Our research expertise extends to various overarching themes that play an important role in the lives of children and youth with developmental conditions and their families. These areas of research examine issues and approaches from a broader perspective, incorporating many aspects that impact the life of the child, the experience of the caregivers, and the service of health care providers. CanChild also focuses on themes that bring children and their families together with researchers, where a mutually beneficial relationship can be fostered through engagement and making research accessible.
Preview the different themes we know about below and follow along to learn more about them. In each section you will also find other related materials including diagnoses, studies, and additional resources.
Family-centred service is an approach to providing services to children with special needs, where the entire family is considered to be at the centre of the services
Functioning, Family, Fitness, Fun, Friends, and Future - find out why these 'F-words' are so important to child development.
CanChild is focused on empowering children, youth and their families by promoting family-centered care and engagement through co-design and research partnerships.
Here you will find resources to support families, educators and professionals who provide support to children in schools as well as descriptions of our research.
We promote ‘non-categorical’ thinking about child/family development in the face of variated diagnoses. In the same time, our researchers are involved in many condition-specific research programs.
Learn about the importance of participation at home, school, and the community among children and youth with developmental conditions.
The life course approach is a developing research area that examines a person's journey through life, with different transitions along the way.
CanChild has a longstanding commitment to sharing ideas through Knowledge Translation. We apply Implementation Science to do KT well and to study and evaluate what we do!
A focus on enabling children, youth, and their families to advocate for their needs.