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HIV and teens

Information on HIV for teens including how people get HIV, managing HIV, disclosure and transitioning to adult health care.

Fever in babies and children

A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.

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.

Social and emotional development in a baby’s first year

Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life. 

Siblings in the hospital: Helping your children cope

When a child is hospitalized, their siblings may feel a variety of emotions including but not limited to confusion, upset or sadness. Find ways to help children cope with having a sibling in the hospital.

Talking with your child's school

Having a child with a complex condition means sharing information at school. Learn how to prepare in advance when talking to your child's school.

Self-efficacy in children

​​Learn why self-efficacy is important for academic success and well-being in children.

Routine health care for your baby

Talking with your doctor about your child

Parents with a sick child need open communication with the health-care team. Learn tips when talking with the doctor about your child.

Deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment which involves surgery to insert electrodes into a specific target in the brain. It is used to treat movement disorders and some types of epilepsy. Learn more about the surgery, how DBS works and how to care for your child after surgery.

Craniotomy

A craniotomy is a surgery where part of the skull bone is removed temporarily to access the brain. Learn more about what will happen during the operation.

Cerebral angiography

A cerebral angiogram uses X-ray imaging and contrast dye to create a map of the blood vessels in the brain. Learn more about how it is performed.

Central nervous system germ cell tumours (CNS-GCT)

This page gives an overview of the different types of germ cell tumours, what the symptoms of germ cell tumours are and how they are treated.

Chemotherapy for other tumour types

An in-depth discussion of chemotherapy for children suffering from various types of brain tumours.

Coping with epilepsy as a family

Siblings may receive less attention at times because the needs of a child with epilepsy take over. Helping siblings cope is an important aspect of family life as well.

Developmental/epileptic encephalopathy with spike wave activation in sleep (DEE-SWAS)

DEE-SWAS is a rare epilepsy syndrome that can affect children aged two to 12. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of DEE-SWAS.

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and progressive epilepsy syndromes

Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.

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.

Diagnosis of rhabdoid tumours

This page describes what is involved in the diagnosis of rhabdoid tumours.

Chemotherapy for rhabdoid tumours

This page describes the use of chemotherapy for rhabdoid tumours.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a genetic disease that affects the nerves that connect the spinal cord to the muscles and sensory receptors in the body, leading to muscle wasting, loss of sensation and challenges with balance and coordination.

Chiari malformation

A Chiari malformation is when the lower part of the brain sits too low in your child's neck. Read about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare but treatable condition that damages nerves throughout the body, leading to gradual weakness and/or loss of sensation.

Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS)

Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is caused by genetic mutations that cause problems with nerve-to-muscle communication leading to muscle weakness and fatigue.

Complications from brain tumour surgery

An in-depth discussion of the potential complications that may arise in children who have recently undergone brain tumour surgery.