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      Healthy food and drink choices outside the home

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      Find out how to encourage your tween or teen to make healthy food and drink choices when eating out.

      Nutrition

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      Learn what nutrition is optimal for your child from the time they are born to the time they are a teen. Learn about the different food groups and find information about the different nutrients that food contains.

      Involving kids in meal time tasks

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      Find out how engaging your child in meal time tasks can help them develop good eating habits.

      Meal ideas for school-aged children, tweens and teens

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      Learn how to support your child's nutrition needs with nutritious snacks and meal ideas.

      School-aged children with diabetes

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      Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.

      ADHD: Signs and symptoms

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

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

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

      Enteral nutrition in intestinal failure

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      Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.

      Mathematics: How to help your pre-school and school-aged child

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      Learn about the everyday activities, like playing games, you can do with your young child to help develop their math skills.

      Developing positive eating habits

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

      Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

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      Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.

      Balancing blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

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      Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.

      Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

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      Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.

      Assessing younger school-aged children (age five to eight)

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      Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.

      Needle pokes: Reducing pain with comfort positions and distraction

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      ​Find out how you can use comfortable positions and distractions with your child to ease pain from needle pokes.

      Feeding your toddler or preschooler

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      Discover some easy, creative and nutritious meal and snack ideas for your toddler or preschooler.

      Magnesium-rich foods for children and teens aged 4 to 18 years

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      Learn about the best foods to eat to maintain a high magnesium intake through diet.

      Physical activity and sport post liver transplant

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      Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a liver transplant.

      Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the teenage years

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      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.

      Management of type 1 diabetes

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      In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.

      Sickle cell disease: Making a plan for school

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      Learn about some of the accommodations that may be available to make school more comfortable for your teen with sickle cell disease. Also find tips for communicating your teen's needs to their teachers.

      Needle pokes: Reducing pain in children aged 18 months or over

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      Discover the CARD system, which offers strategies your child or teen can use to cope with the pain and fear associated with vaccination.

      Encouraging healthy lifestyle habits

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      Exercising regularly, eating well and sleeping well are all important parts of proper JIA management. Learn how to encourage your teen to be healthy.

      Setting up a meal plan when a child has diabetes

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      Learn how a registered dietitian will work with you to set up a meal plan to meet the needs of your child and family.

      Nutrition: How a balanced diet can help you when a child is in hospital

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      Caring for an ill child is stressful. Learn some helpful tips about healthy eating on the go.

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