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How to help your teen cope with sickle cell pain

Find suggestions to help your teen manage their sickle cell pain using positive coping behaviours.

Brain disorders and mental health: How to help your child cope

Find out how you can help your child cope with the challenges of a neurological condition and any related mental health issues.

Sickle cell disease: Letting your body adjust to activity

Learn about creating an activity plan that helps you build up your activity level over time, how to know if you've done too much activity and what to do if you don't feel you have enough energy to be active.

Screen time for teens: Overview

Find out what screen time is, how much time you should be spending online and how too much screen time can impact your mental health.

Physical activity and mental health: Overview

Regular physical activity can benefit your physical and mental health. Learn about how routine exercise can improve your strength, focus and mood.

Gaining too much weight during brain tumour treatment

In-depth information concerning the issues that may arise for your child if he gains too much weight as a side effect of his brain tumour treatment.

Physical activity for children with congenital heart disease

Learn about the impact of that a child's heart condition may have on their physical abilities.

Physical activity and mental health: Types of physical activity

Take this quiz to find out what type of exercise or activity is right for you based on your exercise preferences.

Juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis: Living with ERA

When your child is first diagnosed with ERA, it can be scary for both your child and your family. This page has advice and resources for families.

Managing stress and anxiety

Once you know how to recognize when you're feeling stress or anxiety you can learn how to manage it. Find out what you can do to reduce stress, what to avoid and what to do when stress and anxiety are too much.

Graded activity and sickle cell disease

Learn how to gradually increase your activity level and plan for active and rest days to manage sickle cell pain.

Pulmonary artery banding

Pulmonary artery banding is done to reduce blood flow to the lungs.

Physical methods to improve fatigue

Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.

Activity recommendations for your infant after heart surgery

If your infant has heart surgery, there are specific activity recommendations you must follow. Learn how to help your infant recover after heart surgery.

Weight gain after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how to prevent and manage your child's weight gain, after a transplant.

How to keep your child active

​This World Health Day, learn how to help your child stay active and provide them with the support they need to stay motivated.

Supporting your mental health and well-being

Learn about how to support your physical, mental and social health when you have a chronic condition.

Hemophilia and keeping active

Learn why keeping active is a great way for teens living with hemophilia to protect their joints.

Setting up a meal plan when a child has diabetes

Learn how a registered dietitian will work with you to set up a meal plan to meet the needs of your child and family.

Screen time: Overview

Find out how much screen time your child should have each day and how screen time affects your child’s health and wellbeing.

Physical activity after a kidney transplant

Playing sports with congenital heart disease

Learn about safe levels of activity for adults with congenital heart disease. Activity generally has positive effects on the body and its organs.

Physical activity and sport post lung transplant

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

Blood pressure: Taking your child's blood pressure at home

Your child’s health-care provider may recommend that you check your child’s blood pressure at home. Learn about blood pressure, instructions for taking blood pressure at home and what to do if it is too high or low.

Heat-related illness in young athletes

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