When the cold weather arrives, learn how to keep the whole family safe from seasonal illnesses during the winter season.
Learn how to avoid cold weather injuries to your child such as frostbite, dehydration, and hypothermia.
Visit the Cold Weather Season Learning Hub to learn how to stay healthy and enjoy outdoor activities safely during cold weather.
Learn how to dress properly for the cold so that you stay warm and dry.
Read about hot packs and cold packs, and how they can effectively reduce pain from injuries.
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) can be worse in cold, dry weather or when your child is hot and sweaty. Find out how you can help your child.
Soft tissue injuries such as sprains and strains are common. Learn how to recognize and treat a soft tissue injury.
Learn how to keep your child safe and prevent them from getting injured whether at home, outside, at school or while playing. Find information about some of the common ways children can get injured, such as from burns, poisons and outdoor hazards.
Advice for parents with a child who is staying at the hospital and being treated for a burn injury.
Information for parents and caregivers on helping kids stay safe while skating, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling or tobogganing.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle spasms.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Minor ankle injuries, such as ankle sprains or minor fractures to the fibula, are common in childhood. These injuries tend to heal quickly. Learn more about minor ankle injuries and their treatment.
Find out how to create safe walking routines for your child.
If your child has a burn learn how to care for them between visits to the outpatient clinic at the hospital.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.
Burns can lead to permanent scars. Find out how to prevent your child from getting a burn injury and what to do if a burn does occur.
Hot liquids cause approximately 70% of burns in children. Learn how to keep your children safe from scalds and how to treat a burn.
There are many symptoms that you may have as a result of cancer treatment. Find out about some of the more common symptoms and how to manage them.
An overview of the signs, symptoms and medical options for this condition of uncontrollable drooling, known as sialorrhea.
Learn how to prepare, store and cook food safely to minimize the risk of illness.
A guide for parents on preventing head injuries at home and outdoors.
Information on cold sores (herpes simplex): what they are, common signs and symptoms, causes, complications and how to treat.
