PARENT INFORMATION & CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
MULTIPLE REASONS LACTATION SUPPORT SERVICES
www.multiplereasons.com
www.sesameworkshop.org/babyworkshop
www.kellybear.com Parenting tips
www.familyservicecanada.org Family
Service Canada Go to resources for information on conflict resolution,
healthy parenting, child self esteem, coping with divorce and much more.
www.dadscan.org Dads Can Promotes fathering by supporting men. Resource Sheets links and chat room
www.investinkids.ca Invest In Kids Sections on positive parenting, answers for parents, and an Ages & Stages section.
www.early-years.ca A Parents Guide to the Early Years Questions & answers for parents and more.
www.eparentingnetwork.ca EParenting Network Online videos on parents issues, with printable resources and you can email your parenting questions to their experts.
www.todaysparent.com Today’s Parent -Type the
topic you’re interested in inside the ‘search site box”
http://www.cityparent.com/cityparent/ City Parent
www.voicesforchildren.ca Voices For Children-Fact sheets on various issues
www.getsetforlife.ca Your child's first five years.
The Wellington-Dufferin Preschool Speech and Language Services www.weetalk.net Stages of speech development
LOCAL
PROGRAMS
A B C 's of Printing www.abcsofprinting.com
Halton Region www.region.halton.on.ca
Halton Childcare Registry www.hccr.ca
Information
The Halton Women’s Centre www.haltonwomencentre.org
Halton Region Childcare
http://www.region.halton.on.ca/SCS/ChildCare/
The Halton Resource Connection http://www.thrc.ca/
http://www.newcomersclub.com/on.html#Oakville
Halton Healthy Moms www.region.halton.on.ca/health/healthymoms Helpful tips on exercise, relaxation, recipes etc
Oakville Public Library www.opl.on.ca
Town of
Children's treatment centre Programs & Services www.erinoak.org
HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION
Drug Information- Drugwatch.com features up to date information on the drug side
effects, of prescription and over-the-counter medications, including
safety advice for pregnancy.
Over-the-counter medications account for as many as one in 10 birth
defects in the children of women who have taken the medications during
pregnancy.
Ministry of Health www.healthyontario.com Practical current health information for whole family. Click on "children"
Canadian Health Network www.canadian-health-network.ca Click on your language-english or french then click on "children" and choose a topic that you would like information on.
Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media www.kidshealth.org
Safe Kids Canada www.safekidscanada.ca
Safety checklists and lots of safety tips for in home and outside
The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca An affiliation of organizations working together to protect children's health from environmental contaminants.
Healthy Start For Life www.dietitians.ca/healthystart Promotes healthy eating and physical activity among children 2-5 years old
www.caringforkids.cps.ca Caring
For Kids Site by the Canadian Paediatric Society with information on
pregnancy, babies, health, immunizations, behaviour and safety
www.breastfeedingontario.org
The Ontario Breastfeeding Committee
La Leche League www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
Web Aware
http://www.bewebaware.org/english/safety_tips_2_4.aspx
Safety tips for children age 2-4 on the internet as well as other
internet safety information
Canadian Red Cross www.redcross.ca
www.canadianparent.com Recalled products, chat boards and lots of information by age.
CHILDREN”S CRAFT & GAME
SITES
Crafts
www.billybear4kids.com
www.kidsdomain.com/craft
www.dltk-kids.com
www.first-school.ws
makingfriends.com/precrafts.htm
www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/craft
www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/toddler
Games
Preschool Games
pbskids.org/
games.funschool.com/games.php
www.fisher-price.com/us/playtime
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/preschool
www.boowakwala.com
www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games
www.kidspsych.org/oochy2.html
www.everythingpreschool.com/games