Active For Life
Parents will find activities for kids, resources, and articles with tips to help your child be physically active for life.
HealthLink BC
Visit their website or contact them by dialing 8-1-1 You can speak with a health service navigator, who can also connect you with a registered nurse or dietitian, exercise professional, or pharmacist. Translation services are available in over 130 languages on request.
Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event
In the wake of a traumatic event, a parents' comfort, support and reassurance can make children feel safe, help them manage their fears, guide them through their grief, and help them recover in a healthy way. This guide offers simple tips on what to expect, what to do and what to look out for.
Breathing Space Instruction (3 min)
An instructional audio file to pair with Breathing Space Meditation audio; by Dr. Jake Locke from BC Children's Hospital.
Talking With Youth About Substance Use - Paying Attention-Relationship or Behaviour
Parenting with a different focus in mind about substance use and talking to youth about this difficult topic.
Mindful Movement (10 min)
A mindfulness recording by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
Bullying stops here! A guide for parents to help their children
This guide for parents and caregivers outlines how they can work with schools to ensure their child is part of a safe and respectful school community. This guide offers advice for parents whose child is the target of bullying, as well as for parents of a child who have witnessed bullying or who have bullied others. It also gives parents tools to talk about bullying with their child, and how to take action to seek a positive solution.
Understanding ADHD For Parents and Caregivers
This US-based organization includes useful information for parents of children with ADHD, including information on coexisting conditions in children; preschoolers and ADHD; ADHD and childcare; and surviving the holidays with ADHD. Note information on assessment and treatment is US-based.
Gender Creative Kids
This site provides resources for supporting and affirming gender creative kids within their families, schools and communities.
The Asante Centre
The Asante Centre is a leader in the fields of FASD and other neurodevelopmental conditions and provides services and supports to individuals and their families across BC.
Supporting Parents of Suicidal Youth
Read wisdom and insight from parents with lived experience, clinicians, and suicide prevention experts to guide what parents supporting suicidal youth needed to know to keep their child safe and alive.
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.