The Mayo Clinic website includes an “Experts Answer” page on Infant and Toddler Health where experts address parents’ questions on a variety of topics. This month looks at breast-feeding and weight loss, low milk supply and whether to wake a newborn for feedings.
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A new study is the first to detail the weight loss patterns of exclusively breastfed newborns, producing an online tool to help pediatricians determine whether exclusively breastfed newborns have lost too much weight in the first days of life.
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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.
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An editorial in The Lancet looks at concerns expressed in a recent USFDA consumer health release about the use of ultrasound imaging outside of health settings.
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Recent 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 MoreThe application deadline for Cohort 2 (May 2015 – February 2016) mentorship through the CAI Cross Agency Mentoring Program is Monday, April 6. Four community-based, non-profit agencies and one Aboriginal agency will have the opportunity to be mentored by an organization with past success in cultivating and maintaining key partnerships.
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In 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 Sundrops Centre for Child Development, in partnership with Success by 6, is presenting a morning workshop with Dr. Vanessa Lapointe on Saturday, February 21 at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan, BC.
Read MoreApplications for the second phase of major capital funding under the BC Early Years Strategy will be accepted until March 20, 2015. The next information session will be held on February 25.
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The 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.
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An updated version of the Too Hot for Tots!: Educator’s Handbook is now available for downloading.
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How 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 MorePreventing Burnout, produced by Helpguide.org, is a guide to the signs, symptoms, causes and coping strategies for burnout.
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Two programs offered by The Childhood Obesity Foundation support BC children and families in becoming fitter and healthier.
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A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination, produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada, informs parents about the value of vaccination in protecting children’s health. Free copies available for distribution.
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The Family Violence Prevention – Building Trauma-Informed Communities webinar on February 26 is part of CHNET-WORKS! ongoing Fireside Chats series.
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Dad Central/Papa Centrale Ontario and The Counselling Foundation of Canada have produced a new toolkit My Dad Matters: Engaging Men Raising the Next Generation. A Train-the-Trainer session will be held in Vancouver on February 16, 2015.
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.
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The 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).
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