CHILD families:
Please get in touch!
If we’ve not heard from you since your 5-year visit or before, update your contact info with the Study and we’ll send you $20.
Calling all CHILD youth!
Call for Applications:
2024 Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship
The 2024 Sears Studentship provides up to $6K to an undergraduate student working on a research project using CHILD data.
Calling all CHILD youth!
Calling all CHILD youth!
CHILD families:
Please get in touch!
If we’ve not heard from you since your 5-year visit or before, update your contact info with the Study and we’ll send you $20.
What's new from CHILD?
Thanks & best wishes to Elissa Brookes
Elissa Brookes, who served so efficiently as the Study’s Program Manager since December 2022, left the CHILD team on July 31, 2026. Elissa took over from predecessors with many years in CHILD but... READ MORE
Gut fungi may hold the key to allergies and allergic asthma
Two new studies headed by CHILD researchers reveal that certain species of fungi living in the human gut play a key role in the development of the immune system and some pediatric allergic... READ MORE
Families, researchers interact in CHILD’s first national Town Hall
CHILD held its first national Town Hall on April 25th, 2026. Dozens of CHILD youth and parents attended this online event from all four sites across Canada. During the session, CHILD staff and... READ MORE
Breastfeeding may reduce socioeconomic-based differences in child health by influencing the infant gut microbiome
CHILD research out of BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) has found that children in families of lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to follow a different health path than children in families of... READ MORE
CHILD research identifies factors influencing how much ultraprocessed food a child consumes
New CHILD research provides insight into why some children consume more ultraprocessed foods than others. The research, published in Nature: Communications Medicine, found that characteristics of a child’s family and their built environment... READ MORE
Drinking whole cow’s milk in early childhood may be linked to lower obesity risk later
New research from CHILD has found that children who drink whole cow’s milk at age five tend to have lower levels of body fat and less risk of obesity by age eight, compared... READ MORE