Challenges with School Attendance: Webinar Series
In this 2-part webinar series for parents and caregivers, the presenters discuss anxiety and related challenges that can be a barrier to attending school, as well as practical strategies to help things go more smoothly. The webinars are relevant whether your child is not getting to school at all or sometimes struggling to make it through the whole day, and has tips for both elementary-aged children and high-school aged youth.
Keeping Tech in Check: Developing Healthy Habits In Your Family
This Where You Are podcast episode from the Kelty Centre helps families find better ways to guide their kids’ technology use, and to avoid battles and negotiations around screen time, video games, and tech use at home. Dr. Shimi Kang, child and youth psychiatrist, and her teenage son Joesh, offer practical tips for families to develop or reset healthy tech habits at home.
Taming worry dragons: a manual for children, parents, and other coaches
Explains what anxiety is, describes the different types of anxiety, includes information about coping strategies, provides tips for parents and other coaches, and includes information on medications. Geared for children from 8 to 12 years old.
Connecting Mind and Body: What parents need to know about somatization
In this episode from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, join Lena, a parent of a child who has been affected by somatization and Dr. Andrea Chapman (Psychiatrist, BC Children’s Hospital) as they offer families tips and resources for navigating this journey and working towards recovery.
Coping: When Someone in your family has psychosis
A guide for family members to learn how to cope with a loved one experiencing episodes of psychosis.
BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
The BC Schizophrenia Society provides support and information on their website for families and friends of people with schizophrenia or psychosis, including online support forums.
Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Free downloadable sleep resource with top sleep hygiene tips for adolescents and young adults. Information on the link between sleep and mental health.
Sleep for Kids
Geared towards kids. Interactive games and challenges on sleep benefits, hygiene, barriers, nightmares and more.
CADDRA
Offers resources for medical professionals and researchers with an interest in the field of ADHD.
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada
Provides information, resources, and videos for parents/caregivers on a variety of ADHD topics including advocacy, parenting, schooling and adult ADHD. Also has sections for children and health care professionals.
Children & Difficult Behaviour
Offers general information on children displaying difficult behaviours with tips for parents and caregivers on how to help their child.