and substance use disorder: Overview

Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.

How the Sickle Cell Disease Learning Hub is organized

Learn about the different sections and topics in the Sickle Cell Disease Learning Hub and what to expect from each one.

Behavioural and learning issues

Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.

Writing disabilities: Overview

A writing disability is when a child has significant challenges with writing. Learn about writing disabilities, their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Scoliosis: Looking ahead

This page gives a few statistics on how many teens may need additional surgery in the future. It describes why additional surgery may be required. It gives an idea of what to expect in terms of medical follow-up as the teen gets older.

Reading disabilities: Overview

A reading disability is a specific type of learning disability. Learn about the symptoms of a reading disability, diagnosis and treatment.

Learning more about your teenager's cancer

Learning more about your teenager’s cancer and about how to help your teen cope and thrive despite it, is one way to help reduce your stress and worries. Having some knowledge may help you feel like you have more control.

Getting the most from your support systems

Talking to teachers about your transplant

Congenital heart disease: Looking ahead

In this section of the site, you will learn about the issues children born with congenital heart condition may face at different ages.

Acute pain: Effective parenting for teens

Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.

Special education

Special education is the public educational system’s approach to helping all kinds of exceptional students reach their potential and get a useful education. Exceptionality, with respect to needs, can be identified in a number of domains, including problems with the senses, emotional problems or behavioural problems, autistic spectrum disorders, global developmental delay or intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities and giftedness.

Getting ready for university or college

Heat-related illness: How to prevent

Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.

Spina bifida

June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.

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.

Behaviour rehearsal