Why Kids Should Play Outdoors in Winter
In winter and cold weather children’s play is often limited to the indoors. Adult fears about safety and negative attitudes toward exposure to cold weather are the barriers that prevent children from accessing play in winter months, but it's up to adults to focus on the importance of children’s play, regardless of the season. After all, play should not be restricted to warm weather. Let’s
welcome winter with a playful attitude.
Child Safety Information for Parents – Available in 12 languages
Help parents understand how to keep their children safe with these
multilingual checklists on topics like home, child and car seat safety.
Hand in Hand: A Parenting Journey – Parenting Guide for Newcomers
What are the Canadian laws surrounding child abuse? Do I need to change my parenting style? Should I be scared of losing my child?
Hand in Hand: A Parenting Journey answers these common questions from newcomer parents. Developed with input from Canadian families and newcomers, this guide gives families new parenting tools and information about resources to support their parenting here in Canada.
Ontario Expands Free Dental Care for Kids
More than 323,000 children from low-income families are getting free dental care through the new Healthy Smiles Ontario program. Let parents know they can apply
here.
“New In Canada” Parenting Support Series – Brochures
There are many challenges facing parents in keeping their children safe. Multilingual New In Canada Parenting Support Brochures are now available online and ready for printing!
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Sleep Well, Sleep Safe
This booklet is for parents and caregivers of infants from 0-12 months. It provides information on healthy sleep tips for infants and parents, how to reduce the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep related causes of infant death. Available in
English and
French.
Measles and Vaccination: Information to share with parents
With the recent measles outbreak, it’s a good opportunity to review policies and procedures to ensure that you are meeting requirements and following public health expectations. Some things to consider:
• Do you continue to provide information to parents about immunization?
• Do you understand public health expectations for documenting children’s immunization and developing an exclusion plan?
Canada Public Health has information on the
measles and a
parent's guide to immunization. HealthLinkBC also has
multilingual information about vaccination that you can share with parents.
Contact your
local public health office for more information.
Immunization Information For Parents
Parents Guide to Immunization
Immunization Schedule Creator
Winter Safety: Advice for parents and kids
Winter is a great season for outdoor activities, such as sledding and skating. Cold weather, ice, and snow can be both fun and dangerous for children.
Share these tips to help newcomer parents and children enjoy winter activities safely.
Food safety for vulnerable populations
To reduce the risk of food poisoning (food-related illness), it's important to follow safe food handling and cooking practices. Knowing how to properly cook, clean, chill and separate foods while handling and preparing them can help you to avoid complications from food poisoning.
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