Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet may be new to you. Learn about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet and what you can do to support your grandchild.
Silver nitrate can be used to help remove granulation tissue around your child's stoma. Learn more about silver nitrate and how to apply it to your child.
Learn about the diabetes care team, who is involved and what to expect during clinic visits.
Learn the difference between discharge and stoma leakage, and what to do if your child's stoma is leaking.
Find out how you can help your child feel more comfortable and pass the time during an enema.
Learn about hypertonic salt water soaks, when they can be used and how to make your own.
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.
Kidney disease may occur later in life as a result of diabetes. Learn about diabetic nephropathy, diagnosis and treatment.
Learn about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and why it occurs more often in people with type 2 diabetes and those who are overweight.
An easy-to-understand overview of the symptoms, treatments, and medical options for a tear in the anal canal.
Read about poor weight gain, which is when a child does not grow or gain weight as expected. Learn about the causes and management of poor weight gain in infants and young children.
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment options, and prevention of this rare, but harmful, condition in children.
Learn how to identify signs of poisoning in your child, and how to treat and prevent it.
Coping with your child's illness as a parent means taking care of yourself. Learn practical stress relief approaches for parents.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Nursing shift handover meetings happen twice each day. They happen at the bedside of each patient and allow the incoming and outgoing nurses to share information. Parents, caregivers and patients are encouraged to be part of these meetings.
Pharmacists are trained health professionals who are medication experts. Learn about the role they play in the health-care team.
Learn about the nursing teams involved in all aspects of your child's care.
Learn how congenital heart disease can affect a child’s experience in school.
Learn about the types of skin warts, what causes warts, how to prevent warts and what common treatments are used.
Learn how to help your child with eczema (atopic dermatitis) at school, with physical activities and swimming.
An ingrown toenail occurs when the side of the nail grows into the surrounding skin. Learn what causes this condition and how it can be treated.
All babies are born relationship ready. Babies are also born with attachment-based behaviours (crying) that cue their caregiver when they are in distress and need them close. Learn how the baby’s cry and the caregiver’s response to the cry develops the attachment relationship.
Learn about common growths, called infantile hemangiomas. Also, learn when they are tested and treated by doctors.
