Registration is now open for the following PHAC CAPC, CPNP and AHS Regional Training Events: Kootenays, Okanagan and Northern Regions.
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Creston Family Place CAPC program have shared a story of how flexible programming can help parents deal with challenging circumstances and encourage parents who have benefited from the program to share the parenting skills they have developed with those just starting out along the parenting road.
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Women 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 MoreIn this five minute video clip, Dr. Daniel Siegel presents a simple, clear visual model of basic brain functioning, the Hand Model, to demonstrate how contemplative ‘mindfulness’ practice can help regulate emotional reactivity.
Read MoreFind out where BC stands in the 2016 edition of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) "Are We Doing Enough?" Report.
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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, with the help of a panel of experts, has released its first ever official recommendations for how much sleep children need on a daily basis.
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Check out the colourful range of resource materials from Parachute’s Safety Awareness Week, celebrating twenty years of injury prevention.
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Click here to read about the amazing line up of speakers planned for the 2016 BCAPOP Conference and AGM.
Read MoreThe Provincial Office for the Early Years released an update of their 2013 BC Early Years in May 2016. Click here to read details.
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LMNHS, Vancouver, with support from Success by 6, have produced a Toolkit to assist in the development of outdoor programming for children in the natural environment.
Read MoreWorkplace mental health was address in a discussion on “The Employee Factor” in Healthy Minds Canada’s Mindful Employer series last month.
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n 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.
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The Coalition of Childcare Advocates have produced a range of materials around the $10 a Day Plan for childcare in BC. Their factsheet outlining the basics of the plan is now available in Chinese, Filipino, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English.
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KidCare Canada have begun a program of translating their most popular videos into a variety of languages. The first three are now available online.
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Popular 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.
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As we begin to plan the 2016-2017 Regional Training Events, we have noticed that the topic of concurrent disorders has been discussed on a number of the regional calls. This overview contains an extensive list of resources you may find useful in supporting families where a concurrent disorder is present.
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Some of your participants may not yet have had an opportunity to complete their census, and it is important for them to know that it’s not too late to complete their census questionnaire. Find out how you can support your participants, particularly ESL participants and those who may not have computer access.
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The BC Provincial Health Services Authority’s bi-annual report on the cost of a nutritious family food basket, Food Costing in BC 2015, released in February this year, addresses the impacts of food insecurity and the rising costs of nutritious food for BC families.
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Parkgate Community Services, in North Vancouver, have introduced a drop-in outdoor play program for families, based on the Forest School principles and coordinated by a trained facilitator.
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The Keeping In Touch team has put together a special edition to turn your focus to the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in British Columbia.
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