“Good sleep, for Good Growth” is a new sleeping behavior information sheet for parents produced by The Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and the Strategic Knowledge cluster on Early Child Development.
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CHNET-WORKS! recent webinar, Caesarean Section After the Hospital: Public Health Perspectives on the CARE Strategy, focused on long term outcome targets to decrease the use of medical intervention in low risk births and increase positive health outcomes related to breastfeeding, mental health, infant attachment, and parenting confidence.
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BC Council for Families is offering a Nobody’s Perfect Facilitator Training June 2-5 at St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino in Cranbrook. The training is aimed at those with previous experience and/or education in facilitating groups and working with children, youth and families.
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The Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy presents a practical conference on May 28 – 31 in Vancouver.
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In Burnaby, May 29 and 30, presented by Pacific Post Partum Support Society. Get the details here.
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A great resource that highlights rights and resources available for grandparents and other relatives raising children.
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In her article, What is a Family?, Rachel Epstein, Coordinator of the LGBTQ Parenting Network in Toronto, gives practical support and suggestions for professionals and organizations to create an open and welcoming environment for LGBTQ families.
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BC Reproductive Mental Health Program offers reassurance to new parents suffering from pre-existing mental health issues and peri-natal mental health issues.
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Learn more about a new resource developed to help service providers discuss safe infant sleep practices with First Nations and Aboriginal families.
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There are many challenges facing parents in keeping children safe and secure in a new and unfamiliar environment. That’s why CMAS developed the multi-lingual "New In Canada Parenting Support" Brochures.
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On the last CAPC Coordinators conference call, Carol Munro, coordinator of the Fraser North Coalition, mentioned this research study out of Sweden. Read a summary and access the full report.
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On November 20th we celebrate the day—22 years ago—when Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) treaty.
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Zero to Three, the National Centre for Infants, Toddlers and Families in the States has published tools for grandparents on topics ranging from child development to coping with challenges and sharing the caring duties with adult children.
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