HELP. 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 MoreDad Central’s My Dad Matters was developed to address the changed circumstances of programming for fathers in today’s Canadian society.
Read MoreTwo articles in the Spring 2016 edition of The Early Childhood Educator focus on support for refugee families as agencies respond to the ongoing intake of refugees from Syria and the Middle East. There is a review of the findings of the recent CMAS review of global research on caring for refugee children and an article from the local perspective of supporting incoming refugees, from CVIMS in Nanaimo.
Read MoreA pair of new international studies, funded by the Government of Canada through Grand Challenges Canada and published this July, further strengthen scientific understanding of the links between what a child experiences in the first years of life and later childhood behaviour and abilities.
Read MoreThe Canadian Mental Health Association (CPMA) BC Division are now delivering the Confident Parents: Thriving Kids program, a family-focused coaching service effective in reducing mild to moderate behavioural problems and promoting healthy child development in children ages 3-12.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the following PHAC CAPC, CPNP and AHS Regional Training Events: Kootenays, Okanagan and Northern Regions.
Read MoreCreston 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.
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 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCheck out the colourful range of resource materials from Parachute’s Safety Awareness Week, celebrating twenty years of injury prevention.
Read MoreClick 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.
Read MoreLMNHS, 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.
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 MoreThe 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.
Read MoreKidCare Canada have begun a program of translating their most popular videos into a variety of languages. The first three are now available online.
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.
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