Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Hearing tests (audiograms) measure how well you can hear sounds at different volumes. Learn why you may need a hearing test and how a hearting test is done.
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.
Babies born with a cleft palate often have a conductive hearing loss.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about cleft lip and cleft palate and its impact on a baby's feeding, hearing, teeth and speech.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
While it may not be possible to completely eliminate negative communication with your teen, you can create balance by increasing positive communication. Discover five tips for more positive communication with your teen.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
Information for parents about infantile osteopetrosis, a rare genetic condition that may cause fractures, short stature (height), recurrent infections, hearing loss and vision problems.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) occurs when a fetus is infected with a virus called cytomegalovirus. Learn more about how cCMV happens, the signs and symptoms of cCMV and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Sometimes infants do not gain weight at the rate they are supposed to. Find out ways to increase your baby's caloric intake in a healthy manner.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
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.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
