General

• Connecting to Your Child – Learn about the importance of attachment in your relationship with your child and how it contributes to their healthy growth and development.
• CPR: Child First Aid
• Dad Central
• Enjoying TV & Computers With Your Child
• Families First Program – Families First offers home visiting supports to families with children from pregnancy to school entry. There is no cost.
• Flood Stress Information – When floods threaten individuals, families and communities, it's normal to experience strong emotions. The stress of losing a home or treasured possessions can take a serious toll.
• Guiding Your Young Child with Positive Discipline
• How to Foster your Child?s Self-Esteem
• Involved Fathers
• Kids Help Phone
• Manitoba Families of Multiples – Twins? Triplets? Or more? Having multiples can be an exciting but challenging situation for any family. The Manitoba Families of Multiples (formerly known as the Winnipeg Parents of Twins and Triplets Organization) was formed in March 1966 by a group of five mothers of twins and triplets who were interested in meeting to discuss their common problems and to share solutions. All the member families have at least one set of twins, triplets, or higher order multiples such as quadruplets, and some even have two sets of multiples!
• Multiple Births Canada – Multiple Births Canada strives to improve the quality of life for multiple-birth individuals and their families in Canada. With an extensive network of local chapters, health care professionals and organizations, we are the source for information on multiple-births in Canada.
• Parent-Child Coalitions – Community-based programs and activities for children and families. Find one in your community.
• Parenting On Your Own Handbook – Raising a child on your own has unique challenges. The Parenting on Your Own handbook features the many supportive resources available to you all in one place.
• Parenting Resource Information – This link will take you to information that will help answer many of the questions you may have in raising your children.
• Parents Without Partners (PWP) - PWP provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques.
• Raising & Caring for Your Child – Information to help parents provide their children with a healthy, nurturing and safe environment as they grow.
• Responding to stressful events: Taking care of ourselves, our families, and our communities – Stressful events can cause fear, anxiety and distress as we worry about our own safety, and also about the well-being of our families and our communities. It is important for us to know and acknowledge that it is normal to feel this way, but that there are steps that we can take to feel better. Learn more about coping with stressful events by clicking on this link.
• Stepparent-Stepchild Relationship: Video
• Sleeping Behaviour
• Sleeping Behaviour Common Sleep Difficulties & Strategies: Video
• Talking to Your Child About Adoption – Tips and recommended reading resources for how to talk to your child about his or her adoption.
• Understanding Your Child's Temperament
• Tips for talking with and helping children and youth cope after a disaster or traumatic event : A guide for parents, caregivers, and teachers.