The Dialogue to Action on Discussing Alcohol with Women Project has engaged with a wide range of health and social services professionals in improving practices with respect to discussing alcohol with women and their support networks in the preconception period and when pregnant. For more information and resources, click here.
Read MoreEarly Childhood Investigations provides an ongoing series of conference-quality free webinars for early childhood educators. The webinars, presented by experts in the field or early care and education, explore critical topics and provide ideas and insights for early childhood professionals, including program administrators.
Read MoreDr. Deborah MacNamara has produced an infographic, The Preschooler Personality, available on her website at http://macnamara.ca/portfolio/infographic-the-preschooler-personality/ that summarizes the characteristics of preschoolers “that often frustrate or baffle adults but are part of the preschooler’s nature”.
Read MoreIn this 10-minute video, Shirley Turcotte discusses how a Felt Sense is collective, interconnected to all of life and land, and a connection to your ancestors.
Read MoreA collaborative project involving the BC Ministry of Health, the Population Health Promotion unit at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and the Ending Violence Association of BC, has produced a free training series for the Provincial Health Services Authority, comprised of four one-hour units, to help health workers understand, respond to, and address gender-based violence.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the 22nd BCAPOP Annual Conference, which will take place October 3-5, 2018 at the Vancouver Airport Westin Hotel in Richmond, BC. The theme of this year’s conference is Exploring Mental Health: Well-Being for Infants, Parents and Support Workers. Also offered is a two-day pre-conference session (October 1-2, 2018) on Breastfeeding Support Training.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreIn this Resilience Summit video, Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. speaks on the topic of Addressing Childhood Adversity. We also provide a link to an accompanying information package from Stress Health that outlines toxic stress in children and its potential impacts on adult health and longevity, based on the findings of the ACE study on toxic stress exposure in children.
Read MoreZero to Three have produced an online resource A Year of Play to encourage parents to browse and find fun seasonal activities that promote child development through interactive play.
Read MoreKelty Mental Health have issued their second edition of the Healthy Living…It’s in Everyone toolkit. Available in seven languages, it is designed to provide a guide to healthy living for families who have a child or youth living with mental health challenges, and provides ideas for Healthy Eating, Being Active Together, Managing Stress, and Developing Healthy Sleep Habits.
Read MoreDesigned to support the work you are already doing in your programs, the Resilience Guide offers supports for understanding the impacts and developmental effects of trauma and resettlement, along with strategies and tips to help strengthen families’ capacity for resilience.
Read MoreJordan’s Principle is about ensuring First Nations receive the services they need when they need them. The First Nation’s Health Authority has produced a Fact Sheet on how Jordan’s Principle works in BC.
Read MoreA BC Council for Families blog, by April Martin-Ko looks at the benefits of self-directed, self-chosen, imaginative play for children and outlines its impacts on child development.
Read MoreA new UBC study on Parental Awareness of Screen Time Recommendations for Children Less Than Two Years of Age looks at parents’ awareness of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s recommendations issued last year and real-life screen time usage by infants and toddlers.
Read MoreLynn Lyons, in her blog on how to deal with anxiety as a family and managing anxiety in children, explains how parents can model the behaviours they would like to help their children develop and, in the doing so, teach process skills that will build children’s problem-solving capacity.
Read MoreOn March 16, 2018, $10aDay Child Care posted a review of the B.C. Budget 2018 investment in child care on their website, welcoming the progress towards the key recommendations of the $10aDay Plan.
Read MoreJen Mantyka, Program Director for Healthiest Babies Possible, serving Surrey, Delta and White Rock, and Carol Dyck, a public health nurse and lactation consultant with Fraser Health, has developed a Breastfeeding Café to serve the needs of mothers who meet the CPNP criteria and are interested in breastfeeding their infants. To learn more about their experience of setting up their new program, click here.
Read MoreWe interviewed Chelsie Tierney, acting CAPC Site Coordinator in Kimberley, about their Family Supper Night program that allows them to reach out to mothers who are in daytime employment, to offer opportunities for working partners to participate in programming with their families, and for partners to be able to offer some respite cover so women can engage in community or educational activities on their own.
Read MoreTanya Lieberman, host of the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog, recently interviewed Penny Simkin about breastfeeding issues for mothers who are survivors of sexual abuse. In the interview, Penny talked about breastfeeding for survivors of early sexual abuse, including common feelings of survivors about breastfeeding and ways that breastfeeding support people can support survivors.
Read MoreA recent CBC News article highlights the challenges for women giving birth in rural areas. The report focuses on Fort Nelson, BC, where women are being asked to sign an agreement to make arrangements for delivering their babies at alternative medical facilities due to local staffing issues. This particular instance is part of a widespread issue in rural areas across Canada, as difficulties in attracting and retaining doctors cause significant challenges in accessing medical services.
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