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Downloadable Parenting Resources

From FRP Canada: (for resources from other sources, scroll down)

Resource sheets, in PDF format, originally published with *Play and Parenting, FRP Canada's quarterly newsletter. For information on photocopying, republishing* and using resource sheets in training, please read the Policy Guidelines. *Updated* The resource sheets marked with # are available in 14 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Farsi (Persian), Hindi, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese. Please click on the Welcome Here link to access all of these translations.
Becoming Responsible Consumers Breaking Ineffective Patterns Building Active Habits # Building Partnership With Child Care Provider Change Waiting Time to Play Time # Choosing Quality Books Connecting Through Stories # Developing through Work Family Routines # Focus on Next Time From Hitting to Words Games Where Everybody Belongs Gardening Together Giving Children Feedback Good Judgement Takes Practice Handy Phrases for Parents Helping Children Behave Well Helping Children Understand Death Hidden Messages of Behaviour How to Start a Babysitting Coop Keeping Active	Knowing What to Expect Learning Good Financial Habits Making Transition Times Easier Parenting, The Big Picture Parents at Play # Play for the Brain Process, Not Product # Protecting and Preparing Promoting Positive Behaviour # Root Your Family in Rituals Setting Consequences Singing Through the Day # Supporting Children's Play # The Grandparent Connection The Pleasures of Reading Aloud # The Relationship Bank Account The Stress of Structure They Don't Think Like We Do Understanding and Stopping Bullying When Consequences Don't Work
Why Play? Also available to download in multiple languages is our series of Why Play? brochures offering information to parents and child care providers on play and child development. The brochures cover age groups 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, 3-4 years, and 4-5 years.
Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) - information for parents Developed as part of FRP Canada's FutureSave project, this brief resource outlines how parents and caregivers can save for their child's post-secondary education and includes information about the Canada Education Savings Program.

From Other Sources:

The following resources cover a variety of parenting topics. Each title represents a direct link to that resource. For more information, click on the organization's website.

Be a Great Parent, Niagara Regional Health www.beagreatparent.ca
•	How parenting styles impact children
•	Parenting your infant
•	Parenting your toddler
•	Parenting your preschooler
•	Parenting your child
•	Parenting your teen
Best Start: Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre, Ontario www.beststart.org
•	Baby Wants - booklet of simple everyday actions to foster a young child's development
*NEW* Canadian Father Involvement Initiative www.cfii.ca
•	Involved Fathers - A guide for today's dad
•	Full-time Dad, Part-time Kids
•	Daddy, come play with me
•	Kids we can count on
•	One Step at a Time
•	Daddy, I need you
Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University www.knowledge.offordcentre.com
•	Anxiety Problems in Children and Adolescents
•	Attention Problems in Children and Adolescents
•	Behaviour Problems in Children and Adolescents
•	Mood Problems in Children and Adolescents
Child and Youth Mental Health, Ministry of Children and Family Development, BC www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/mental_health/
•	Dealing with Depression: Anti-depression skills for teens (For more information on how to use this document, please go to the Child and Youth Mental Health link above)
Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) www.cwlc.ca
•	Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Positive Discipline Works! (available in 11 languages)
•	Discipline Without Hurting
•	Parenting in Canada
Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre, Canadian Council on Learning www.ccl-cca.ca
•	Importance of Attachment in Infants
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/encyclopedia
•	Aggressive Behaviours - Better management through understanding
•	Aggressive Behaviours - When should we be worried?
•	Aggressive Behaviours - More support, for better prevention
•	Alcohol Use during Pregnancy
*NEW* •	Alcohol Use during Pregnancy - Aboriginal Parents
•	Breastfeeding - More than loving contact
•	Breastfeeding - Aboriginal parents
•	Child's Play - Learning that comes naturally
•	Crying - Listen: they're talking to you!
•	Discipline - How much is enough?
•	Eating Behaviours - A recipe for healthy eating habits
•	High Quality Child Care Services
*NEW* •	Language - Your baby's first steps toward learning to speak
*NEW* •	Literacy - First steps toward reading and writing
•	Nutrition: Developing healthy eating habits during pregnancy
•	Parent-Child Attachment - A bond of trust
•	Parent-Child Attachment - Aboriginal parents
•	Parents' Practices - When sensitivity and beliefs enter the picture
•	Parents' Practices - Aboriginal parents
•	Peer Relations - Sowing the Seeds of Friendship
•	Peer Relations - Supporting Children to Develop Friendships
•	School Transition - Starting School on the Right Foot
•	Temperament - A life-long influence
•	Temperament - Understanding your child's temperament
•	Tobacco Use during Pregnancy
•	Vaccines - Your child's best shot against disease
Handbook of Language and Literacy Development: A Roadmap from 0 to 60 Months, Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network www.theroadmap.ca The following are a series of parent/caregiver tips taken from the Handbook:
•	Auditory Development (0-60 months)
•	Children and Computers (30-60 months)
•	Narrative Development (0-60 months)
•	Prereading Development (0-60 months)
•	Social and Emotional (0-60 months)
•	Listening (0-12 months)
•	Vocalizing (0-12 months)
•	Language (25-36 months)
•	Interacting (0-12 months)
•	Spelling and Writing Development (13-60 months)
•	Vision Development (0-60 months)
Psychology Foundation of Canada www.psychologyfoundation.org
•	Focus on Self-Esteem: Nurturing your school-age child
•	Hands-on Dad: A guide for new fathers
•	Let's Play! A Child's Road to Learning
•	Yes, You Can! Positive discipline ideas for you and your child
•	You and Your Preteen: Getting ready for independence
Safe Kids Canada www.safekidscanada.ca
•	Keep Your Child Safe at Home (also available in Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, Portuguese)
•	Booster Seat Safety (also available in Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, Portuguese)
•	Scalds and Burns
•	Smoke Detectors Save Lives
•	Poisoning
•	How to Protect Your Baby from Falling
•	Protect Your Child from Window and Balcony Falls
Trillium Health Centre www.trilliumhealthcentre.org (click on link above to access following resources in Urdu and Punjabi)
•	Caring for Your Baby
•	Feeding Your Baby
•	Keeping Baby Safe
•	Caring for Yourself
•	Adjusting after Baby is Born
•	Warning Signs for Baby and You
TVO Parents www.tvoparents.com (TVO Parents is a web portal of TVO, Ontario's public television)
•	Newcomers Guide to Elementary School in Ontario (available in 18 languages)
•	What to Expect: Starting Kindergarten
•	Developmental Milestones
•	Understanding Computers and TV in Your Child's Life
•	Making Sense of Childcare
•	Parent's Guide to Special Education
•	Understanding Autism