Read about the Apgar score, which is used to assess a newborn baby's well-being using five categories: heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes and skin colour.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
Learn about the different sections and topics in the Sickle Cell Disease Learning Hub and what to expect from each one.
Find strategies to help children manage their cancer related symptoms.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
A guide on cutting and giving hazardous medicine tablets safely.
Learn how a neuropsychological assessment is done and how it helps your child's epilepsy team plan your child's treatment.
Pain can be caused by cancer, procedures, treatments or symptoms of cancer and treatments. Find out how you can manage and how your health-care team can help you.
Learn how to responsibly manage your money and save for the future.
Find out how you can use effective parenting strategies to support the 3Ps of pain management for your child with cancer-related pain.
A guide on cutting, dissolving and giving hazardous medicine tablets safely.
Learn about the benefits of taking part in organized sports for your child.
Find out how sport-related concussions can occur and how best to respond to them.
Legal information for AboutKidsHealth.ca
Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.
The AboutKidsHealth team works closely with the health-care professionals at The Hospital for Sick Children in the development and review of the health information on AboutKidsHealth.ca
Health games and videos for kids.
Learn about resources that are available for parents to help their children improve their writing and printing skills.
