Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.
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.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
Learn how to effectively foster and promote a secure attachment pattern between you and your baby or child. Also learn how to provide experiences that create trust by making your infant and child feel understood and comforted.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Learn about attachment, and the social and emotional development of babies. Explore topics such as bullying, anger management, resilience, puberty, sexuality and sleep.
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.
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.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the second six months of a baby's first year.
Blood tests can help your health-care team diagnose cancer and see how your treatment is working. Discover how blood tests are done, the types of blood tests and why they are done.
Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.
Curiosity is the most powerful ingredient in learning. Find tips on how to nurture curiosity in your child.
Learn about the benefits of providing oral immune therapy to your hospitalized baby using expressed breast milk.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
Learn what to expect when your child has a tracheotomy and is fitted with a tracheostomy tube.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in four month old babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
It's been a while since COVID-19 started, and that can bring up a lot of different feelings.
Find out what the different types of bullying look like and what to do if you’re being bullied or if someone you know is being bullied.
Learn about managing your baby's crying. Keeping calm and comforting your baby will often help soothe them.
You may feel a range of emotions after being diagnosed with JIA. Discover some strategies to help you cope with JIA.
After a surgery, you may experience post-operative symptoms for a few days or weeks. Learn about common symptoms experienced after surgery and what you can do to manage them.
It's up to you who you talk to about your cancer and what details you choose to share. Find tips to help you talk to your friends.
Behaviour rehearsal is a distraction technique that can help you prepare for a stressful event. Learn practice tips to help you improve this technique.
A dietitian can help you with special food requirements during cancer treatment. Find out what else a dietitian does and why you will have one as part of your health-care team.
Relaxation is a skill that you can learn and practice over time. Find out why you should practice relaxation and when to use these techniques.
