Canadian Paediatric Society Blog
April 3, 2020
Hand sanitizers: Promoting safe use by children
Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is advised to wash their hands frequently or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Effective handwashing means scrubbing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, then rinsing. This is especially… Read more
April 3, 2020
Supporting youth with anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created anxiety in many people. Some anxiety is helpful. It motivates us to prepare and protect ourselves—such as by handwashing, physical distancing, and following other advice from health experts. But for people with… Read more
March 31, 2020
How to help youth tackle the blues during COVID-19 and #physicaldistancing
Social or physical “distancing”– a new term that has become a common household phrase– can make youth feel confused, scared, frustrated, worried, guilty, sad, and lonely. Youth are being asked to change their routines: They… Read more
March 27, 2020
Parenting during COVID-19: A new frontier
As parents before COVID-19, we were supporting our children’s learning, ensuring they were eating “the right” foods, getting enough sleep, not hurting themselves or others, and not having too much screen time. At the same time, we… Read more
March 26, 2020
Providing virtual care during a pandemic: A guide to telemedicine in the paediatric office
When I started med school in the Netherlands in the 1990s, our first year involved a lot of cell biology and anatomy. We did not interact with any “live” patients until our third year. I was so excited once we were interns and saw real… Read more
March 24, 2020
COVID, youth, and substance use: Critical messages for youth and families
In the rapidly evolving information landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, attention has been focused on the high rates of serious illness and fatality among older members of the population. Regarding youth, many of us were dismayed to see young people… Read more
March 19, 2020
How can we talk to kids about COVID-19? Be “realistically reassuring”
These are scary times, no matter your age or your country. We are all in the battle against the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Each day, we weigh the sometimes confusing advice from political leaders, public health and medical experts, the media, and… Read more
November 15, 2019
How paediatricians can support Indigenous girls and women
“For our young women, for our grandmothers, for our women who travel with us, we are sacred because we exist. We are sacred because we have survived.” – Audrey Siegl, knowledge-keeper, healer, and member of the Elders and… Read more
October 15, 2019
Can we talk? Diversity, democracy, and social paediatrics
As the federal election approaches, the Social Pediatrics Section offers these two book reviews by Dr. Denis Daneman, former chief of Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital. He highlights the need for recognizing the role social media and the Internet… Read more
April 12, 2019
Supporting families to improve child healthPositive parenting in a primary care setting
Dr. Andrea Feller Associate Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region Public Health Member, CPS Early Years Task Force You can hear the family out in the waiting room. It's almost always the same when they come. One of the children starts… Read more
Last updated: Apr 20, 2020