Videos/Workshops/Programs
Videos/Workshops/Programs
PARENTS AT HOME
Parenting Pre-school and School-Aged Children
Stay Safe, Stay Alert – animated video
| Canada Safety Council |
Nobody’s
Perfect Program, a parenting program which focuses on the first 5 years.
Includes information on children’s health, safety, development and behaviour.
A training program and resource materials are provided for facilitators.
For more information contact: macaulay@frp.ca
| Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs and affiliated agencies |
Baby’s First Months; What do we do now? Covers every aspect of newborn care with solid, practical information. Video - 59 minutes, Contact Canadian Paediatric Society at (613) 526-9397.
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
Growing Up with Your Child- Volume One: Parenting Your New-born Baby". Provides expert information on health and practical approaches to parenting. 1993. Video – 72 minutes.
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
Included in the parent kit:
A comprehensive, multi-media information package for parents developed by internationally-known parenting experts and authors, Penelope Leach, Barbara Coloroso, Martha Sears, William Sears, Otto Weinenger
| The Parent Kit Corporation, Pentron Communications Inc., 1998 |
"Kids Are Worth It ! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline". Video and Cassette tapes.
| Barbara Coloroso |
"Winning at Parenting Without Beating Your Kids". Video and Cassette Tapes, 1989, 1990
| Barbara Coloroso |
"Children First". Video, 60 minutes, English and French, featuring 7 animated shorts on the rights of all children to food, clothing, shelter and safety.
| National Film Board |
Parenting Teens
For parenting courses on teens consult local family resource centres (yellow pages or community directory)
Child Care
Child Care – Your Choice. Series on parents choosing child care. Segments on: "A Question of Quality; "Neighbourhood Care"; "Day Care Centres"; "Nanny Care"; "Other Options"; "Sharing the Caring". (YEAR< MORE INFO ON SOURCE TBD)
| Kathy Gallagher-Ross and TV Ontario |
Quality Child Care - In Search of a Definition (Video) length = 16 mins 30 seconds. Child entertainer Fred Penner narates this video on the components of quality in the delivery of child care services in centres and family homes. Available for purchase through CCCF 1-800-858-1412 ext. 28.
| Canadian Child Care Federation |
Family Financial Management
Courses on Family Financial Management
| Many courses are available through many community colleges. Some time-limited courses are provided free of charge through financial management companies, banks and other financial institutions. |
Vorton, CD-ROM (requires Windows 95). Financial terms, cash management models.
| Financial Tools -- Money Guide ’98, CD-ROM (requires Windows ’95). Assists with setting of investment goals, managing cash, calculating insurance etc. |
CD-ROM (requires Windows ’95)
| Gordon Pape’s Investment Tools |
Family Activities
In every Canadian community, there are ongoing activities for children and families. Check local papers, radio and TV stations and with family resource centres and other community-based programs to find out what is going on in your community.
Family Health
Child Well-Being – A Guide for Parent and Children. CD-ROM.Covers general health, safety, development, nutrition, caregiver’s health. For adults – quizzes, text search capabilities, full topic index. For children – animation and narration, musical score, electronic colouring book.
| Canadian Paediatric Society |
Elder Care
Labour of Love: Five Stories of Caregiving. Five 50- minute videos. Profiles experiences of five people in different caregiving arrangements. Handbook for caregivers is included with order. Available in French and English.
| National Film Board |
'When the Day Comes’, English.
| National Film Board |
Family Caregivers Care…Out of Love
| Caregivers Association of BC |
PARENTS AT WORK
Flexible Work Arrangements
The Manager’s
Work-family Toolkit, 1998. Contact Vanier Institute of the Family, www.vifamily.ca For more information. Comprehensive, practical guide for initiating family-friendly
practices at the workplace.
| Vanier Institute of the Family |
Workbook on disk or through e-mail. Designed to assist individuals to get more flexible work arrangement and their current position. Includes sections on telecommuting, shortened workday, job-sharing, compressed work week, flex-time.
| Work Options Inc., Hawaii, U.S.A |
Personal Work/Life Balance
Guide for balancing and surviving the stresses of work and family. Addresses how to make daily changes and determine real priorities.
| Stephen R. Covey |
Caregivers -- Video. Five 50- minute videos. Profiles experiences of five people in different caregiving arrangements. Handbook for caregivers is included with order.
| National Film Board of Canada |
Managing Your Career and Your Personal Life. Video, 18-minutes.
| Managing Work and Family Inc. |
Three-part video covering: Organizing for Life management, Communicating for Win-Win, Dealing with Guilt/Taking care of Yourself. Includes leader’s guide and hand-outs for participants. Order: 1-847-864-0916.
| Managing Work and Family Inc. |
WORK/FAMILY RESEARCH
Work and Family – Finding the Balance: A Workbook, BC Council for Families, 1997
Practical and comprehensive guide (36 pages) designed to help readers evaluate current work and family situation and explore more workable balance between home and job.
| McNaughton, A.M. |
TMoving Images Distribution, 1995. Video, 48 minutes. A look at couples’ experiences in sharing housework. Contact: 1-604-684-3014.
| Chore Wars |
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