Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

• Your child with inflammatory bowel disease: a family guide for caregiving / North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. FAM RC 862 .E52 Y68 2010
  • This book provides parents with practical advice on how to tell their children about their IBD and discusses the challenges children may face at school and in their social lives, especially as they grow older.
• Guts, by Raina Telgemeier [En français : Cougage par Raina Telgemeier]
• The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry, by Lisa M. Schab LCSW
• The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for Teens: CBT and Mindfulness-Based Practices to Turn the Volume Down on Pain, by Rachel Zoffness MS PhD
• Maladie chronique : Ce n’est pas juste, mais on s’ajuste ! par Marie-Eve Chartré, Johanne Gagné, et Vanessa Destrempes

CHEO IBD Centre - Youtube 

Cartoon GI videos

Taking pills

Needle phobias 

Mindful tips for those with IBD

Nutrition for children with IBD

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• Interactive learning module
• Guidebook for parents
• Information for parents
• Checklist for ages 12-14
• Checklist for ages 15-16
• Checklist for age 17

Find out about IBD and the flu to see if the flu shot is right for you.

Flu shot module

This educational module is free for non-profit use, and brought to you by the care team at the CHEO IBD Centre. It is protected under terms of the Creative Commons license.

• Blackboards and bathrooms - a comprehensive resource to help teachers support the education of children with IBD. 

• Camp Got2Go - Crohn’s and Colitis Canada's one-week, overnight summer camp for children and youth living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

• Crohn’s and Colitis Canada 
• Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation 

• GI Kids - NASPGHAN patient education website 
• IBDtermined - (CCFA site for youth and young adults)
• Just Like Me IBD - information and resources you need to enjoy life and all that comes with it.
• Sophie's Science Project - a comic-book style to help parents and children learn about clinical research.
• Stressed Teens ToolBox - provides mindfulness resources for teens and their parents.

Available for iPhone and Android

Doc4Me

Available for  iPhone, Android 

IBD Centre Transition Plan - Information for IBD Nurses

IBD Centre Transition Plan Guidebook for Nurses (printable version)