Resources -- Articles Online
Resources -- Articles Online
PARENTS AT HOME
General Parenting Articles
| Canadian Association of Family Resources Programs |
When
Parents Separate or Divorce: Helping Your Child Cope
| Family Service Canada |
Your
Family:Talking & Listening to Each Other - Making the Most of Family Conference
Time
| Family Service Canada |
Helpful
Hints for Healthy Parenting
| Family Service Canada |
Helpful
Hints for Healthy Parenting: Especially for Fathers
| Family Service Canada |
Morning
Routine: Starting the Day Right
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
Parenting Preschool and School-Aged Children
| Strategies for parents to handle a child’s emotional outbursts. Family Service Canada |
Encouraging
Cooperation (A. Gedrose)
| A summary of a presentation by Adele Faber on ten skills which parents can use to demonstrate and encourage cooperation with children. Yukon Child Care Association |
Helping
Young Children Tell the Truth
| Understanding behaviour that leads to lying and suggestions for dealing with it. Canadian Child Care Federation |
Parenting School-Age Children
How
to Prepare Your Child for the School Bus
| Canada Safety Council |
| These activity guides are designed to make children more aware of how violence is portrayed on TV. Media Awareness Network (Canadian) |
| Suggestions for parents in taking an active role in guiding their children as they explore the new world of the Internet. Media Awareness Network (Canadian) |
Privacy
Playground the First Adventure of the Three Little Cyber Pigs
| An interactive computer game designed to help children seven to ten years of age learn to critically evaluate commercial Internet sites. Media Awareness Network (Canadian) |
| An article that suggests the challenge for parents is to control play enough to minimize the amount of aggression involved, while still recognizing that fantasy play meets a developmental need. Media Awareness Network (Canadian) |
Talking
to Your Kids About Racial Stereotypes
| Racial stereotypes are everywhere on television. Some tips to help your child understand racial sterotyping on TV and to see these images for what they are – oversimplified, stereotyped depictions. Media Awareness Network (Canadian) |
Positive
Peer Pressure – A Transition Perspective (Rey A Carr)
| An article that looks at development stages from transition perspective. Some suggestions for parents on how to use "transition anchors." Family Service Canada |
Practical
Tips for Teaching Teens about HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health (Vanessa Petrelli).
| Canadian Public Health Association |
Parenting
Teens – Are We Having Fun Yet? (Keith Pattinson)
| Practical suggestions for parenting teens. Family Service Canada |
| Kidshealth.org website (American) |
Child Care
Being
Home Alone is No Laughing Matter
| Defines school age child care, benefits to the child, types of school-age programs, costs specific to Manitoba. Includes some generic, national information on school-age child care. Manitoba Child Care Association |
| Practical advice for parents choosing child care. Saskatchewan Child Care Association |
| Practical information preparing both parent and child for a new child care arrangement. Yukon Child Care Association |
| Practical information on how to approach "home work" – the division of responsibilities and tasks at home between family members. Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs |
Family Activities
| Familyfun Magazine |
| Familyfun Magazine |
Family Health
Antidotes
to Stress (Frances Evers)
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
PARENTS AT WORK
Time Management
| Spending time on relationships with significant others, children, parents etc. is all part of he Grand Plan for life. Grand Plan |
| Some people work much better in decluttering and organizing when they have a "set list" to follow. Over 500 tips provided. |
Personal Work/Life Balance
An extensive list of work/family resources
| B.C. Council for the Family |
WORK/FAMILY RESEARCH
Workplace
Policies and Publications on Flexible Working Arrangements
| Treasury Board of Canada for Public Service Employees |
Health
Health
Promotion – A Family Affair
| The Vanier Institute of the Family |
Parenting
| Voices for Children |
The
Value of Play (Fiona Rowlands)
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
| Statistical information on suicide. Canadian Institute of Child Health |
Communities
and Families: Working to Prevent Youth Crime: A Snowball’s Chance?
| A detailed overview of youth crime in Canada. The Vanier Institute of the Family |
Prevention
of Eating Disorders (Niva Aran)
| National Institute of Nutrition |
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