Coping with Guilty Feelings (3 min)
A meditation for when you're upset with yourself by Dr. Joanna McDermid from BC Children's Hospital.
Decisions, Decisions: Exploring Medications for Child and Youth Mental Health Challenges
In this episode from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, we’re exploring medications in child and youth mental health. Because when it comes to the use of medications for mental health challenges, families have a lot of questions. This episode we’ll be exploring some common questions parents might have, for example: Is medication necessary? Is it safe? What about side effects?
Managing Stimulant Medications in Children and Adolescents
This document is to provide parents and caregivers with a better understanding on stimulant medication and how to manage the side effects so your child can gain the most benefits.
Youth in BC
YouthinBC.com is a online crisis chat service for youth age 25 and under. They are open from noon to 1am, if you are in a crisis now call the 24 hour distress line.
Setting Children & Youth up for a Successful Return to School in the Era of COVID-19: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint Slides that accompany our webinar on 'Setting Children and Youth up for a Successful Return to School during COVID-19'. To watch the recording of this webinar, click here.
Lunches to Go: Bringing variety & fun to packed lunches!
A variety of lunch ideas to keep kids happy and healthy throughout the school year.
Walk BC
Find walking trails near you using an interactive map of recreation facilities and walking routes in BC.
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
Parenting isn’t easy. Showing up is. Showing up means offering a quality of presence. And it’s simple to provide once you understand the four building blocks of a child’s healthy development which you'll learn in this book.
Confident Parents: Thriving Kids
This program helps BC parents and caregivers support their children aged 3-12 to manage either anxiety or behaviour challenges, through phone-based coaching. The program includes the We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears program, a resource to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit families across BC whose children are struggling with the experience of Big Worries/Fears.
Cybersafe Blogs
Cybersafe’s blogs and articles provide information on different dangerous situations online. This site also contains news on cyber security so you can keep up-to-date on new security methods and scams.