Online Resources for Parents & Caregivers

Below are a list of resources for parents and caregivers. Click to expand each category to find online links to support your needs.

Reducing Anxiety for Parents and Children

Minding your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak

A Kids Guide for Change

5 Tips for Supporting Anxious Children

Positive Parenting: When you Need a Break

Anxiety in Children - Videos for Kids

Anxiety Canada

Relaxation Techniques

What Happens in Your Brain or Body During Anxiety (Hint: It's Pretty Awesome!) - a Video for Kids or Their Support Crew

Stress Management Relaxation Techniques

The Pandemic Toolkit Parents Need

Meditations and Sleep Stories for Kids

Talking to your Child about COVID-19

#COVIBOOK: Supporting and Reassuring Children Around the World

World Health Organization: Parenting in the Time of COVID-19

Coronavirus: How to Talk to your Child

What to Say to Help Kids Feel Calm When the World Feels Fragile

Helping Children Cope with Stress during Coronavirus

Resources for Supporting Children's Emotional Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Coping and Connection for Children and Families during COVID-19

What is Social Distancing?

Helping Children Cope: Coronavirus and Uncertainty

Talking to your Anxious Child about COVID-19

Tips for Families

Parenting Learning

How to Help Children Feel Calm during a Global Crisis (Talking to Kids and Teens about COVID-19 and other Global Trauma)

Handling your Kid's Disappointment when Everything is Canceled

Parenting Websites

Co-Parenting and COVID-19

Triple P

Child Mind Institute

Resources for Families during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Early Childhood-focused COVID-19 Resources

Social Emotional Resources

First Feelings: the Foundation of Healthy Development, Starting from Birth

Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Development: for 6-8 year olds

Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Development: for 9-11 year olds

Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Development: for Young Teens, 12-14 years old

Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Development: for Teenagers, 15-17 years old

Mindfulness - Videos for Kids

A Parent's Resource Guide to Social and Emotional Learning

6 Steps to Build Kindness and Resilience in Children

Centre for Online Mental Health Support

pdf Building Resilient Families

(970 KB) Resources to Support Early Childhood Educators

How to Set up a Schedule

Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers

COVID-19 Daily Schedule Example

Physical Literacy

BOKS Kids at Home Physical Activity

Resources to Support Parents and Caregivers with Health and Physical Education at Home

Physical Literacy Lesson Plans

Activities and Things to do at Home

Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence

Activities K-12

110+ FREE Resources for Kids to Use during the Coronavirus School Closures

Gratitude Scavenger Hunt

At-Home Resources for Kids (and their grownups)

PBS Kids (for Parents)

Vroom Brain Building

Chinook School of Music: Online Music Lessons/Plans

How to Introduce Loose Parts with Infants and Toddlers

Kids Up Front, Home Activities

Podcasts/Stories

School's Out, Kids' Podcasts are In (Plus Many More Educate-at-Home Resources)

Storyline Online

TED Talks for Kids

Just for FUN!

TELUS World of Science

National Geographic Kids

Lunch Doodles

Born to be Adventurous: 28 Days of Activities for Kids

Nutrition

Feeding Toddlers and Young Children

Feeding your Baby
- Starting Solid Foods
- Starting Solid Foods around 6 months
- Making Baby Food

Plant-based Beverages for Children

Iron for Babies and Young Children

Constipation for Babies and Young Children

Breastfeeding

Weaning Breastfeeding

Online Family-friendly Recipe Sources
- Cookspiration
- Cookbooks

Healthy Kids - Tips from the Heart and Stroke Foundation

Perinatal Support

Alberta Health Services Birth and Babies Prenatal Program

pdf COVID 19 and Pregnancy (134 KB)