Health Insight
Children’s Health
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Forget the bubble wrap when it comes to kids’ playtime
Injury is the No. 1 cause of death for children in Canada. That’s a frightening fact that might lead you to think that I, as the leader of Canada’s national injury prevention charity, would want you to bubble wrap your children to keep them safe from such harms. There are many things you can do...
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The Five C’s of Children’s Grief
Grief is a normal and appropriate response to loss. Bereavement is specific to the death of someone in our life. When we grieve the loss of someone it can affect us emotionally, physically, cognitively, and spiritually. Children grieve the loss of a loved one differently than adults because they do not have the emotional vocabulary...
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JDRF Offers Families Navigating Life with Type 1 Diabetes Resources and Support
Learning your child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be overwhelming. It may feel scary and lonely at times, but there are resources available to guide and provide families with support to help them move forward with confidence and begin their new journey living with T1D with hope. What is T1D? T1D...
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When it comes to drugs and your kids – it’s time to say “Let’s Talk”
The Canadian Paediatric Society has recently raised the alarm after studying the number of children presenting with severe or life-threatening exposure to opioids, stimulants, or sedatives over a two-year period . According to the 2022 Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP), overdose is now the leading cause of death in children and teens between the ages...
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How Do Memories Develop? And Why Is It Sometimes So Hard to Access Them?
We make memories and retrieve memories all the time, but there’s a lot we don’t understand about how the brain performs these essential functions. “We can’t possibly try and treat a memory disorder unless we know how memories are normally formed and stored in the brain,” explains Dr. Sheena Josselyn, a Brain Canada-funded researcher based...