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Balancing your family's diet and fitting in treats

Learn how to help your family eat a balanced diet, including how to incorporate treats and drinks in a healthy way.

Caring for your child at home after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn about your child's care at home, after a blood and marrow transplant.

Traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how it is used at home.

Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how the diet is started, and how to use it at home.

Nutrition for your baby

Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.

Coping with a life-threatening illness

Coping with a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, can be stressful and scary. Read about why it's ok to be afraid and also why it's ok to think about dying.

Modified Atkins ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the modified Atkins ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how to use it at home.

Celiac disease: Managing picky eating on the gluten-free diet

Learn how to support your child through eating and appetite changes when they are following a gluten-free diet for celiac disease.

Living with a chronic condition: Supporting yourself as a caregiver

Learn how to support your own mental health and wellbeing and how to cope with emotions following the diagnosis of a child’s chronic condition.

Sickle cell disease: Scheduling worrying time

Thinking about your worries at bedtime can make you more anxious and make it harder to sleep. Find tips for reflecting on your worries during the day instead of when you are trying to sleep.

Energy-boosting diet

Stress

Complementary and alternative medicines for JIA

There are various complementary and alternative therapies that are available in the treatment of JIA. Learn the difference between complementary and alternative therapies and how to tell which ones are safe for your child.

Celiac disease: What to do when you've been glutened

Whether you've been following a strict gluten-free diet for a long time or the diet is still new to you, accidental gluten exposures sometimes happen! Find tips to help you prepare for gluten exposure and how to manage the symptoms that may come with it.

Eating well for health

A large part of staying healthy is making sure you eat well. Learn about the importance of eating well for health and the foundations of a nutritious diet.

Poor appetite and weight loss during brain tumour treatment

Read about why poor appetite and weight loss may occur during brain tumour treatment and what you can do to help your child.

Anorectal malformation: Dietary guidelines to ease stooling

Find out how to ease the symptoms of anorectal malformation with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.

Meditation

Meditation is a technique you can use to handle stress, pain or other strong emotions. Learn how you can practice meditation to help calm your mind.

Sickle cell disease: Tips for healthy sleep

Discover seven tips to help you fall asleep and get the best sleep possible.

Types of ketogenic diet therapies for epilepsy

Learn about the four different ketogenic diet therapies for childhood epilepsy, which may be tried when medication has failed to control seizures and surgery is not an option.

Low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) for childhood epilepsy and how to use it at home.

Eating healthy

Introducing new food textures to your baby

Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.

Your emotions: Before scoliosis surgery

When preparing to have scoliosis surgery, it is normal to experience a change in mood, or anxiety. Read about why they occur and tips for managing them.

Hirschsprung disease: Dietary guidelines to ease stooling

Find out how to ease the symptoms of Hirschsprung disease with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.