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Videos to Get You Thinking
Videos to Get You Thinking
Why is Breathing Helpful?
Why is Breathing Helpful?
We can listen to advice from leading experts and researchers, but we think it can be far more powerful when it comes from the students' own voices and experiences. They can help explain how breathing helps not only so we understand with our minds, but that we can feel it in our hearts.
What is this Mindfulness I can hearing about?
What is this Mindfulness I can hearing about?
Here's a short video that helps explain mindfulness to children, which can equally be helpful for us as caregivers to also understand. Mindfulness is increasingly being used to help children improve their physical and mental health.
To be, or not to be patient- that is the question...
To be, or not to be patient- that is the question...
We often hear patience talked about as something that people have, they don't have, or that they've run out of. Here's a 2 minute thought that gives you a different perspective that might have you thinking differently about your relationship with patience.
A Different Approach to Vulnerability
A Different Approach to Vulnerability
When you think of the word "vulnerable," we might not tend to associate it with ideas such as powerful, positive emotions, and connection. In this video, research and stories from a personal journey unmask some hidden treasures about how vulnerability can transform our human experience. Sit back with a cup of coffee or tea, and see what stands out to you in relation to parenting.
What are their Strengths?
What are their Strengths?
It can be easy to look at what is not happening with children, or perhaps what we see as "wrong." This video is a great reminder that children have, and are developing, wonderful strengths of character and abilities. While this talk is framed toward teachers, it still has applicability for parenting.
Health and Education Resources
Health and Education Resources
It can be a challenge to find accurate and relevant information about mental health on the internet, so we have tried to compile the websites of leading Canadian expertise for each area.
Anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety Canada- a leader in developing free online, self-help, and evidence-based resources on anxiety.
Attention and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Attention and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Centre fo ADHD Awareness, Canada- a national, not-for-profit, organization providing leadership and support in awareness, education and advocacy for ADHD organizations and individuals across Canada.
Child Mind Institute- an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most.
What Parents Should Know About ADHD
The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)- is a Canadian non-profit association. We are a coalition of health professionals who support patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and their families.
Autism
Autism
Autism Speaks Canada- is a national Canadian charity, dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and along a life span for needs of people with autism spectrum disorder and their families by supporting and working with community partners; enhancing resources and services; increasing understanding, acceptance and inclusion of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.
Depression
Depression
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disability Association of Canada (LDAC)- is a national, non-profit organization that works with and supports the provincial and territorial associations as the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. It accomplishes its goals through research, education, and public awareness about the nature and impact of learning disabilities. LDAC is dedicated to having individuals with learning disabilities: 1) function as full citizens; 2) develop to their potential; and 3) be recognized for their varied and significant contributions.
Learning Disabilities Society (BC)- an organization focused on promoting community awareness and fostering a greater understanding of the issues and challenges faced by children with learning challenges. Through early intervention, the organization's aim is to make a transformative difference in the learning and life outcomes of students. The ultimate goal is to effect system change with wide ranging societal benefits.
Loss and Grief
Loss and Grief
The Kelty Mental Health Centre- aims to help families across the province navigate the mental health system, listen and offer peer support, and connect them to resources and tools.
Parenting during the Pandemic
A great resource to click on for you and your child (ren) to explore when natural disasters happen. This website, Joyful Learning has great resources for all sorts of virtual learning opportunities, not just the natural disasters one!
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