Whether you're a parent, a teenager or someone researching child health topics, the following publications offer information on helping children to grow up healthy.

Healthy Eating for Pregnancy - August 2005

Infancy and Childhood Development

• Healthy Eating and Active Living for your 1 to 5 year old - August 2005
• Healthy Eating and Active Living for your 6 to 12 year old - August 2005
• Food Serving Sizes for Children 1 to 3 Years and 4 to 5 Years - August 2005
• Food Serving Sizes for Children 6 to 12 Years - August 2005
• Will I grow out of it? Milestones and warning signs for speech and language development - August 2004
• Baby's First Food:
  • Baby's First Food: Breastfeeding - May 2005
  • Infant Formula - May 2005
  • Feeding Baby Solid Foods - November 2003
    • Feeding Baby Solid Foods, New Recommendations - September 2005
• All About Me: Growth and Development Series
  • Birth to 2 Months - July 2005
  • 2 to 4 Months - July 2005
  • 4 to 6 Months - July 2005
  • 6 to 9 Months - July 2005
  • 9 to 12 Months - July 2005
  • 12 to 18 Months - November 2002
  • 18 Months to 5 years - November 2002
  • 3 to 5 years - November 2002
  • 5 years and beyond - November 2002
• Tips for parents and caregivers - Healthy U
• Alberta Centre for Active Living - (Research and education for the promotion of physical activity)
• Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating for preschoolers - Health Canada

• A Parent's Guide to Healthy Teeth for Children Birth to Six Years (tip cards included) - February 2002

Education

• A Family Talks About AIDS – Questions Children Might Ask - July 1999
• Do Bugs Need Drugs?  This community education project Web site addresses the problem of antibiotic resistance.
• KIDSAFE Connection - Capital Health Region
  • Calgary Health Region
• Safe and Secure – A Guide to the Prevention of Injuries to Preschoolers - September 2002
• Tips for Growing Up - AADAC
• What to Say When They Ask: Talking About Sexuality With Your Child - June 1999
• Alberta Children and Youth Initiative - Alberta Children's Services sites and recommended resources 
  • Internet
    • GetWebWise - Children's Services
    • Kids in the Know - Child Find Manitoba (comic book distributed to all Grade 4 students in Alberta)
    • Weron2u.ca - teen site
    • badguypatrol.ca - ages 5-7 and 8-10
  • Violence
    • Prevention of family violence and bullying - Children's Services
    • bullyfreealberta.ca - Children' Services
    • b-free.ca - teen site

Adolescence

General Information

• Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating - Health Canada
• Kids Help Phone - 1-800- 668-6868
• BLAST - Student Forum- AADAC & the Alberta Lung Association
• Tips for Growing Up - AADAC
• Be Kind - Alberta Mental Health Board
• Grip - Alberta Mental Health Board

Puberty and Sexuality

• Am I Ready For Sex? - January 1999
• Birth Control It's Your Choice - November 2003
• Growing Up Okay - February 2000
• Sexuality and U - The Society for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
• STD: Taking Care of Yourself and Others - August 2000
• Teaching Sexual Health
• What You Need To Know About Sexually Transmitted Infections- Health Canada
• What to Say When They Ask: Talking About Sexuality With Your Child - June 1999
• Your First Pelvic Exam- January 2006
• BLAST - Student Forum- AADAC & the Alberta Lung Association
• Tips for Growing Up - AADAC