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Teeth: Dental care for children

This World Oral Health Day (March 20), learn how to keep your child's teeth and gums healthy and prevent tooth decay.

Your scoliosis surgery

Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.

Healthy Living & Prevention

Contributors

The AboutKidsHealth team works closely with the health-care professionals at The Hospital for Sick Children in the development and review of the health information on AboutKidsHealth.ca

Low-sodium, low-potassium and low-phosphorus diet

Lifestyle choices and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Learning Hub

Valganciclovir and ganciclovir

Biologic agents and JIA

Writing and printing resources

Learn about resources that are available for parents to help their children improve their writing and printing skills.

The Pathology Lab

2 minutes; Ages 7–11

A walk through the pathology lab, where doctors examine blood and other bodily fluids, organs and tissues.

Monitoring your diet and fluid intake after a liver transplant

Kids Index

Health games and videos for kids.

Teens Taking Charge: Letting go

This page gives an overview of how to help your teen with arthritis take control of their arthritis. It leads to pages on how to help your teen learn to manage own health care.

Activities that support CARD

This page contains a series of links to activities and games that support the different strategies of the CARD system.

Book Stretch

​In this edition: Child life specialist, Rachael, and Librarian, Brian, practice book stretching.
Please note that this video was filmed prior to COVID-19.

Monarch's Mission

25 minutes; Ages 11 and under

Choose your captain and complete missions in space by learning to recognize emotions and respond to them appropriately.

Gender and identity: Support and resources

A list of resources for young people who may be questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation.

Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for JIA

Managing cancer and treatment symptoms

Both cancer and cancer treatments can cause a range of symptoms. Find out why this is and hear from other teens about their experiences.

Heart conditions and complementary and alternative therapies

Learn about complementary and alternative therapies and what to consider before you try them.

Effective management of diabetes care at home

Proper diabetes care at home includes sharing responsibility and creating and maintaining a routine. Find out how to do this in a way that works for your family.

Diabetes in the classroom

An overview of what to expect when a child with diabetes starts school and how it will impact their life at school.

School and children with heart disease

Learn how congenital heart disease can affect a child’s experience in school.