17 months after Maggy-Nadyne Lamarche's accident

Getting back into the routine after summer starts before the first day back, with a gradual shift in sleep times, predictable rituals and tools suited to your child's age. The first few days are always the hardest, but good habits settle in quickly once the child has stable reference points.

Night terrors are a benign sleep disorder that affects 3 to 5% of children, especially those between 18 months and 5 years of age. They occur during deep sleep, 1 to 3 hours after falling asleep. The child screams, seems terrified, but is still asleep and will have no memory of it the next morning. The best thing to do is not to wake them, to stay by their side, and to make sure they don’t hurt themselves.

Infants and young children handle heat far worse than adults. Their bodies are still learning to regulate temperature, which can lead to discomfort, fussiness, disrupted sleep and, in more serious cases, heat stroke. Here's how to get through the hottest days more peacefully.

Getting care in an emergency room is stressful for any adult. For a child, it's a whole different experience. The unfamiliar sounds, the bright lights, the white coats, the needles; every element can trigger intense anxiety that makes treatment harder to deliver and more painful to receive.