Parents and Families
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Resource Kit for New Immigrant Parents
https://cmascanada.ca//wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Parenting_Resource_Kit1-2.pdfCommunity Resources
Provincial
Ontario Children’s Aid Society’s
The Ontario Children’s Aid Societys provide child protection services and parenting programs. This website can link you to your local CAS.
EarlyON Centres
EarlyON centres offer free drop-in programs for caregivers and children from birth to 6 years old. You can learn and play with your child, meet people or get advice.
Ontario Public Health Association
The Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) galvanizes communities, governments and decision makers to manage current public health challenges.
Preschool Speech and Language Program
The provincial Preschool Speech and Language Program is a program of the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Click here for local PS&L programs.
Health and Safety Links
Government of Canada Websites
Health Canada
General information on health issues, including product recalls, product warnings and advisories.
Consumer Product Safety
Health Canada’s site with information on products for use by the general public. On this site you can also subscribe to receive email alerts on product recalls, advisories and warnings.
“Is your child safe?”
A series by Health Canada on the safe use of toys, cribs, clothing, and other products children and parents use.
healthycanadians.gc.ca
Established by the Government of Canada to inform families of recalled food and children’s products.
Other Child Health and Safety Websites
Caring for Kids
Caring for Kids is a project of the Canadian Paediatric Society. The site provides child health information from Canada’s paediatric experts, including information on immunizations, childhood illnesses, and general health promotion.
Safe Kids Canada
Safe Kids Canada works with partners across Canada to conduct research, raise awareness, and educate families and practitioners on how to create safe environments for children and prevent childhood injuries. The site includes information on playground/outdoor play safety, seasonal safety issues (winter, sun-safety), poisoning, scalds and burns. Safe Kids Canada also has an Ethno-cultural program, and translates information and resources into several languages, including a series on injury-prevention.
Today’s Parent
Today's Parent magazine is about helping parents build happy, healthy families. Speaking to families of children from birth to 14, articles tackle the complete range of parenting issues, including health, education and behaviour. Todaysparent.com provides:- a library of information on all of the ages and stages of a growing family,
- fun tools and features,
- Pregnancy & Birth,
- Newborn,
- Baby & Toddler
- and their French–language counterparts.