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Preventing choking in toddlers and preschoolers

Understand and prevent the most common causes of choking.

Longer-lasting pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.

Keeping children safe in large crowds

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Learn safety tips for keeping your family safe in crowded places, including how to plan ahead, what to do if your family gets separated and preventing common injuries.

Soft tissue injuries

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Soft tissue injuries such as sprains and strains are common. Learn how to recognize and treat a soft tissue injury.

Playtime at the hospital for toddlers aged one to three years

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Play gives toddlers an opportunity for learning and social development and it may also help to alleviate boredom and stress. Find out about play activities for hospitalized toddlers.

Acute pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

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Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.

How to prevent head injuries in children

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A guide for parents on preventing head injuries at home and outdoors.

Minor ankle injuries

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Minor ankle injuries, such as ankle sprains or minor fractures to the fibula, are common in childhood. These injuries tend to heal quickly. Learn more about minor ankle injuries and their treatment.

Pain management for common childhood pain and injuries

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Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.

Acute pain: How to assess in young children

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Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.

Liver and spleen injuries: What to do after going home from the hospital

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Following liver or spleen injury, your child must be very careful to not re-injure themselves. Read about activities to avoid after liver or spleen injury and when to re-visit your child’s health-care provider.

Home safety: Fall prevention

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Learn how to prevent falls from occurring in your home, including how to spot common causes of falls and how to fall-proof your home.

Social and emotional development in toddlers and preschool-age children

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As a toddler, and during pre-school age, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

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Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.

Stressed adults and anxious young children: Supporting infants, toddlers and preschoolers through COVID-19

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Changes in routine can cause stress and anxiety in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. How young children express their stress can be challenging for parents and caregivers, and when they are also stressed it may be more difficult for them to meet the physical, mental and emotional needs of their children.

Cold weather injuries

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Learn how to avoid cold weather injuries to your child such as frostbite, dehydration, and hypothermia.

Appetite slump in toddlers

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An easy-to-understand overview of loss of appetite in toddlers, and tips on how to improve feeding at mealtimes.

Longer-lasting pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

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Find out how to treat and manage longer-lasting pain in infants.

Acute pain

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Learn how the body experiences acute pain.

Activity recommendations for infants and toddlers after heart surgery

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Following heart surgery, children require extra care and attention. Learn which positions and activities infants and toddlers must avoid after heart surgery.

Assessing toddlers and preschoolers (age one to four)

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Learn about how pain is assessed in toddlers and preschoolers. At this age, children can usually indicate the amount, type, and location of pain.

Button battery injuries

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Accidentally swallowing button batteries can cause life-threatening injury. Learn what to do if your child swallows a button battery.

Care-by-parent before a child is discharged from hospital

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Learn how "care-by-parent" prepares you to care for a child with complex needs when they are discharged from hospital.

Acute pain: How to assess in older children

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Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.

Burn injury: Information for parents with a child staying at the hospital

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Advice for parents with a child who is staying at the hospital and being treated for a burn injury.