Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition. Learn what causes it, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Information for parents about hereditary multiple osteochondromas (previously called hereditary multiple exostoses), a genetic condition that causes growths (bumps) on the bones.
Learn how a child's transplant can affect their siblings and how you can help them adjust.
Café-au-lait macules are flat marks on the skin. Find out how CALMs are diagnosed, how they affect the body and how they are treated.
This page describes how some children might feel if they have a brother or sister with arthritis. It also gives tips on how to help your children manage their feelings toward their brother or sister who has arthritis.
Your child needs to take the medicine called glatiramer acetate for multiple sclerosis. This information sheet explains what glatiramer acetate does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when
Learn about how your teenager's siblings may be affected by your teenager's cancer diagnosis and treatment. Find strategies to help them cope with changing routines and manage their mental health.
This information sheet explains what interferon beta-1b does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they receive this medicine.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
Siblings may receive less attention at times because the needs of a child with epilepsy take over. Helping siblings cope is an important aspect of family life as well.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Information on the extremely difficult task of helping siblings adjust to their sibling suffering from a brain tumour.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 36 months old who are patients in the neonatal developmental follow-up clinic.
Learn about the development of a baby's vision in the first year of life, including the development of spatial perception and depth perception.
Your child needs to take the medicine called interferon beta-1a. This information sheet explains what interferon beta-1a does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they receive this
Polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder caused by hormonal imbalance. Learn about the effects of PCOS as well as possible treatment options.
Brachial plexus birth injury is an injury to the brachial plexus nerves leading from the spinal cord to the arm. This affects how the arm moves and feels things. Learn about the causes and possible treatments for a brachial plexus birth injury.
Recommendations for babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU to help improve neurodevelopment at eight months.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.
Learn how you can help siblings cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Recommendations for babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU to help improve neurodevelopment at 12 months.
Read about motor development in the first six months of a baby's life. Milestones such as head control, sitting up and rolling over are discussed.
Learn how to recognize when siblings of a child with leukemia feel left out, guilty, or resentful of the attention on their sick brother or sister.
Read about your newborn baby's first movements and reflexes after birth. The grasping reflex, crawling reflex and startle reflex are discussed.
