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Social and emotional development in a baby’s first year

Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life. 

Learning to think: The next six months

Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year. 

Social and emotional development in school-age children

During the school-age years, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.

Social and emotional development in toddlers and preschool-age children

As a toddler, and during pre-school age, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.

Development of attachment

Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.

Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

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.

Motor development: The next six months

Learn about motor development in the second half of a baby's first year of life. Milestones such as sitting up, standing, and walking are discussed.

Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

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

Learning to think: The first six months

Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life. 

Motor development: The first six months

Read about motor development in the first six months of a baby's life. Milestones such as head control, sitting up and rolling over are discussed.

Medical care for your child with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)

A child with neurofibromatosis type 1 must have consistent medical care. Parents can use this checklist to ensure their child receives all the care they need.

Physical activity and sport post kidney transplant

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

Clinic visits and follow-up tests after a kidney transplant

The cancer care team: Social worker

A social worker can help you and your family manage your social and emotional needs during cancer treatment. Find out when you or your family would talk to a social worker and why.

Emotional Well-being Tool Kit: Ages 18+

A list of free mental health resources available to youth in Ontario who are 18 years of age or older.

Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up recommendations: 36 month visit

Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 36 months old who are patients in the neonatal developmental follow-up clinic.

Social & emotional effects for children with heart disease

Learn about the social and emotional effects that congenital heart disease might have on a child.

Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up recommendations: Six week visit

This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.

Clinic visits and follow-up tests after a liver transplant

Vision in the first year

Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.

Assessing babies (from newborns to one year)

Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.

Growth in the first year

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.

Physical activity and sport post liver transplant

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

Nutrition for your baby

Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.