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      Functional disorders: Overview

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      Functional disorders involve physical symptoms that hinder your child’s  everyday routine and that cannot be fully explained by a physical condition. Learn more about functional disorders and how best to assess and manage them.

      Psychological treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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      JIA can be difficult both physically and emotionally. Find out about some emotions that may be caused by JIA, when to seek counseling or psychological help, and what types of psychological therapies are available for children and teens.

      Managing sickle cell pain

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      Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.

      Other types of pain

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      Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.

      Chronic pain: How to treat and manage in teens

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      ​Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.

      Chronic pain: How to treat and manage in older children

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      Chronic pain treatments involve a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps.

      Treating and managing cancer-related pain in children

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      ​Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage cancer-related pain in children.

      Trauma

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      The way someone reacts to and copes with a traumatic event varies from person to person. Learn about what causes trauma and when to see a health-care provider.

      Psychological treatments for pain management

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      Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.

      Somatization: Signs and symptoms

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      ​​Somatization is the expression of distress through physical symptoms and results from the mind-body or brain-body connection. Find out how it affects your child's health.

      Psychological therapy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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      Questioning gender and identifying as transgender

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      Your child’s gender identity is something that they come to understand for themself. If your child is questioning their gender, read more to find out if they might identify as transgender.

      Genetic counselling

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      Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.

      Impact of pain

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      Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.

      Questioning your gender and identifying as transgender

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      Your gender identity is something that you come to understand for yourself. If you are questioning your gender, read more to find out if you might identify as transgender.

      Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

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      Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.

      Managing sickle cell pain

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      Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.

      How hospitals support teen independence

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      Your child's paediatric hospital may have resources and processes to help your child prepare to enter the adult health-care system. Learn more about these.

      Enthesitis-related JIA

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      Juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis includes swelling and pain where tendons and ligaments attach to bone. It affects more boys than girls.

      Physical activity and intestinal failure

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      Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have intestinal failure.

      Heat-related illness in young athletes

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      Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.

      Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

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      Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.

      Hemophilia: The impact of transition

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      When teens take more responsibility over their hemophilia care, they start the process of transition. Learn how transition impacts their lives.

      Chronic pain: How to assess in teens

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      ​Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.

      Thyroid abnormalities after brain tumour treatment

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      In-depth information concerning thyroid problems that may arise as a result of your child's brain tumour diagnosis and/or radiation therapy, and what can be done to manage them.

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