Healthy Relationships and Living
It's hard to have good mental health without a strong foundation of physical health. But our physical health includes more than the basics of clean air, nutritious food, plenty of water, regular exercise and restful sleep. As humans we also need each other. In addition to the basics that we can sometimes take for granted, the recipe for good health includes meaningful connections with others, creativity, play, appreciation and beauty.
This page contains links to resources that support our overall health and well being.
This page covers all the building blocks of good overall health--physical mental, emotional, and relational--for kids and families.
This page provides useful resources to educators, parents and counsellors who are working with youth around substance use.
Not only is exercise good for our heart, lungs, brain, muscles, and whole body, but it also helps to literally "move" our feelings through us and help complete the stress cycle is triggered as part of being alive. Help your child learn to self-regulate with these fun, free, and engaging guided activities with categories ranging from movement, dance, and stretches to breathing, visualizations, and mindfulness.
Understanding What Bullying Is and What it is Not
This page from Kelty provides a kid-friendly overview of what bullying is, what it isn't, and what to do about it. It also provides information to support parents talking to their kids whether they are the ones being hurt, or hurting others.
Making TikTok Safe for Kids
For many people, social media has become part of daily life. Kids need adult support to ensure their social media is safe and child appropriate. This article focuses on TikTok but the ideas apply to all social media apps and have easy ways parents can provide safe limits for their children at every age.
This short video from Internet Matters gives parents advice to help prevent and protect children from online grooming and tips to help kids make smart and safe choices online. Grooming is when someone tries to build an emotional connection to win a child's trust for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Just as we practice wearing our seatbelts in vehicles and helmets when we ride bikes, kids need parent support to navigate the internet safely. This video is here to help.
A website from quitnow.ca with facts on the health risks of vaping, and supportive tips for how to cut back or quit all together.