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Brain tumours: Making decisions about your child's care

An in-depth discussion of the importance of understanding your child's brain cancer treatment and diagnosis in order to make decisions.

Making a decision about treatment for a child with a heart condition

Learn about some of the issues involved in making a decision about treatment for your child with a heart condition.

Becoming a better communicator

Communication skills are something you can constantly improve on. Find out how you can become a better communicator.

Accessing cancer information online

The internet is a useful resource to find information on cancer and treatments, but there is also a lot of misinformation. Find out tips to help you know where to go for reliable info and to help you think critically.

Your liver transplant team

Find out who will be a part of your transplant team and their roles in your care throughout the transplant process.

The cancer care team: Pharmacist

A pharmacist is part of your health-care team, either at the hospital or in a pharmacy. Learn what a pharmacist is and how they can help you.

Tips for positive parenting and managing behaviour in children up to age 5

Find out how parents and caregivers can encourage and reinforce positive behaviour in children up to age 5 years, as well as manage and redirect unwanted behaviours.

Accessibility and support when working

Find out about the supports that are available to you to help you succeed at work.

Decision making in the NICU

Learn about how families and the health-care team work together to make important decisions about the care of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The right to safe spaces

Learn about your right to receive care and services in a safe and welcoming environment, including at school, work and in health-care environments.

Moving on: Working when you have a health condition

Learn about some of the points to consider when entering the workforce as a teen with a health condition.

Taking part in decisions when you have cancer

When you're diagnosed with cancer, it may feel like your parents, caregivers and health-care team are making all of the decisions for you. Read about how you can be more involved in decisions that affect you and your health.

Helping your teen decide about scoliosis surgery

The Ottawa personal decision guide can be a useful decision-making tool, which can be used when deciding whether or not to have scoliosis surgery.

Encouraging healthy coping behaviours

Encourage healthy coping behaviours in your teen with these expert tips.

Ultrasound and cancer diagnosis

An ultrasound is a scan that uses sound waves to create a picture of the inside of your body. Discover how an ultrasound is done, what to expect during the scan and when you get your results.

Deciding whether to have scoliosis surgery

The Ottawa personal decision guide is a useful decision-making tool, which can be used when deciding whether or not to have scoliosis surgery.

Speech and language development between ages 3 and 5

Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop between the ages of 3 and 5 years, when to be concerned and what you can do to support communication development.

The right to safe spaces

Everyone has the right to receive care and services in a safe, welcoming environment. Learn more about your child’s rights to safe spaces.

The cancer care team: Dietitian

A dietitian can help you with special food requirements during cancer treatment. Find out what else a dietitian does and why you will have one as part of your health-care team.

Cystic fibrosis: The health-care team

The Cystic Fibrosis Clinic is an interdisciplinary team of health-care providers. Learn about the people you will meet and how they can help you.

Encouraging healthy habits during and after cancer treatment

Encourage healthy habits in your teen during cancer treatment and after with these expert tips.

Elastic compression garments

Elastic compression garments improve symptoms of deep vein thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome. Find out what they are and how to properly use them.

Getting involved in your community

Learn about some of the ways you can get involved in your community with a health condition.

Helping your teen cope with scoliosis surgery

Having scoliosis surgery can be a very emotionally difficult experience for a teenager. Learn about common stressors as well as how to cope with them.

Nutrition and JIA