In 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.
Read MoreIn a Jan 25 blog post, Cris Rowan, of Zone’in Consulting, writes about “Child Mental Illness – Have we individualized what is really a systemic problem?” and presents her “8 System Initiative to Enhance Child Development and Learning”.
Read MoreThe BC Council for Families is offering two Growing Together Toolkit training webinars (Feb 25 and 26) for community service providers. The toolkit is designed to assist mothers coping with life challenges to build healthy relationships with their babies.
Read MoreAn updated version of the Too Hot for Tots!: Educator’s Handbook is now available for downloading.
Read MoreHow to Build a Secure Attachment Bond with Your Baby, produced by Helpguide.org, gives information and parenting tips for creating a strong attachment relationship with a baby.
Read MoreTwo programs offered by The Childhood Obesity Foundation support BC children and families in becoming fitter and healthier.
Read MoreSFU professor, Bruce Lanphear, presented the video, Little Things Matter: The Impact of Toxins on the Developing Brain, at the first Prenatal Environmental Health Education Forum in November 2014.
Read MoreThe Children’s Mental Health Learning Series, produced by Alberta Human Services, is designed to provide caregivers, families and professionals with helpful information to increase knowledge and support children and youth with mental health concerns.
Read MoreThe Pacific Post Partum Support Society (PPPSS) has produced a series of short video interviews with families working through the symptoms of post-partum depression/anxiety (PPD/A).
Read MoreKelty Mental Health provides a useful Attachment Theory resource sheet.
Read MoreThe First Nations Health Authority has produced a new Safe Infant Sleep Toolkit Honouring Our Babies Safe Sleep Cards & Guide. Responding to research findings that, in BC, First Nations and Aboriginal babies have higher risk of SIDS death, this tool kit is designed to help service providers discuss safe sleep practices to help reduce the risk factors.
Read MoreNominations are being accepted until October 17, 2014 for the 2014 BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Child Care Recognition Awards honouring early childhood educators acting as exceptional role models.
Read MoreA post on the SportMedBC website on the topic of running while pregnant recommends other forms of exercise for expectant mothers who have not run regularly prior to pregnancy, but states that regular runners “usually find that they can run long into their pregnancy” as part of their prenatal fitness program.
Read MoreThe “Give Love, Get Love” report explores “the positive roles that fathers, organizations working with diverse fathers, and the fatherhood sector in Ontario, can play in promoting gender equality, healthy, equal relationships, and ending violence against women in all its forms.”
Read MoreThe Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards & Guide produced by The First Nations Health Authority assists service providers in discussing safe sleep practices with First Nations and Aboriginal families to help reduce the risk of SIDS.
Read MoreFirst Call BC has posted the poll results commissioned by CIBC and KidSport Canada that found that one-third of respondents indicated that their kids do not participate in organized sports due to cost.
Read MoreNuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and Vancouver Island Health Authority have co-produced a set of 30 printable cards for parents to help encourage conversation at mealtimes.
Read MoreOn March 27, CBC aired a program on Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents, as part of its Doc Zone series.
Read MoreNew online resources are available from The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society including a pamphlet on What You Need to Know About the Inclusion of Elders in Early Childhood Development Settings.
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