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Planning ahead: What Holland Bloorview clients and families need to know as World Cup Soccer matches kick-off in Toronto. Learn more.

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A young child walking on pavement. He is using a walker and is wearing a green t-shirt, brown shoes and a red beanie hat. His mom is walking beside him. She is wearing her hair in a bun, a purple and white rain jacket and black athletic pants.

“If you've ever met Oscar you will know how joyfully and enthusiastically he moves through the world.”

Bins of red and yellow children's toys. The toys are on a shelf next to black-and-white toy kitchen appliances, including a sink, microwave and washing machine.

Imagine a bright and colourful space where children become bakers, musicians and artists. For many families at Holland Bloorview, that space is the inpatient therapeutic playroom. Shawna Perkins, therapeutic playroom coordinator, shares how families to heal and bond together through play.