Palliative care includes reducing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering that is associated with serious illness. Learn about the role palliative care providers can have in your child’s care.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
A list of helpful glossary terms for Teens Taking Charge Managing Your Hemophilia program.
Both cancer and cancer treatments can cause a range of symptoms. Find out why this is and hear from other teens about their experiences.
Books and websites with information about heart conditions in children.
Learning to manage your own finances can be both exciting and overwhelming. This page contains some helpful hints about managing your finances.
Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.
Information is divided into two section: Information about managing and coping with cancer and cancer care educational videos. Find information about how cancer can impact your whole family and how to support a teen with cancer. The cancer care educational videos provide practical information about caring for a child with cancer in seven different languages.
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have additional formal education. Find out how a nurse practitioner is different from a nurse and what they can do to help you during your treatment.
Learn how parents can effectively participate in the care of a baby in the NICU.
Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.
It is normal to experience some pain and discomfort after surgery, but there are ways to manage it. Find out what you can do to help manage your pain after surgery.
The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.
Discover how best to manage the emotional, social and financial impact of limb lengthening and reconstruction.
Learn about the different types of brain tumours, how they are diagnosed and treated, and the various supports available to families.
Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.
Learn about the different types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and find tips for managing symptoms and coping with JIA management.
Learn the signs that your baby is ready to feed themselves and find out how to keep them safe while they eat solid foods.
Learn strategies to help you manage daily tasks inbetween caring for your child with cancer.
Sometimes infants do not gain weight at the rate they are supposed to. Find out ways to increase your baby's caloric intake in a healthy manner.
