National Family Week
October 4-10 is National Family Week!
This year Canada is focusing on the theme:
“Connected Families, Connected Communities”.
Check out these ideas on how to celebrate
Family Week…
The Canadian Society for Information Children is a non-profit organization and a registered charity, founded in 1979. We provide information, support and referrals to parents and caregivers related to the care and well-being of families with children 12 years and under. Our Parent Coach-Educators answer all Helpline calls; for areas outside of our area of expertise, we provide parents with referrals to other community organizations or resources related to the concern.
October 4-10 is National Family Week!
This year Canada is focusing on the theme:
“Connected Families, Connected Communities”.
Check out these ideas on how to celebrate
Family Week…
Summer is nearly over and our not-so-little ones
are getting ready to go back to school, or are
getting ready to go to school for the first time.
The pandemic has also added another layer of
stress to in-person learning.
Here are some strategies that you can try:
Happy International Friendship Day!
Learning how to make friends and how to be
a good friend are important skills for our
children to develop.
Here are some tips and tricks to help build your
child’s social skills…
Summer 2023 series including Circle of Security and more.
Free Online Storytime Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-6 pm
September 5 @ 5:30 pm – September 28 @ 6:00 pm
Beginning October 12th we’re hosting a 6 part workshop series over Zoom Thursdays from 10 am -12 pm. We’ll examine parenting tweens in the digital age, discuss how to navigate
October 12 @ 10:00 am – November 16 @ 12:00 pm
Join us in-person at the McGill Library on Monday October 16th to discuss the often shared experience of mom guilt and ways we can be kind to ourselves throughout the
October 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join us for this highly successful 8 part series that focuses on relationship and gives parents an easy road map to help better respond to the needs of our kiddos
October 24 @ 11:00 am – December 12 @ 1:00 pm
Join us online Thursdays from 1-3 pm beginning November 9th for a 6 part series designed to support new parents in their amazing challenging wonderful exhausting new role. We’ll discuss
November 9 @ 1:00 pm – December 14 @ 3:00 pm
Helpline: Call us at 778.782.3548
All of your concerns and questions around parenting in the early years (birth-12 years) can be addressed by a Parenting Coach-Educator.
E-support: info@informationchildren.com
Helpline and E-support hours: Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. If we are unable to take your call, please leave a voicemail message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Parent Coaching: Click here to go to our scheduling page and book a one-to-one session with one of our Parent Coach-Educators
We look forward to connecting with you soon!