Find out what is involved in in-hospital hemodialysis and its benefits.
Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.
Read about some practical help you can provide if you have a friend who has a sick child in the hospital.
As a parent/caregiver, you can play an important role in preparing your child to come to the hospital. Learn about your child's surgery, ask questions and find out how you can prepare your child.
There are certain things that you will need to do to prepare to come to the hospital on the day of your child’s surgery. Review the checklists in this article to help you and your child get ready for surgery.
Learn how to help your child get used to staying in the hospital.
While you're in the hospital, your health-care team may include a teacher to help you keep up with school work. Find out what you can expect from your in-hospital school teacher.
Learn about play for preschoolers staying in the hospital.
Learn what to expect when your child comes to the hospital for surgery. Everyone’s surgical journey is different and may look different depending on the hospital you are at.
Learn how a child life specialist can help make your child's hospital experience as positive as possible.
Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.
Learn how "care-by-parent" prepares you to care for a child with complex needs when they are discharged from hospital.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
A child-life specialist will help prepare you and educate you about your diagnosis, procedures and treatments. Learn how a child-life specialist can help you as part of your health-care team.
Learn about play for school-age children staying in the hospital.
When your child is coming to the hospital, there are important items you need to remember. Review this article to make sure you're prepared.
It is important to keep your child as healthy as possible before a heart transplant. Learn about what happens while you are waiting for a donor heart to become available.
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.
Learn how child life specialists can help during your child's blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy.
AboutKidsHealth is excited to celebrate SickKids 150th Birthday. From humble beginnings to becoming a global leader in paediatric health care, we have achieved so much together. We are thrilled to celebrate SickKids' rich legacy of care, research and learning. Learn more about our history.
Parents/caregivers may experience a lot of emotions when they learn their child needs surgery. Learn strategies to help you prepare yourself before the surgery so that you can better support your child.
Learn about child-friendly activities in the hospital, after a blood and marrow transplant.
As a parent, you can play an important role in preparing your child for a stay in hospital. Learn about your child's operation, ask questions, and find out how you can prepare your child.
