Early Childhood Development

• From Pregnancy to Parenting
• Sure Steps

Adolescent Development

• Teenage Development
• Normal Adolescent Development

Alternative Methods of Discipline

• Nine Things to do Instead of Spanking

Behaviour

• Tips for Raising Respectful Children

Children's Health

• Caring for Kids (Canadian Paediatric Society)
• Alberta Child Health Benefit - A premium-free health benefit plan for children of low-income families.

Children and Trauma

• National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
• Child Trauma Academy
• Perdue Extension
• The Parent Center
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Psychological Association
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Help for Parents

• Parenting Help Line - Information, support and referral 24 hours a day, 365 days a year over the web or toll-free by phone 1-888-603-9100.

Positive Communication

• Communicating with Teens: Tips for Creating an Open Environment
• Family Meeting Guidelines
• Talking with Kids

Warning Signs

• Drug and Alcohol Addiction (634KB PDF)
• Gang Involvement
• Eating Disorders

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