General

• Attachment – 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.
• Caring for Your New Baby – Resource information to help you provide a healthy and nurturing environment for your child from birth to two years of age.
• CPR: Child First Aid
• Dad Central
• Enjoying TV & Computers With Your Child
• Healthy Baby – Rural & Northern Community Support Programs – A resource for Rural and Northern parents before and after birth.
• Healthy Baby – Winnipeg Community Support Programs – A resource for Winnipeg parents before and after birth.
• Families First Program – Families First offers home visiting supports to families with children from pregnancy to school entry. There is no cost.
• The Power of Play – Learning through play from birth to three.
• Making Connections – Your First Two Years with Baby
• 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.
• Nobody's Perfect – A parenting program for parents of children birth to age five.
• 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.
• Raising & Caring for Your Child – Infancy from birth to age two.
• Raising & Caring for Your Child – Childhood from ages three to twelve.
• Resource Information for New Parents – Follow this link for answers to some of the initial questions that you may have as a new parent.
• Sleep Strategies & Information
• Stepfamily Foundation of Alberta
• Talking to Your Child About Adoption – Tips and recommended reading resources for how to talk to your child about his or her adoption.
• Temperament – Understanding what temperament is; how knowing yours and your child's temperaments can help you parent more effectively.
• Understanding Your Child's Temperament
• 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.
• Ten Ways to Be a Better Dad
• 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.
• Helping your children manage distress after the recent school shootings – If you are wondering about how to talk to your children about a shooting, or how to help your children manage distress, click here to learn how.
• Talking to your children about the recent spate of school shootings – When children see or hear about tragic events on the television or the radio, it is normal for them to worry or feel anxious. Here's how your can talk to your children and help them feel safe.
• Tips for talking with and helping children and youth cope after a disaster or traumatic event : A guide for parents, caregivers, and teachers.