Pediatric liver education for Canadian families

Clear guidance for every step of a child’s liver journey.

LiverSteps Kids brings clear, family-friendly information about pediatric liver conditions into one easy-to-navigate place—helping families understand diagnoses, tests, treatment and day-to-day care, prepare for appointments, and know what questions to ask.

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Explore LiverSteps

Choose a module to begin.

Each module is focused on one liver condition, with clear explanations of symptoms, tests, treatments, daily care and questions families may want to discuss with their health-care team.

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Metabolic liver health

MASLD

Learn what metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) means, how it is assessed, and how nutrition, movement and follow-up fit into care.

What MASLD meansLiver testsMovementNutritionVisit summary
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Jaundice and bile flow

Cholestasis

Learn about cholestasis and bile flow, important signs such as jaundice and pale stool, and key conditions including biliary atresia, Alagille syndrome, PFIC and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

JaundicePale stoolBAALGSPFICA1ATItching
Autoimmune hepatitis

A future disease module covering diagnosis, medicines, monitoring, remission and living well.

Next module
More LiverSteps content

Additional disease modules and practical family education tools can be added here over time.

Designed to grow
A familiar structure

What you’ll find inside a LiverSteps module.

The exact content changes with each condition, but the same practical themes appear across LiverSteps so families can find important information more easily.

Symptoms and warning signs

Learn what families may notice and which changes should prompt a call or urgent assessment.

Tests and procedures

Understand why common blood tests, imaging and procedures may be recommended.

Daily care and living well

Find condition-specific guidance for nutrition, movement, growth, medicines and symptoms.

Prepare for a clinic visit

Use family prompts and printable summaries to organize symptoms, medicines and questions.

About LiverSteps Kids

One pediatric liver education home, designed to grow.

LiverSteps Kids brings focused pediatric liver education modules together under one shared website. Families can begin with the module they need today, while additional disease modules and practical education tools can be added over time.

Educational only. LiverSteps Kids does not diagnose disease and does not replace medical assessment, urgent care or advice from a child’s health-care team.
Consistent structureFamilies know where to find information in every module.
Safety firstClear limits, urgent warning signs and medication cautions.
Family-centredCalm language, practical next steps and respectful design.
Privacy-consciousNo login and no personal health information collected by the page.