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parenting resourcesAttachment Parenting Canada
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing parents, caregivers, and organizations, with support and current evidence-based information in order to make the best decisions for their parenting choices. Be a Great Parent The Regional Municipality of Niagara's campaign which focuses on answering parent questions about effective communication, guidance and relationships with their child or teen. Useful poster resources and fact sheets. Canadian Parents Created in 1996, this site offers tips and articles on the stages of your child, family fun, single and step parenting, fathering and parenting in general. Also includes a message board, blogs and podcasts. Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) CWLC is a national organization dedicated to promoting the well-being and protection of vulnerable young people. The site offers downloadable pamphlets, in many languages, related to positive discipline and parenting in Canada. Concerned Children's Advertisers - Long Live Kids! Concerned Children's Advertisers produces and delivers social messaging campaigns on issues of challenge in children's lives, including child safety, self-esteem, media literacy, healthy active living and the prevention of drug abuse, child abuse and bullying. This site has tips and tools for parents and community workers. Family Life Works Offers family support services in the Calgary area. Over a dozen free tip sheets for parents, covering topics such as improving home/school communication, alternatives to saying no, reducing sibling rivalry, and more. Focus on the Family Canada A Christian site dedicated to upholding and strengthening the family unit. Multiple Births Canada National support organization for multiple birth families and individuals in Canada. Parents Canada Parents Canada Group is Canada's oldest and largest publisher of parenting magazines. Parents Canada magazine is a broad-based parenting magazine launched in March 2007. Parent Guide Provides information, in print and online, to parents with children birth to 18. Parenting Today Includes resources for parents including tips by category - infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age, teens, discipline, and family concerns. Professional Parenting Canada Parenting Pointers: articles and tip sheets for parents by children's age. A Guide to Common Mental Health Issues in Teenagers A guide for parents to learn about common mental health issues that affect teenagers, their symptoms, and their treatment options. |
Pregnancy & Early Years3 Cheers for the Early Years
Provides parents and professionals with information and resources to assist in raising healthy children from 0-6 years. Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation Provides resources on breastfeeding basics such as starting out, baby and materal issues/treatments as well as breastfeeding myths. Selected resources also available in Chinese. Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Resources for parents and caregivers to ensure babies sleep within a safe sleep environment. Encyclopedia on Early Child Development This encyclopedia, published on the Internet, is available free of charge. It covers 33 topics related to the pyschosocial development of the child, from conception to the age of five, with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge. Fussy Baby Devoted to helping parents deal with the practical issues and emotional impact that emerge from having a baby who cries a lot. Also includes a forum for parents. Health Before Pregnancy An initiative of Best Start Resource Centre, this website for young adults and couples raises issues that can affect men and women and the health of their future children and provides answers to commonly asked questions people think about as they consider parenting. Healthy Baby Healthy Brain Created by Best Start Resource Centre, this site offers parents suggestions to help them support their baby’s brain development and includes 15 short videos on topics such as nutrition, sleep, play, literacy, physical activity, attachment, self-regulation, discipline, stress, etc. Intended for future parents and for parents of children aged zero to three. Healthy Parents Healthy Children A practical guide for pregnancy and being a parent, from Alberta Health Services. Kid Care Canada Society Provides new parents with information on infant development in easy-to-understand video format. Motherisk Provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing foetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals. Multiple Births Canada Multiple Births Canada strives to improve the quality of life for multiple-birth individuals and their families in Canada with an extensive network of local chapters, health care professionals and organizations. Perinatal Mood Disorder Awareness Ltd. (PMDA) PMDA is a non-profit organization devoted to increasing awareness and resources for postpartum depression and perinatal mood disorders across Canada, and helping individuals and families find support. Trillium Health Centre This site features a unique Baby and You section with videos on a variety of post-natal issues, such as caring for baby and mother. |
middle Years & TeensConfident Girls and Guys
Focusing on adolescents and teens, this site provides downloadable parent tip sheets, podcasts, and newsletters related to raising confident and motivated children. Kids Now Kids.now is a national group mentoring charity, coaching kids to make positive choices by building self-confidence, leadership abilities and skills. Mind Check A youth and young adult health literacy initiative of the Fraser Health Authority (BC) that encourages early detection and intervention of mental health and addiction issues. Mind Your Mind Information, resources and tools for youth and emerging adults who may be struggling and coping with life challenges. Teen Mental Health This site is for parents, teens, educators, health care providers and others interested in learning more about teen mental health and mental disorders. My Privacy, My Choice, My Life Created by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, this site provides youth and their parents the information to help understand how technology affects privacy and to explain how to build secure online profiles. See also 12 Quick Privacy Tips for Parents. family Health AND
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