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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
WEBSITES
Parent Information Series - Alberta Health Services
Step-by-step workflow designed to answer frequently asked questions and give parents factual information that may help children make healthy lifestyle choices and support them in making changes in their lives.
How To Motivate Children: Science-based approaches for parents, caregivers and teachers
- Centre on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Article about how to motivate children at various ages.
Raising Children - Australian Government Department of Social Services
Australian parenting website offering parenting videos, articles and apps backed by Australian experts.
The Incredible Years - Articles and Resources for Parents - The Incredible Years
Articles and downloadable handouts for parents.
Circle of Security - Circle of Security International
Website with resources for parents and information about attachment and the Circle of Security Parenting program.
Child Mind Institute - Child Mind Institute
Library of resources on a variety of parenting topics.
Behaviour and Development - Canadian Paediatric Society
Links to resources with information about various aspects of parenting.
VIDEOS
How Brains Are Built: The core story of brain development - Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Video about early brain development.
Parenting Videos - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Videos about real-life parenting challenges and how-to videos of expert tips and ideas.
When Teenagers Break the Rules: Options - Raising Children Australia
Article with videos about options when teenagers break rules.
INFORMATION HANDOUTS
Coping When Your Child is Facing Mental Health Challenges - PLEO
Brochure with information about how parents can cope when their children are facing mental health challenges.
Family Pack - Mental Health Literacy
List of resources for families to help them better understand mental disorders and how to deal with them.
Parenting Handouts - Elm Tree Clinic
Alberta-based resources to support parents.
EDUCATIONAL MODULES
Triple P Parenting Online - Triple P Parenting Program
Online parenting learning modules. The modules are free for Alberta residents for 12 months.
These resources were gathered and reviewed by a mental health professional as part of the Building Service Capacity for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Primary Care and Pediatrics project in partnership with Alberta Health Services, the Edmonton Zone Primary Care Networks, and CASA Mental Health.
