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Cancer programs and resources

Find helpful resources and programs to support you, your child and your family during your child's cancer treatment.

Impact of cancer on your family

Learn about the impact your child's cancer diagnosis can have on your family, and some strategies that can help your family cope.

Helping a child cope with a brain tumour

Find advice to help you with the extremely difficult task of helping your child cope and adjust to a brain tumour diagnosis.

Missing Your Friends

Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel discuss how they feel when they miss their friends and that even if your friends and family are far away, they are always in your heart. How do you connect with family and friends who are far away?

Coping with separation from and socialization with family and friends during COVID-19

Learn about some ways you can help your child or adolescent to cope and stay connected with family and friends while they are separated from them.

Juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis: Living with ERA

When your child is first diagnosed with ERA, it can be scary for both your child and your family. This page has advice and resources for families.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): How it affects your child's life

Discover how OCD can impact a child's family, school life, and social life trajectory.

Setting up a communication system when your child has cancer

A communication system keeps friends and family aware of what is happening, without you needing to contact everyone yourself. Find out how you can set up a communication system when your child is being treated for cancer.

Transplant: How to get support from your network

Learn how to make the most of your network to get the support you need when a child has a long-term illness.

Maintaining relationships during cancer treatment

Maintaining relationships with family and friends can help you feel normal during a cancer treatment. Find out some suggestions to help you stay connected during treatment.

The impact of cancer on friendships

Your friends may be a source of support while your child is going through cancer treatment. Discover how your friendships may change during this time and how you can maintain communication.

Coping with a brain tumour and its treatment

Read about how caregivers can cope when a child's brain tumour diagnosis and the effects of treatment.

Coping with your family and others

When a child goes through scoliosis surgery, the whole family is affected in many ways. Suggestions for coping with family during this stressful time.

How to help a friend whose child is in hospital

Read about some practical help you can provide if you have a friend who has a sick child in the hospital.

Talking to your friends about cancer

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.

Transitioning to adult health care

Read about when you will need to transition to adult care, why this is necessary, and advice from other teens who have made the transition.

Food allergies and travelling

Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.

Brain tumour resources

This page provides a list of resources that may be helpful to parents of children with brain tumours. These include books, web resources and support groups.

Eating healthy

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.

Finding a primary health-care provider

Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider for your family.

Arthritis associations

This page provides information about leading arthritis organizations in Canada.

Getting help when your child is in hospital

Coping with your child's illness as a parent means taking care of yourself. Learn practical stress relief approaches for parents.