For counselling support for your child(ren), please see youth resources page.
See below for information and resources about specific concerns.
General Addiction and Mental Health
Alberta Health Services (Parent information series)
Alberta Health Services (Drugs and alcohol - Where do I start?)
Alberta Health Services (Behaviour, emotions, and social skills)
Technology
Priceless Parenting (Resources for parenting around technology)
The White Hatter (Information and advocacy about kids and technology)
Common Sense Media (Tips for kids' cell phone use)
Headspace (Video: Balancing screen time for kids)
ADHD and Neurodiversity
ADDitude Magazine (ADHD Science and Strategies)
CHADD (Parenting a child with ADHD)
CADDAC (Centre for ADD Awareness Canada)
How to ADHD (Youtube channel)
Anxiety
Child Mind Institute (10 tips for parenting anxious kids)
Here to Help (Parenting strategies for anxiety)
Anxiety Workbook for Teens (Amazon link)
Depression
CHEO (Helping your child or youth with depression)
KidThink (Depression in Children)
Johns Hopkins (Debunking myths of teen depression)
LGBTQ2S+
Strong Family Alliance (Support organization/website)
PFLAG Canada (Support organization/website)
Skipping Stone (Support organization/website)
PFLAG (Quick tips for supporting your lgbtq kids - and yourself - during the coming out process)
Child Mind Institute (How to support LGBTQ+ children)
LGBTQ Youth (video)
Grief and Loss
Kids Grief (Talking with kids and teens about serious illness, dying, and death)
American Psychological Association (Nurturing children through grief)
Kids Help (When a loved one dies: How to help your child)
Books for grieving teens, tweens, and young adults
Trauma
If you know your child has experienced a traumatic event or events, a counsellor or therapist may be a helpful support for your child's processing and healing.
Child Mind Institute (Helping children cope after a traumatic event)
PsychHub (Video: How to help your child deal with traumatic events)
Helping Children Cope (Responding to stressful events)
Peer Dynamics and Teen Relationships
Big Life Journal (3 ways to help children navigate friendship challenges)
Gottman (Video: How to teach kids social skills and empathy)
Kids Mental Health Foundation (Helping kids make friends)
Bullying Canada (What parents should know about bullying)
Kids Help Phone (Healthy relationships vs. unhealthy relationships)
Child Mind Institute (Teens and romantic relationships)