Transcript: Benefits for Life: Social and Emotional Development in the Early Years
This episode transcript from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, you'll read about social and emotional development (SED) in the early years, including what it is, how you can support your child’s SED, and how these skills will benefit them for life.
Pflag Canada
Pflag Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their LGBTQ2S children.
No Shortage of Questions: Supporting Your Child During Separation and Divorce (Transcript)
Separation and divorce can be a highly emotional time and stressful experience for children and youth, and tough to process at any age. In this minisode, we bring questions from BC families on separation and divorce to Dr. Ashley Miller, child psychiatrist and family therapist. We discuss tips for supporting both you and your child’s well-being and mental health, and explore questions including: What strategies can I share to help my child cope during the hard times? How can I ensure my divorce doesn’t impact my child’s future relationships? And much more.
Know FASD
An interactive website that provides information across the spectrum and lifespan of individuals who have FASD. It summarizes some of the common neurobehavioral features from current research and explains some of the neurobehavioral difficulties.
Child and Teen Mental Health
Contains information about child and youth mental health services offered across BC, including mental health intake clinics.
Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus
Practices, resources, and articles for individuals, parents, educators, and health care professionals facing COVID-19.
BC Bereavement Helpline
A non-profit, free, and confidential service that connects the public to grief support services in BC, including suicide grief support and loss due to substance use. Services include bereavement support groups, a toll-free grief and loss helpline, and community events.
Back to School During COVID-19: Special Webinar Edition
This special Kelty Centre Where You Are podcast episode is a recording of a webinar, where Dr. Rosalind Catchpole and Dr. Sarah Anderson from BC Children's Hospital go over practical tools and strategies you can use to set your family up for a successful return to school this year, including what to do if your child is feeling anxious, or even refuses to go to school.
Meal Planning Handout
A helpful resource for families to assist them in meal planning.
Article: 5 ways to support your child in sport
Tips for sport parents and why your behaviours and words matter.
EASE at Home
It can be hard for adults to know what to say or do to ease a child’s worries, especially during times of change and uncertainty. To help support learning across environments, several fun and practical EASE (Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators) lessons have been adapted for use by parents and caregivers to help children manage worries and anxiety at home.
Social Thinking
Social thinking produces educational materials, resources, unique frameworks and strategies to help individuals from age four and across the lifespan develop their social thinking and social skills