Coping Space Meditation (3 min)
A coping space meditation piece by Dr. Jake Locke from BC Children's Hospital
Better Nights Better Days
A program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders who have sleeping problems (ages 4-12). This is an online program developed by a team of sleep experts across Canada.
Eating a Raisin Mindfully (5 min)
A mindfulness meditation by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
Confident Parents: Thriving Kids
This program helps BC parents and caregivers support their children aged 3-12 to manage either anxiety or behaviour challenges, through phone-based coaching. The program includes the We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears program, a resource to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit families across BC whose children are struggling with the experience of Big Worries/Fears.
Cybersafe Blogs
Cybersafe’s blogs and articles provide information on different dangerous situations online. This site also contains news on cyber security so you can keep up-to-date on new security methods and scams.
Healthy Families BC - Healthy Eating
This website contains healthy eating tips, tools and resources for you and your family.
Mindful Breathing (5 min)
A mindful breathing exercise by Dr. Joanna McDermid from BC Children's Hospital.
Provincial Outreach Program for FASD (POPFASD)
POPFASD is a provincial resource program for school professionals. It aims to increase educators' capacity to meet the educational needs of students with FASD.
Part 1: Redefining & Locating Culture within our SEL Practice: Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides for Part 1: Redefining & Locating Culture within our SEL Practice. To see the accompanying webinar recording, click here (Apr. 20, 2022).
Seasonal Affective Disorder
An info sheet on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Learn what it is and tips to ease winter symptoms.
Expect Respect & A Safe Education (ERASE)
ERASE is all about building safe and caring school communities. This includes empowering students, parents, educators and the community to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students. Topics include bullying, online safety, and discrimination.
S4E6 - No shortage of questions: Talking with your child about scary news and world events
In the last few years, we have had no shortage of disturbing news and big, scary world events, be it pandemics, social injustices, wars, climate change issues like wildfires, floods, and more.
In this minisode, Bryn and Char bring questions from BC parents and caregivers to Dr. Ashley Miller, child psychiatrist and family therapist. They dig into questions including: How can I talk to my child about disturbing news and scary events without inciting worry or fear? How much information should I share when I talk with my kids about scary news, how honest should I be? Are there skills I can teach my child to help manage the stress or worry they might feel when they hear or talk about scary news? And much more!