This Part 2(a) webinar recording for parents & caregivers discusses how to develop a roadmap for successful school attendance based on your child’s unique situation and needs. To see the accompanying presentation slides, click here (Nov. 19, 2020).
Family Connections Booklet
A resource booklet about bonding with your child for First Nations and Metis parents and caregivers in BC. It presents information on bonding, forming secure attachments with children, and connecting with extended family and community. There are three other resource booklets in the series located at the bottom of the page.
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
A Quebec based centre focused on improving knowledge of early childhood development.
Trans Care BC
Trans Care BC supports the delivery of equitable and accessible care, surgical planning, and peer and community support for trans people across the province.
Self-Harm: What Families Need to Know
In this episode from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, we speak to a youth who has lived experience with self-harm, and a clinical counsellor who has supported many youth who have self-harmed. Walk away from this episode with a greater understanding of why youth self-harm and what parents can do to support their child.
Part 2(a): Practical Strategies to Support Elementary School-Aged Children with School Attendance: Webinar Recording
CADDRA
A resource organization for medical, healthcare and research professionals with an interest in ADHD. Also contains tools parents and caregivers may find useful, including the ADHD Medication Chart found here: www.caddra.ca/resources/medication-chart
Mindfulness for Parents & Children: Kelty's Recommended Resources
In this collection developed by the Kelty Centre, you will find a list of recommended resources for parents and children to learn more about mindfulness including websites, online tools, guides, books and provincial support services.
Coping with stress and anxiety during COVID-19
Coping strategies and personal assessment tools to help you manage your stress and anxiety as we adapt to the next normal.
The explosive child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children
Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding "explosive children" who are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and require a different approach to parenting.
BounceBack BC
BounceBack® is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 13+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach.
FASD: Assessment and Parent Support Services
Information for families of children and youth with confirmed or suspected FASD, including available assessment services and key worker and parent support options in BC communities.
The ABCs of Youth Substance Use: Preparing Parents and Caregivers for Substance Use Connections
This resource provides parents and caregivers with information about how to talk about substance use with their child. It also outlines where parents can access additional information to build their own understanding, and where they can access help if their child is struggling with a substance use issue.