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FunBrain
A learning network (for kids, parents and teachers)
that includes interactive educational games for children, as well as tips
and tools for teachers and parents.
Mom's
Mini Van
Full of games, ideas and general fun for
all ages. Road Trip Fun! Travel Games & Road TripTips for the family!
Crayon
Crawler
A web browser designed for kids. Help your
child safely browse the internet.
Billy
Bear & Clarence's Animal Scoop
A safe, fun place for kids. Games,
stories, activities and so much more.
Canada
Food Guide
Canada's food guide to healthy eating.
Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development
Centre of Knowledge on healthy child development.
e-Parenting
Network
It's a series of TV
shows… but it's more.It's a web site… but it's much, much, more
than that! It's an information resource for Canadian parents… and
it's more than that, too!
Canadian
Institute of Child Health (CICH)
Each time an infant is safely buckled into a car seat or a child wears a
bicycle helmet correctly, you see the work of CICH.
Canadian
Health Network
CHN is a national,
non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service. CHN's goal is
to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay
healthy and prevent disease.
Health
Canada
Canadian information
for healthy living.
Canadian
Immunization Awareness Program
The goal of the Canadian Immunization Awareness Program is to help parents
and health-care providers in Canada work together to make sure children
get all the shots they need at the right times.
Breastfeeding
A
complete resource on breastfeeding
Health
Canada
Health Canada is committed to improving
the lives of all of Canada's people and to making this country's population
among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and
effective use of the public health care system.
Kids'
Health
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited
site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children
from before birth through adolescence.
Canada
Safety Council
The Canada Safety
Council is a national, non-government, charitable organization dedicated
to safety. Our mission is to lead in the national effort to reduce preventable
deaths, injuries and economic loss in public and private places throughout
Canada.
Car Seat Safety Section:
Booster Seats
Convertible Car Seats
Infant Car Seats
Used Carseat Checklist
The
Canadian Toy Testing Council
The
Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC) is a non-profit, voluntary, registered
charitable organization, working for parents since 1952.
www.daddy123.com
A great resource for all dads!
Dads
Can
We believe that every child
deserves a committed, loving, responsible father who is involved in the
family. We believe that dads offer their own unique perspective on parenting.
National
Center for Fathering
Our goal is to help men be better fathers. Most fathers who use
this site are looking for practical tips and suggestions on how to improve
their fathering of teens, school-aged children, adult children and grandchildren.
For
Stay at Home Dads
Slowlane.com is the searchable online reference, resource and
network for Stay At Home Dads (SAHD) and their families.
Dads
Today
Every father leaves footprints of morals, values, priorities, and how to
make decisions. Not an easy task as little eyes watch our every move. But
the rewards are endless as our children grow into happy adults who have
healthy relationships, make good decisions, and care for the communities
they are a part of.
Father
Involvement Initiative: Ontario Network
This site is aimed at supporting a general mobilization approach
and concerted action and is designed to be of assistance to local and provincial
organizations which want to be pro-active around father involvement.
Reading
is Fundamental
This site
provides information for coordinators, educator and parents including on-line
resources, booklists and tips and activity ideas to help motivate kids to
read.
Family
Literacy Day Information
Parentsoup.com
A portal full of information
geared to help parents with a wide variety of topics.
Todays
Parent
Canada's #1 parenting
magazine. At Todaysparent.com you'll find a parenting community
to call your own, with a library of information on all the ages
and stages of your growing family, fun tools and features, discussion
forums to swap advice with other parents, and contests that give
you the chance to win fantastic prizes.
Canadian
Parents Online
A
resource for parents on a variety of parenting issues, including
tips on encouraging children to read.
Family
Work Tips
Balancing work
and family is difficult. This is a place for you to share what has
worked for your family.
Growing
Healthy Kids
A guide
for positive child development.
The
Canadian Toy Testing Council
The
Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC) is a non-profit, voluntary,
registered charitable organization, working for parents since 1952.
Our job is to test toys and to help you make good toy purchases!
I
Am Your Child
A national non-profit organization
dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of early childhood
development and school readiness
Bullying
Bullying.org is dedicated to increasing the awareness of, and the
problems associated with, bullying and to preventing, resolving
and eliminating bullying in society.
Parents
Place
Lots of information
on parenting. Some fun, some serious.
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A Guide to Promoting Resilience in Children: Strengthening
The Human Spirit
Over the last five or so years, a number
of international meetings have addressed the construct of resilience. It
is the conclusions of these meetings, together with the literature, that
have led to the definition of resilience that is used in the International
Resilience Project
Child & Family Canada
A unique Canadian public education website.
Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner
of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children
and families on an easy-to-navigate website.
Mothers
In Motion
A website for women
who want to lead healthy lifestyles and mentor their children to do the
same.
Child
Care Resource & Research Unit
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit
(CRRU) focuses on research and policy resources, advancing a universal,
high quality, publicly-funded, not-for-profit, inclusive system of early
childhood education and care in Canada.
Civitas
Civitas is a national, not-for-profit communcation
group benefiting children. We transform essential child development information
into understandable language and useful tools for parents, professionals,
and grandparents working with young children.
National
Network for Child Care
NNCC unites the expertise of many of the
nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative
Extension. Our goal is to share knowledge about children and child care
from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals,
practitioners, and the general public. We network with committed individuals
around the country to bring you practical information and resources that
will be useful to you in your everyday work with children.
Ontario
Coalition for Better Child Care
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
(OCBCC) was founded in 1981 to advocate for universally accessible, quality,
non-profit regulated child care in the province of Ontario.
Free Developmental screening checklists!
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) has acquired province-wide rights to make the Nipissing District Developmental Screen™ (NDDS™) widely and broadly available throughout communities in Ontario. This tool is now available FREE on the intranet.
The NDDS™ is a developmental checklist for parents to help them understand how their child is growing and developing. From the tool, parents can also learn various activities to stimulate their child’s development. In supporting parents and caregivers with information and activities to enhance their children’s development, and as part of Best Start’s commitment of helping to provide early and ongoing screening of all children to identify potential issues, needs and risks, MCYS will make the NDDS™ more available throughout communities in Ontario.
The NDDS™ is the parent tool recommended for use in the enhanced 18 month well-baby visit. In the discussion of their child’s development with their primary care provider at the 18 month well-baby visit, use of the NDDS™ will provide the parent with a structured framework to discuss their child’s development. The checklist is designed to enhance parent’s knowledge and strengthen their role in the review of their child’s development. Through this process practitioners learn that parent’s are the “experts” on their own child and play a key role in providing knowledge about their child’s development. This kind of preventative care in conjunction with primary care assessment allows for early intervention, treatment, and appropriate referrals to services when needed. In addition, it also allows for opportunities for primary care providers to discuss, assess, and advise about parenting practices and provide parents with information about child health and development, parenting skills, and safety practices.
Baby
Center
The most complete online resource for new and expectant parents
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
The mission of the Centre of Excellence for
Early Childhood Development (CEECD) is to improve our knowledge of the social
and emotional development of young children.
Between the ages of 0 and 5, children experience a phase of accelerated
growth. The education, care and attention they receive during this crucial
period of development have a decisive effect on their future.
Zero
to Three
A national resource on the first years of
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