Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Discover the signs of cancer-related pain in children and how cancer-related pain is assessed by the health-care team.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.
Find out how to treat and manage longer-lasting pain in infants.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
Learn about the process and goals of pain assessment to provide the information necessary to initiate optimal pain treatment strategies.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Read about the different methods of assisting babies with their breathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding with a bottle.
A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.
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.
Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.
Learn about the nursing teams involved in all aspects of your child's care.
Learn about congenital muscular torticollis, why it happens and what you can do to help your child.
