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Appetite slump in toddlers

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

Toddler

The toddler years bring new opportunities to support your child and understand the value of patience! Learn about toilet training, managing appetite slumps, handling common health issues and disciplining your child.

Playtime at the hospital for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years

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Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.

Assessing toddlers and preschoolers (age one to four)

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Learn about how pain is assessed in toddlers and preschoolers. At this age, children can usually indicate the amount, type, and location of pain.

Social and emotional development in toddlers and preschool-age children

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As a toddler, and during pre-school age, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.

Acute pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

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Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.

Longer-lasting pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

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Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.

Complications from ventriculostomy and shunts for brain tumours

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Important information concerning the problems that can arise for your child undergoing brain tumour treatment with regard to shunts.

Preventing choking in toddlers and preschoolers

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Understand and prevent the most common causes of choking.

Activity recommendations for infants and toddlers after heart surgery

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Following heart surgery, children require extra care and attention. Learn which positions and activities infants and toddlers must avoid after heart surgery.

Stressed adults and anxious young children: Supporting infants, toddlers and preschoolers through COVID-19

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Changes in routine can cause stress and anxiety in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. How young children express their stress can be challenging for parents and caregivers, and when they are also stressed it may be more difficult for them to meet the physical, mental and emotional needs of their children.

Nutrition

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Learn what nutrition is optimal for your child from the time they are born to the time they are a teen. Learn about the different food groups and find information about the different nutrients that food contains.

Pancreatitis

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Learn what causes pancreatitis, what the signs and symptoms are and what treatments are available

Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with diabetes

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Find out what to expect when your infant, toddler or preschooler has diabetes, and what you need to know to manage it.

Drinks for your toddler or preschooler

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Find out what drinks to offer your toddler or preschooler as they adjust to solid foods.

Feeding your toddler or preschooler

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Discover some easy, creative and nutritious meal and snack ideas for your toddler or preschooler.

Role of protein foods in a healthy diet

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Learn about the benefits of protein foods and how to help you and your family get enough protein.

Hearing testing in newborns to 3 years

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Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

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Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.

Iron: Guidelines to improve your child's intake

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Learn what iron deficiency is and what you can feed your child to make sure they receive the amount of iron they need.

Loss of appetite and cancer treatment

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Cancer treatments and side effects may affect your appetite. Learn about what you can do if you've lost your appetite.

Longer-lasting pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

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Find out how to treat and manage longer-lasting pain in infants.

Ventriculostomy and shunts for brain tumours

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An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.

Playtime at the hospital

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Playtime at the hospital can be fun. Learn what to do during playtime with your child of any age.

Poor appetite and weight loss during brain tumour treatment

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Read about why poor appetite and weight loss may occur during brain tumour treatment and what you can do to help your child.