Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate boredom and stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.
Many children are afraid of having blood work done. Learn about effective distraction and explanation techniques for children of different ages.
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
An echocardiogram (or ‘echo’) is a special test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to take pictures of the heart. Learn about how they are done, and how to help your child prepare for one.
Learning to hold their head and trunk up is one of the earliest movement skills your child will develop.
A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) uses X-rays to look at how well your child's bladder works during urination. Read about what to expect during a VCUG.
Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.
Learn about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Tummy time is an important activity to help strengthen the muscles your child needs to develop more advanced movement skills such as sitting, crawling, standing, and hand and finger skills.
Labial agglutination occurs when the skin around the vagina sticks together. Read about possible treatments including estrogen cream and zinc oxide.
Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
Your child will need an operation to repair their cleft palate. This page tells you about the operation and what you need to know before, during and after the operation.
Learn strategies to help your child relax in the days before and on the day of surgery. Strategy categories include mind-body, movement and medication.
Find out how to create safe walking routines for your child.
ESD and ESSB tests use X-rays and barium contrast to image a child's digestive tract. Find out what to expect during an ESD or ESSB test.
Learn how to use a Masimo Rad G Oximeter to monitor your child’s oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate.
Advice for parents with a child who is staying at the hospital and being treated for a burn injury.
Learn techniques to help distract your child from, and manage, their pain in the hospital and at home.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
An open reduction is a surgical procedure performed on children with more severe hip dislocation that cannot be treated any other way. Learn how the procedure is done and what follow-up care your child will need.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
