RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

OSSLT Literacy Test Information & Practice Tests

Education

• People for Education

Homework

• Mathify (TVO Math Tutors)

• Teach Ontario – Parents as Partners (TVO)

Books & Articles 

• Canadian teens still struggling with mental health even as pandemic wanes (CBC)

• A Silicon Valley School that doesn’t compute NY Times

• Reading Well: Books on Prescription

• Disability in Kidlit (a website that discusses the portrayal of disability in YA literature)

• Reaching Reluctant Readers (Penguin Random House Magazine)

• Why parents need to talk to their teens about AI — and how to start the conversation

CyberBullying

• Helping our kids navigate cyberbullying: A parent’s guide

• Cyberbullying Infosheet (7 page PDF Public Safety Canada)

• Why Teaching Kindness in Schools is Essential to Reduce Bullying

• Facing History and Ourselves: Bullying and Ostracism Resource Collection

Mental Heath Resources

• Children’s Mental Health Ontario: Parent's Educational Resource

• mind your mind (Canadian resource for youth)

• Teen Health and Wellness (Website provided by TDSB Databases)

• Anxiety in Children and Teens: A Parent’s Guide (PDF)

• Split Image: On Instagram, Madison Holleran’s life looked ideal: Star athlete, bright student, beloved friend. But the photos hid the reality of someone struggling to go on.

• The Positive Benefits of Failure and How To Transform it into Success

• For Teens Knee-Deep In Negativity, Reframing Thoughts Can Help

• Globe & Mail  – Three mental-health warning signs  to look for in your child

• https://smho-smso.ca/students/

Social Media & Screen Time 

• Internet Matters: Internet Matters supports parents and professionals with comprehensive resources and expert guidance to help them navigate the ever-changing world of child internet safety.

• Mediasmarts.ca For Parents

• Centre for Healthy Screen Use At the Canadian Paediatric Society

•  (School Mental Health Ontario)

• How to help your child set healthy screen time limits

• Youth, smartphones and social media use (CAMH)

• Phone Restrictions in K-12 Schools: National Survey on Canadian Sentiment (2026)

• Parents' Ultimate Guide to Discord | How to Use Discord App - EASY Discord Tutorial

• A Guide To TikTok For Anyone Who Isn’t A Teen

• What’s the Point of Snapchat and How Does it Work?

• C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-O-N: A guide to help families prepare for a minimum age of 16 for social media

Study: Screen Use and Child and Adolescent Health in Canada: Triangulation of Evidence Assessing the State of the Effort