All babies are born relationship ready. Babies are also born with attachment-based behaviours (crying) that cue their caregiver when they are in distress and need them close. Learn how the baby’s cry and the caregiver’s response to the cry develops the attachment relationship.
Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Learn about attachment, and the social and emotional development of babies. Explore topics such as bullying, anger management, resilience, puberty, sexuality and sleep.
Learn how to effectively foster and promote a secure attachment pattern between you and your baby or child. Also learn how to provide experiences that create trust by making your infant and child feel understood and comforted.
Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.
The Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Clinic assesses babies who have been admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CCCU) and may be at risk for developmental issues. Learn about what you can expect during your baby's development and how you can help your child achieve developmental milestones.
Learn about the benefits of providing oral immune therapy to your hospitalized baby using expressed breast milk.
Read about social and emotional development in babies. A sharp incline in alertness and response to environment is to be expected.
Curiosity is the most powerful ingredient in learning. Find tips on how to nurture curiosity in your child.
This page provides recommendations to encourage development in babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU, or who require care a neonatal follow-up clinic.
This page provides recommendations to encourage development in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU, or who require care from a neonatal follow-up clinic.
This page describes various types of chromosomal problems that can occur in newborn babies. Down syndrome (trisomy 21), trisomy 18, trisomy 13, and various other conditions are discussed.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell. Trusted Answers provided by Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Read about the sensory systems, sensory development in the first 18 months of a baby’s life and how your baby may be influenced by sensation. Suggestions such as gentle rocking, skin to skin contact, swinging and movement input are provided.
Read about the assessment of pain in babies. From birth, babies are capable of feeling pain very acutely. Learn about tests that are run, such as the PIPP.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Read about brain injury in premature babies. Depending on the situation, brain injury may or may not lead to permanent disability.
Learn about premature babies with chronic lung disease (CLD). A premature baby with CLD may require the use of oxygen and mechanical ventilation.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.