Children's Health

Supporting Your Child's Health
at Every Stage

Trusted resources, expert guidance, and curated tools to help parents navigate childhood development, vaccinations, sleep, and more.

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Emergency Services & Preparedness

When Every Second Counts

CPR and Resuscitation Training

SickKids — Learn life-saving CPR and resuscitation techniques designed for families.

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Sick Kids Hospital

Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated exclusively to improving children's health.

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Patient Resources & Education

Tools and Guidance for Growing Families

A curated collection of trusted resources covering vaccination, development, feeding, sleep, autism support, and positive parenting.

Childhood Vaccination Schedule

Government of Canada

The Rourke Baby Record — Child Development

The Newman Breastfeeding Clinic — International Breastfeeding Centre

Breastfeeding support by Dr. Jack Newman — expert guidance for nursing families.

Cookies and Cribs — Sleep Consulting

Promoting Healthy Independent Sleep Habits

Children's Treatment Network (CTN)

CTN supports over 33,000 kids and youth with disabilities and developmental needs. We provide intake, service navigation and coordinated service planning, assessment and diagnostic services, specialized clinics and rehabilitation services, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech language therapy.

Autism Ontario

Autism Speaks

Solid Starts

Raise a Happy, Healthy Eater — Feeding Resources

Curious Neuron

Emotional resilience for you and your child.

Nurtured First

Effective Parenting Courses and Resources

Lovevery

Discover what your child is capable of with The Play Kits — By Age. Stage-based play and guidance designed by experts to support your child's development.

Parenting Courses — Triple P Positive Parenting

Positively influence your child's skills and development — this full toolkit of tips and ideas really works!

Recommended Reading

Books on Children

Children: the Challenge: The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations

Raising Your Spirited Child

Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-Free Guide to Your Baby's Behavior

Everything a new parent needs to know about their baby's 10 magical "leaps" — and when to expect them — in a new, modern sixth edition of The Wonder Weeks.

Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success

There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective "Limited-Crying Solution" that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night — and three hours in the day — by the age of twelve weeks old.

The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying

Never again will you have to stand by helplessly while your little baby cries and cries. There is a way to calm most crying babies — usually in minutes!

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years

Parenting Your Child to Sleep: Establishing Healthy Sleep Habits in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool

Several of these books address infant and child sleep. Explore our Sleep Medicine resources →

Dr. Varenbut's Picks

Products I Like

"The products listed below are simply those that I have come across and like. I do not have any financial affiliation or benefit from sales of any items listed. Use at your own risk...."

— Dr. Michael Varenbut

Comfy Cubs Muslin Swaddle Blankets

A personal recommendation from Dr. Varenbut.

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