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Temperament in your baby and child

Read about different characteristics and types of temperament and how you can match your parenting approach to your child’s behavioural style.

Baby's first year

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.

Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Clinic (NNFU)

The Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Clinic assesses babies who have been admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CCCU) and may be at risk for developmental issues. Learn about what you can expect during your baby's development and how you can help your child achieve developmental milestones.

Anxiety: Overview

Learn about the causes of anxiety, how to tell if your child has an anxiety disorder and how best to respond.

Behavioural strategies for pain management

Learn about behavioural strategies such as biofeedback and CBT. These strategies can be used for effective pain management for children.

Factors affecting pain assessment

Learn about the factors that affect pain assessment such as our emotions, behaviour and cultural attitudes to pain.

How to set limits (children up to 5 years of age)

Learn about why children need limits, the challenges of limit setting and how to appropriately use consequences and time outs.

Intestinal rehabilitation program (IRP)

Learn what an intestinal rehabilitation program is, which areas of care are involved in an intestinal rehabilitation program and how they help children with managing intestinal failure.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): Overview

Find out the main factors contributing to OCD, its key features, and what you can do to help your child.

Blood work: Helping your child get ready

Many children are afraid of having blood work done. Learn about effective distraction and explanation techniques for children of different ages.

Chronic pain

Learn about chronic pain in children and teens. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and requires various pain management techniques.

Behavioural and learning issues

Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.

Appetite slump in toddlers

An easy-to-understand overview of loss of appetite in toddlers, and tips on how to improve feeding at mealtimes.

Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Anxiety and anxiety disorders

Click on icons to learn about the physical and behavioural symptoms of an anxiety disorder. Then, scroll down for things to try when feeling anxious.

Eczema: Coping with eczema

Learn how to help your child and your family cope with eczema (atopic dermatitis).

Playtime at the hospital for babies up to 12 months

Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies

Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.

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.

Chronic lung disease of prematurity

Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.

The health-care team in the NICU

Read about the various health-care team members who care for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Pain in newborns and babies

Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.

Sensory development and suggestions for babies: The first 18 months

Read about the sensory systems, sensory development in the first 18 months of a baby’s life and how your baby may be influenced by sensation. Suggestions such as gentle rocking, skin to skin contact, swinging and movement input are provided.

The five senses

Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.