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Transitions during hospitalization for intestinal failure

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.

Going home from the NICU

Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.

Mental games to manage stress, discomfort or pain

Virtual care: How to accurately measure your child’s height and weight at home

Be prepared for a virtual care visit by learning how to accurately measure your child’s height and weight using supplies you have at home.

Radon: Reducing your risk at home

Learn the facts about radon, what it is, health risks, and practical tips on reducing radon exposure in the home.

Physiotherapy after neurosurgery

Detailed information on the importance of physiotherapy and exercise to the rehabilitation process after neurosurgery.

Self-efficacy: How to foster in children

These practical tips for parents help foster self-efficacy, so a child learns to persist when facing a setback.

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) and exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO): Diagnosis

Learn about the different types of diagnostic tests your child may have to help their health-care team determine if your child has VCD or EILO.

How a child becomes more independent

Learn about different factors that affect how your child is able to take on more responsibility for their self-care.

ADHD: Signs and symptoms

Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.

Taking care of your child at home after hypospadias surgery

This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.

Yoga

131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy: Caring for your child at home

Learn how to care for your child at home after they have received 131I-MIBG therapy, including follow-up care and when to seek medical attention.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) transitions in the teenage years

Teenagers with phenylketonuria (PKU) face the unique challenge of balancing their health with their growing independence. Read about how you can support your teen with PKU.

Coping with symptoms, stress, flare-ups and setbacks

Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

The cancer care team: Nurse

Nurses help to coordinate your health care at the hospital and at home. Find out more about what a nurse does and how they can help you.

Setting the stage for a healthy future

Discover how to help keep your child healthy and keep their diabetes under control now and in the future.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after a treatment of intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma.

Caring for a sick child: Sharing the responsibility

Helpful tips on sharing responsibility when caring for a sick child.

Transitioning through health care as a teenager: Timeline

Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.

Angiography through the radial artery (wrist): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the radial artery (wrist).

Endovascular laser treatment (EVLT): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to properly care for your child at home after endovascular laser treatment.

Angiography through the femoral artery (groin): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the femoral artery (groin).