A step-by-step guide for parents on how to fit a safety helmet and encourage a child to wear one.
Learn the facts about radon, what it is, health risks, and practical tips on reducing radon exposure in the home.
Math skills are divided into different categories. Within these categories, learn about the specific signs that indicate your child may be having difficulty.
Learn how to give your child injections into the muscle (intramuscular) at home and tips to make the injections less painful for your child.
There are five different curve patterns in the spines of children with scoliosis. Learn about these, and other physical changes that can occur.
There are five different curve patterns in the spines of teenagers with scoliosis. Learn about these, and other physical changes that can occur.
Learn how to replace negative thoughts with more positive thoughts to help reduce stress, tension and pain.
Palliative care includes reducing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering that is associated with serious illness. Learn about the role palliative care providers can have in your child’s care.
Learn when, where and how to apply numbing cream to ease the pain of needle pokes for your child.
Café-au-lait macules are flat marks on the skin. Find out how CALMs are diagnosed, how they affect the body and how they are treated.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.
A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn helpful tips on post-secondary school, including how to budget.
Keeping in contact with your school and during cancer treatment is important. Find out how you can communicate with your school, what you should tell them and what to expect when returning to class.
Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver. If you have hepatitis as a child, learn about how you got it and how you can look after yourself.
Holes in the heart or blood vessels can sometimes be closed with a small device that is put in using heart catheterization. Learn about this procedure.
Learn how a cell morphology test is performed and how it can confirm a leukemia diagnosis.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how doctors diagnose joint disease, a common complication of hemophilia.
Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.
A pelvic exam should be done once you turn 25 or sooner and then every 3 years after that. Learn what to expect during your first pelvic exam.
A guide on giving your child tinzaparin injections at home. Also learn when to call your thrombosis team.
Learn how to set up a suction machine, what equipment you will need and which size catheter you should use for your child.
A biopsy allows doctors to look at the tumour cells to diagnose the type of cancer you may have. Find out about the different types of biopsies, why you may need a biopsy and the potential risks.
Scoliosis is a condition that causes your child’s spine to curve sideways. Learn about the different types of scoliosis, some of its causes, and the risk factors that can increase your child's chance of developing a more severe curve.
