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Island Health

Recognizing Resilience: A Workbook for Parents and Caregivers of Teens Involved with Substances

This is a workbook for parents and caregivers who love and worry about a teenager who may be experimenting with or regularly engaged in relationship with alcohol or other drugs.

Anxiety Canada

My Anxiety Plan (MAP)

My Anxiety Plan (MAP) is a free resource for parents and caregivers to “coach” anxious children or teens using practical strategies and tools to manage mild to moderate anxiety.

Part 1 Where can Families Start? Supporting Children & Youth with Mental Health Challenges

This video describes British Columbia’s mental health system and four different professionals families can connect with if they are concerned about their child or youth's mental health.

New Hope Media

ADDitude: Inside the ADHD Mind

Practical information for parents/caregivers of children with ADHD, including school and learning, positive parenting, friendships and activities, and more.

Pediatric Sleep Council

Information on baby and toddler sleep, including tips and tricks.

healthychildren.org

By creating a Personalized Family Media Use Plan, you can be aware of when you are using media to achieve your purpose. This website will help you to think about media & create goals & rules that are in line with your family’s values.

HealthLinkBC

How to talk to kids about Substance Use

This resource provides advice on how you can begin and continue having conversations about drug use with your kid, teenager, or even your adult children.

Jill Bobula & Katherine Bobula

Forgetful Frankie: The World's Greatest Rock Skipper

Frankie has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In this illustrated book for kids, he shares the challenges and joys of living with FASD.

Toolkit for Families: My Healthy Living Pinwheel

This resource can be used to help children and families develop healthy living SMART goals.

Janan Cain

The Way I Feel

This hard cover picture book teaches young children about emotions. It uses illustrations, text, and colour to describe happy, disappointed, angry, jealous and other feelings that kids experience.

Tourette Canada

Support Groups for Tourette Syndrome

These support groups are for individuals and families living with Tourette syndrome in communities where existing support and services may not be readily accessible. Includes virtual peer support groups for parents of youth children, parents, youth, and adults, as well as video presentations.