Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
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.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about various eye conditions that can arise during infancy, such as uncoordinated eyes, crossed eyes, and teary eyes.
A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
Learn about eye examinations, the optometrist’s role and the equipment used, so you can prepare your child, and yourself, for the vision test.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Sometimes infants do not gain weight at the rate they are supposed to. Find out ways to increase your baby's caloric intake in a healthy manner.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Information for parents about infantile osteopetrosis, a rare genetic condition that may cause fractures, short stature (height), recurrent infections, hearing loss and vision problems.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
Discover how cataracts develop in children and how they can be treated.
Learn about visuomotor skills, which are the control of small muscles in the fingers. Vision and movement work together to produce actions.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Learn how an eye patch can force the weaker eye to work harder so the vision in the eye improves.
Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
All babies are born relationship ready. Babies are also born with attachment-based behaviours (crying) that cue their caregiver when they are in distress and need them close. Learn how the baby’s cry and the caregiver’s response to the cry develops the attachment relationship.
Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve in the eye. It can occur in one eye or both eyes at the same time. Learn about the signs and symptoms of optic neuritis and what to expect.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.
