Resources for Parents & Caregivers
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Preparing kids for school
- Elementary and Secondary Education
Find out how the education system works, look up public and private schools, school boards and commissions, find out about high school equivalency certificates and more.
- Find a School or School Board in Ontario
The School and Board Finder provides contact information for Ontario schools and school boards. You can perform a simple search on school and board names or an advanced search that allows you to also include city, language, level and type in your search criteria.
- Elementary/Secondary Curriculum
The Ministry of Education sets curriculum policy and defines what teachers are required to teach and students are expected to learn in each grade and subject. A consistent, province-wide curriculum is thereby ensured.
Health & Disability
- Children's Health
Learn about children's health services including the Autism Program, Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program and the Preschool Speech and Language Program.
- Children with Special Needs
This Web page is intended to assist parents and caregivers seeking information about services funded and/or provided by the Ontario government for children with physical, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, medical problems or those who need specialized services to participate in daily living activities.
- HealthyOntario.com
The Ontario's Consumer Health Information Portal provides information on current children's health issues and other important health programs and services.
- EatRight Ontario
This website offers articles on nutrition, healthy weights, and disease prevention, tips on packing healthy lunches and food labeling, and links to valuable resources within Ontario’s health network.
- Telehealth
Telehealth Ontario is a free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a registered nurse.
- Canadian Health Network
Search for information on children's developmental health from birth to age 12 on a host of topics including play, learning, behaviour, parenting, nutrition, safety, immunization, illness and special needs.
Responding to Stressful Events
- Responding to Stressful Events / Helping Children Cope
75 KB - Responding to Stressful Events / Helping Teens Cope 76 KB
- Responding to Stressful Events / Self Care for Caregiver 70 KB
- Responding to Stressful Events / Taking Care of Ourselves, our Families and our Communities 72 KB
Helping Kids Through Deployment
- Student Deployment Journal (1.5 Mb)
- A Father to be Proud of (2.8 Mb)
- Joey's Mom is Going Away (17 Mb)
- My Mom is a Soldier ( 3.3 Mb)
- Sources of Stress for Children (201 kb)
- Signs of Stress in Children (186 kb)
- Simple Ways to Create a Less Stressful Home (151 kb)
- Tips for Helping Children Deal with Stress (152 kb)
