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Writing and printing resources

Learn about resources that are available for parents to help their children improve their writing and printing skills.

Writing disabilities: Overview

A writing disability is when a child has significant challenges with writing. Learn about writing disabilities, their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Writing milestones

Learn about the development of writing skills at different stages.

Visual-motor skills: How to foster in children

Read about ways to help a child improve their visual-motor skills.

Reading milestones

Learn about the reading skills expected of your child at different stages.

Learning disabilities: Overview

A learning disability can be related to reading, writing or math. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities.

Visuomotor skills

Learn about visuomotor skills, which are the control of small muscles in the fingers. Vision and movement work together to produce actions.

Occupational therapy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Sickle cell disease and types of communication

Learn about different types of communication and find out why good communication is important when you have sickle cell disease.

Developmental paediatricians

Developmental paediatricians are doctors who specialize in child development. Learn what they do and how they can help your child.

Communication and cancer

It's important that you communicate with your health-care team and your family about how you're feeling and what you're thinking during cancer treatment. Learn more about why communication is important and how to becoem a better communicator.

When brain tumours and treatment affect learning

Learn about the impact that brain tumours, surgery and treatment, may have on your child's ability to learn.

Precision Child Health (PCH)

Learn about Precision Child Health, including how it can help to better predict, prevent, diagnose and treat disease.

Behaviour changes and congenital heart disease

If your child has a heart condition, you may notice changes in their behaviour or that they display behavioural problems from time to time.

Suicide and self-harm

Read about suicide and self-harm, including why these thoughts may occur, the signs and symptoms and how to find help.

Speech and language therapy for mutism after brain tumour surgery

Find in-depth information on the speech and language problems that can occur as a result of brain tumour treatment, and the ways that speech and language therapy can help.

Types of community health services

There are many different types of community health services that are available to help you and your child.

The role of a speech-language pathologist

A speech-language pathologist supports various aspects of communication, as well as safe swallowing and feeding skills. Learn more about the role of speech-language pathologists.

Screen time for teens: Overview

Find out what screen time is, how much time you should be spending online and how too much screen time can impact your mental health.

Landau-Kleffner syndrome

Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

Reading and writing resources

There are many resources available to help your child learn to read, including books, workbooks, games and computer programs.

Kidney transplant: Talking with healthcare providers on your own

Occupational therapy and swallowing problems after brain tumour surgery

Find out how an occupational therapist can help your child with after surgery for a brain tumour.

Managing stress after a transplant