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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
This book presents a rational, healthy approach to child nutrition that offers practical and solidly researched information. The author emphasizes that an eating disorder indicates problems in the family as a whole and offers guidance for seeking help for serious disorders.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality. This inspiring book uses teens' stories to discuss "asking tough questions", "being your own person", connecting with people and "doing the r…
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
A story that features a chlid who is able to overcome his shyness to help out a friend. Includes a special section that explains the forms of shyness and offers parents an extensive list of specific and practical tips to help their child become more self-confident.
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The goal of the video is to give accurate information regarding sexuality and sexual expression. This is accomplished by the straightforward, private manner in which the narrator addresses the issues of: why a person masturbates; when and where it is appropriate to do so; and very concretely dem…
| Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library STACKS | On Loan, due Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | ||
| Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library STACKS | Available |
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library STACKS | Available | ||
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This book explores the difficult issue of bullying among children. It helps kids accept the normal fears and worries that accompany bullying, and suggests ways to resolve this upsetting experience.
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Teaches children about what anger is and how to manage it effectively. Covers the 3 key areas in managing anger - empathy, impulsivity and locus of control as well as communication techniques and relaxation skills.
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Even though Chad has cerebral palsy, he can still attend school and do many of the same things as his classmates. This book answers many of the questions his classmates have but may be too scared or uncomfortable to ask. It also includes an experiment that allows children without cerebral palsy to …
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Nevermind always carries on whatever happens! Each time something horrible happens to him he just tucks his feelings away and carries on with life. Find out what happens to Nevermind and how he begins to understand that his feelings do matter, how he learns to express them and stand up for himself.…
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Bipley is a warm cuddly creature, but someone has broken his heart. He feels so hurt that he decides it is just too painful to ever love again. When he meets some big tough Honks in the wood, they teach him how to harden his heart so that he doesn't have to feel hurt any more. Luckily Bipley meets …
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Learn all about what's inside the human body and the major systems that make it up: bones & muscles, the heart and circulation, the brain and the senses, respiration, digestion, and reproduction. With this atlas, kids can: Arrange and rearrange block puzzles to get six pictures revealing the inside…
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This book is written by Liz Kulp, age 13, who was born with Fetal Alcohol Effects, and her mother. Describing her personal journey, this book provides insight about what it is like to live with FAE. A useful book for families and professionals who want to learn how to help and understand children…
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In plain language, the author addresses: diagnosis; basic symptoms and its effect on school, work, home and relationships; indicators to predict the future; as well as treatment, including counseling, school interventions, social skills training, behaviour management and medication. Of interest t…
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A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say?or what not to say?to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches th…
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024 |
A mouse describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library Lost | On Loan, due Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
