Most scoliosis research focuses on girls. Read about the similarities and differences between boys and girls in their experiences with scoliosis.
Juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis includes swelling and pain where tendons and ligaments attach to bone. It affects more boys than girls.
Learn about the factors that affect pain assessment such as our emotions, behaviour and cultural attitudes to pain.
Albinism is a genetic condition that causes a person to have no, or very little, pigment in the eyes and sometimes in the skin and hair also. Albinism is passed from parent to child because of a genetic mutation.
Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.
Gonadotropin deficiency can affect pubertal development in children. Learn more about gonadotropin deficiency, how it is diagnosed and treated.
Germ cell tumours are a type of cancer that start in the germ cells. Learn about where germ cell tumours are most commonly found, how they are diagnosed and the main types of treatment.
Learn about the different types of treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Chorea is chaotic, random, repetitive, purposeless movements that usually involve multiple body parts. Sydenham's chorea (SC) is the most common form of acquired chorea in children.
Discover the main features and causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which affects one in 20 children.
Puberty is a stage of development where your child's body starts to take on adult form. Learn about puberty in girls and how to talk to your daughter about puberty.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Puberty is a stage of development where your child's body starts to take on adult form. Learn about puberty in boys and how to talk to your son about puberty.
Learn potential issues that can result from treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn about infantile hemangiomas, which are common growths that are diagnosed in babies.
Here are the personal stories of four teens that have gone through scoliosis surgery. They share what they felt about surgery and how they coped.
Von Willebrand disease is a condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot properly. Learn about the different types of this disease and how they are treated.
Read about the symptoms and causes of absence seizures and how best to help your child when they have one.
Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Ocular albinism (OA) is a genetic condition that affects the pigment in the eyes. It causes poor eyesight. OA does not affect the pigment in the skin or the hair.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
Learn strategies to cope with the stress and worry of having a child or teenager with JIA.
Talking with your teenager can be difficult and even stressful at times. However, having effective communication skills can help ease that stress.
As your child enters the pre-teen years, they have more opportunities to express their independence. Find out how to support their mental health, prepare for puberty and handle influences from the media.
