Support for Parents: QMUNITY
When young folks have questions about gender or sexuality, they are often looking for support. As a parent, a child coming out to you as queer and/or trans can be daunting and new. This section of QMUNITY's website offers FAQs and resources for parents and caregivers.
Part of what makes you, you! Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An informational handbook for children and their families with a new diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Children can learn what autism is, explore how they feel about the diagnosis and better understand what it means to them.
Rolling with ADHD
An eight module series that covers practical tools and strategies for caregivers of children with ADHD. This series has been adapted from the long standing program at BC Children’s, and includes what research show really works for kids and families living with ADHD.
Mindful Self-Compassion Meditations
A collection of mindful self-compassion practices. This includes meditations, as well as handouts like Self-Compassion in Daily Life.
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.
Gender Identity
This article discusses how gender identity typically develops and how parents and caregivers can promote healthy gender development in children.
What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers
This book offers parents an effective, step-by-step guide to some of the most common struggles for kids aged 5–12. Written by mental health professionals with over 30 years’ experience, this book provides a framework to explore new ways of responding to your child that will help them calm down faster and boost their resilience to stress.
Speaking Up! A Parent Guide to Advocating for Students in Public Schools
This guide provides tips and resources for parents on parent involvement in schools. Explains how the school system works, outlines parents' and students' rights and responsibilities, provides strategies for advocating for children and supporting student self-advocacy.
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Daily Mindfulness Practice and Q&A
Cultivating Mindfulness at this Critical Moment - Daily Practices and Inquiry with Jon Kabat-Zinn video recording.
Helping Children and Teens During Difficult Times
A guide by Vancouver Coastal Health intended to help parents and caregivers talk to and support their children when a loved one is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, focusing on ways to talk to children about their loved one’s sickness and help children express their feelings in age-appropriate ways.
Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide
The curriculum guide provides a complete set of educational tools to increase understanding of mental health and mental disorders among both students and teachers. Click here for a PDF of the guide.There is also a self guided, online training for Bringing Mental Health to Schools: A Curriculum Resource for Grades 7 – 12 based on the Guide.