Parenting

Things to. Places to go.

• LifewithKids.ca Developed by some Mums who were tired of endless web searches to find things to do with and for their children. It is your one stop source to find activity groups, child friendly businesses and restaurants, advice from other parents and things like where to get your child’s haircut.

Associations and Resource Centres

• Association for Bright Children Works to increase the understanding and acceptance of bright and gifted children/youth at home, at school and in the community.
• Milton Community Resource Centre (MCRC)
  Provide parents and the community with the resources and support they need to succeed in raising healthy, responsible, productive and joyous children.
• Ontario Association for Community Living Lists all associations for the intellectually handicapped.
• Parent Watch A unique parent-support program that brings professionals together with parents of problem teens in a supportive, problem solving forum to provide effective solutions to parents who have lost control and hope.

Articles

• Babysitting
  For many teens, babysitting is the first income-earning job they will have. This Web sites offers them advice.
• Canadian Parents Online
  Features helpful articles, chat, discussion boards, product recalls, ask an expert, and parenting library.
• LimiTV, Inc.
  Informs parents, educators, and children about the ways excessive TV watching can damage a child´s development and education.
• Mom2Many.com
  Has discussion forums and a mailing list specifically for Canadian parents of multiples.
• parentcenter.com
  Created for parents of children ages 2 to 8. Offers thousands of articles, expert advice, and tips from other parents on parenting, education, children's health, and fun activities.
• Parent Soup
  Articles from pre-pregnancy to parents of teens.

Child & Parent Care Services

• Ability OnLine (The Hospital for Sick Children)
  Computer-based community where children and adolescents with disabilities and chronic or acute illnesses can meet friends, role models and mentors. It is a friendly and safe place where they can share information and experiences, from their home or hospital bed, using a computer and modem connected to an ordinary phone line.
• Busy Family
  Access to unlimited searches and all supporting information on: Care for Children & Teens (Regular Child Care, Emergency Child Care, Day Camps & Special Needs Services for Children and Teens), Self Care Counselling for Individuals, Couples & Families; Substance Abuse Treatment; Physical Rehabilitation; Credit Counselling), and Care for Seniors(Home Care, Residential Facilities and Community Services.) Fee $18.
• Poison Information
  The Poison Centre provides telephone information and advice about potential or real exposures to poisonous substances. The Centre operates 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week through both a local telephone number (416-813-5900) and a toll-free telephone number (800-268-9017).

Forums for Women

• Chatelaine
  Chatelaine Forums

• motherhood.ca
  Forum allows mothers to post feelings and concerns. In turn, other mothers going through the same emotions and experiences, give advise and/or comforting words.

Toddlers to Teen Safety

• Child Proofing Your Home
  Twelve safety devices to protect your children.
• Childproof Your Home
  Tips on protecting your busy toddler by making your home toddler friendly.
• Children's Safety Association of Canada
  The goal of the association is to provide as much information on children safety to as many parents as possible in order to reduce the number of preventable accidents in children.
• Cybertip.ca
  Is Canada's National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.
• Be Web Aware
  Provides the tools you need to help keep your kids safe online.
• Canada´s Safety Council
  Gives links to: Elmer the Safety Elephant, child safety, bicycle safety, child car seats, children and air bags, children home alone, dog bites, garage sales, Hallowe´en safety, home alone, child restraint, internet safety, online safety rules, repetitive-strain injury, sun safety, school-bus safety
• I Promise Program
  Helps parents and teens come to agreement on issues that relate most to teen car crashes.
• Privacy playground
  In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite Web site and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf.
  The purpose of the game is to teach kids how to spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators.
• Kidz Printz
  Identification cards & kits play a vital role for law enforcement when trying to locate a lost or missing child. Kidz Printz Identification Cards & Kits are available free of charge, worldwide, to all families (pay only Shipping & Handling).
• Safety Tips
  Six tips to keep you and your children safe on the Internet.