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Growth and development when a child has diabetes

Find out what it's like for a child with diabetes to adjust to different challenges of managing the condition at different ages and stages.

Your emotions: In the hospital

Immediately following scoliosis surgery, you may feel irritable and frustrated. Read about why you may feel this way, and tips for dealing with it.

Performing grooming and personal care activities with arm and hand differences

Sheriauna is a young adult who is a below-the-elbow amputee. In this video, she demonstrates how she applies her makeup.

Pulmonary function testing

Learn what happens during a pulmonary function test and how it is used to check how well your child's lungs are working.

Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with diabetes

Find out what to expect when your infant, toddler or preschooler has diabetes, and what you need to know to manage it.

Drinks for your toddler or preschooler

Find out what drinks to offer your toddler or preschooler as they adjust to solid foods.

Playtime at the hospital for toddlers aged one to three years

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.

Self-image and changes to appearance from leukemia

Learn how to help your child accept changes in appearance caused by leukemia treatment.

Birth control and pregnancy

What to expect on the day of epilepsy surgery

Read about what a child will experience in the hours leading up to their epilepsy surgery.

Sickle cell disease and communication during adolescence

With adolescence often come new communication challenges for parents and caregivers. Learn about some of the barriers to good communication and how to overcome them.

Signs and symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children

Learn about the signs and symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which can cause physical and neurological changes in your child.

Tooth injury: First aid

Read about some of the things you can do if your child has a tooth injury.

What causes seizures?

Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Going through Steps 1 to 5

If you have completed the five steps of the Bright IDEAS system and are not satisfied with the result, you might need to go back and try Steps 1 to 5 again. Read through the case study for an example of what this can look like.

Plant safety

An overview of poisonous plants.

Chloral Hydrate

Your child needs to take the medicine called chloral hydrate. This information sheet explains what chloral hydrate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when she takes this medicine.

Visuomotor skills

Learn about visuomotor skills, which are the control of small muscles in the fingers. Vision and movement work together to produce actions.

Feeding your toddler or preschooler

Discover some easy, creative and nutritious meal and snack ideas for your toddler or preschooler.

Herpangina and hand, foot and mouth disease

Herpangina and hand, foot and mouth disease are both illnesses that are caused by the Coxsackie virus. Herpangina causes ulcers at the back of the mouth. Hand, foot and mouth disease causes blisters on any combination of the hands, feet and the mouth.

Playground safety

Learn how to make sure your child stays safe at the playground, playing in the backyard or at a splash pad or wading pool.

Fever and neutropenia during cancer treatment

An overview on fever and a side effect of chemotherapy, called neutropenia. Learn how this side effect will be managed.

Arterial switch procedure

Learn about the arterial switch procedure, a surgery that is done to correct transposition of the great arteries.

Sudden unexpected infant death

Read about sudden infant deaths while sleeping and about ways parents and caregivers can lower the risk in infants.