The Langley Infant Mental Health collaborative has produced a public awareness campaign, Talk to Me, Play with Me, Carry Me - #mywellbeingstartswithyou designed to increase parents’ and caregivers’ awareness of the importance that simple everyday interactions can have on the wellbeing and mental health of their baby.
Read MoreUnderstanding mothers experiencing homelessness: A gendered approach to finding solutions for family homelessness, a report produced for the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press, looks at the experiences of mothers and children in dealing with homelessness and makes recommendations for interventions based on trauma-informed care.
Read MoreToday’s grandparents are relied upon to provide child care and financial support, and are more likely to live with the grandchildren than they used to be, maintaining longer relationships with their grandchildren than was common in the past. A BC Council for Families explores the current realities of grandparent involvement for children in BC.
Read MoreA series of LGBTQ Parenting Tip Sheets, produced by BC Council for Families (BCCF), has been designed to support LGBTQ parents, and the professionals they work with in community organizations, around parenting issues and options.
Read MoreNational Child Day was celebrated on November 5. Check out these two videos produced by N’we Jinan in collaboration with school children and youth, celebrating diversity and the strength of indigenous culture.
Read MoreRead, Speak, Sing: Fun ideas for you and your baby is a short video from the Canadian Paediatric Society where three paediatricians from across Canada offer easy, fun suggestions for parents to engage in everyday activities with their infant or young child to help build literacy skills.
Read MoreWorrying results from a research study on infant sleep patterns indicating that unsafe infant sleep practices are still widespread. Read more here about the study, its findings and recommendations.
Read MoreIn this five-minute video, produced by KidCareCanada, Dr. Nils Bergman explains the theory and value of skin-to-skin contact for newborns and parents.
Read MoreIn March 2016, the Office of the Correctional Investigator recommended increasing participation in mother-child units in federal prisons, particularly minimum-to-medium security prisons, enabling children up to the age of 4 years old to stay with their mothers, and allowing mothers access to health and social programs.
Read MoreA four-day Circle of Security Parenting DVD Training will run in Prince George from 3-6 October, offering training for professionals to deliver this program to parents and caregivers.
Read MoreHELP. Everyone needs help at some time or another, a collection of voices of young parents in Greater Vancouver, was released in April 2016 as part of the Young Parents Study being run by UBC and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR/IRSC).
Read MoreWomen expecting a baby can access a new Pregnancy Passport, developed by Perinatal Services BC, to help them have a healthy pregnancy, track their progress, and prepare for their baby.
Read Moren a two-part editorial on discipline, A Playful Approach to Discipline, Dr. Gordon Neufeld discusses the root causes of problem behaviour and their surprisingly playful solutions.
Read MorePopular Regional Training Event facilitator Dr. Deborah MacNamara has released a book called Rest, Play, Grow, based on her experience over the last decade of working with renowned psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld.
Read MoreIn their March 12, 2015 blog by Diana Graber, Co-Founder of Cyberwise, the Family Online Safety Institute discuss the issues around “No Tech Or Slow Tech?” for infants and young children.
Read MoreGrowing Together is a workbook-style resource focusing on mothers dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma or other challenging life circumstances. The resource is designed to be used with parents, parenting groups or in community education presentations.
Read MoreRead one woman’s personal experience with Finding Balance as a New Working Mom on the Kelty Mental Health website blog.
Read MoreWhat To Do When Children Hit, a video featured on The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development website, gives strategies for parents in preventing and dealing with early childhood aggression.
Read MoreIn her November 2014 article for Slate, titled “Common-Sense, Science-Based Advice on Toddler Screen Time: Finally!”, author Lisa Guernsey argues the need to accept the reality of ‘smart’ devices as an integrated part of our life in current society, and find ways of using them as part of our interactions with young children, rather than trying to keep our infants and toddlers isolated from access.
Read MoreRecent studies by Dr. Megan Holmes and her team demonstrate links between exposure of pre-school-aged children to intimate partner violence and later emotional and behavioural issues in elementary school.
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