Obesity leads to a range of short- and long-term medical complications. Learn about the possible medical complications.
Read about the long-term consequences of pain on a child, the importance of a child's pain management. A discussion of pain myths is included.
Learn about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.
Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and complications of Turner syndrome.
Information about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of periodic fever adenitis pharyngitis aphthous ulcer (PFAPA) syndrome.
Learn about why children need limits, the challenges of limit setting and how to appropriately use consequences and time outs.
Discover the main signs of a binge eating disorder.
Find out about the two most common types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Symptoms and causes differ for each.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Learn how to support a child with epilepsy who experiences some of the cognitive consequences associated with the condition.
Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.
Find information to help you support your child with intestinal failure from birth to 11 years of age as they transition through developmental ages and stages.
Learn about hyperlipidemia or high cholesterol in children, which increases the risk of early heart disease.
Stroke is caused by a blockage of blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Read about arterial ischemic strokes (AIS) which are blood clots in an artery of the brain.
Find helpful resources and programs to support you, your child and your family during your child's cancer treatment.
Learn about the potential effects of using alcohol or cannabis/marijuana while breastfeeding and how to maximize safety when using medications or supplements.
Learn about celiac disease and the strict gluten-free diet to create a safe environment for children with celiac disease at your childcare centre.
Read about the symptoms of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) as well as treatments and long-term outlook.
Find out how a brain tumour diagnosis and/or its treatment can impact your child’s growth and how the effects can be managed.
Learn why children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk for becoming overweight.
Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes swelling of the blood vessels and can affect the heart. Learn more about Kawasaki disease including its cause, diagnosis and treatment.
Learn how to prevent and manage your child's weight gain, after a transplant.
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that has both physical and psychological consequences. Learn about the signs and symptoms, risk factors and treatment for anorexia nervosa.
This page provides a list of resources that may be helpful to parents of children with brain tumours. These include books, web resources and support groups.
