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Understanding the NICU: What parents of preemies and other hospitalized newborns need to know

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American Academy of Pediatrics. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics , 2023. 2nd edition.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JB 340 MEE 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book "will guide you through your baby's time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), helping you communicate with members of the NICU team, ask the right questions, and participate as a valuable partner in care. This volume also features inspirational stories from other parents' NICU expe…
Corporate Author
American Academy of Pediatrics
Editor
Meerkov, Meera
Weiner, Gary
Zaichkin, Jeanette
Edition
2nd edition
Place of Publication
Itasca, IL
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
Softcover; 357 pages
Subject
NICU
Premature Infants
Premature Infants-Coping
Intensive Care Units-Neonatal. Infants
Abstract
This book "will guide you through your baby's time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), helping you communicate with members of the NICU team, ask the right questions, and participate as a valuable partner in care. This volume also features inspirational stories from other parents' NICU experiences to bring you comfort and hope." [excerpted from cover]
ISBN
9781610026659
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JB 340 MEE 2023

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Your first few days in NICU: NICU orientation

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Vancouver, BC: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2022.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_NICUOrientation.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
This welcome booklet includes:; - A family welcome letter, explaining how you can help your baby in the NICU;; - Your vital role as parents in caring for your baby in the NICU;; - Information about your access cards, visitors, and how to keep your baby safe;; - Information about breastfeeding suppo…
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_NICUOrientation.pdf
Alternate Title
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Orientation
Corporate Author
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
PDF file, 12 p.
Subject
NICU
Intensive Care Units-Neonatal. Infants
Abstract
This welcome booklet includes:
- A family welcome letter, explaining how you can help your baby in the NICU;
- Your vital role as parents in caring for your baby in the NICU;
- Information about your access cards, visitors, and how to keep your baby safe;
- Information about breastfeeding support; and
- Resources and supports available to you as NICU parents.
The booklet also lists NICU amenities on each pod, and includes a map to help you find your way around.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Images
URLs
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Home respiratory support road map

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2021.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_NICUHomeRespSupport.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
For BCW NICU parents and caregivers. This diagram shows the steps to bringing your baby home with respiratory support.
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_NICUHomeRespSupport.pdf
Alternate Title
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Orientation
Corporate Author
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
PDF file, 1
Subject
NICU
Intensive Care Units-Neonatal. Infants
Abstract
For BCW NICU parents and caregivers. This diagram shows the steps to bringing your baby home with respiratory support.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Images
URLs
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Our new baby in the NICU: An activity book for siblings

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Veech, Alyssa. , 2022.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 520 VEE 2022
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
This book helps parents introduce their older children to the unfamiliar, and often frightening, NICU environment. Our New Baby is in the NICU encourages siblings to express their feelings and ask questions about their baby brother or sister. Used as a tool for initiating difficult conversations su…
Author
Veech, Alyssa
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
Paperback; 27p.
Subject
Premature Infants
Intensive Care Units-Neonatal. Infants
Sibling Relationships
Abstract
This book helps parents introduce their older children to the unfamiliar, and often frightening, NICU environment. Our New Baby is in the NICU encourages siblings to express their feelings and ask questions about their baby brother or sister. Used as a tool for initiating difficult conversations surrounding the NICU, this activity book will not only build a connection between siblings but help them to gain a better understanding of baby's hospital stay.
ISBN
9798410890502
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 520 VEE 2022

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Understanding ADHD

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Maxwell, Kimberley, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo Health, Inc. , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 265 MAX 2020
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how ADHD affects the body and behaviour.
Author
Maxwell, Kimberley
deLoache, Shawn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo Health, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Attention Deficit Disorder. Hyperactivity
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how ADHD affects the body and behaviour.
ISBN
9781644550182
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 265 MAX 2020

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Understanding stomas

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Hogg, James, Satkunarasa, Shen, Westrop, Sara. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FK 235 HOG 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains why people need a stoma, what stomas look like, and how they work.; Ages 7-12
Author
Hogg, James
Satkunarasa, Shen
Westrop, Sara
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Ostomy
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains why people need a stoma, what stomas look like, and how they work.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644553985
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FK 235 HOG 2020

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Understanding MRI

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Renfrew, Ruth. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR EC 580 REN 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how an MRI works, and what to expect from the procedure.; Ages 7-12
Author
Renfrew, Ruth
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 8 p.
Subject
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. NMR
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how an MRI works, and what to expect from the procedure.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644553640
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR EC 580 REN 2020

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Understanding dystonia

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Al Haddad, Huda, Kipiniak, Chris. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 485 ALH 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains why spasms happen, and treatments that can help.; Ages 7-12
Author
Al Haddad, Huda
Kipiniak, Chris
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Dystonia
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains why spasms happen, and treatments that can help.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644554296
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 485 ALH 2020

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Understanding hemophilia

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Maxwell, Kimberley, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FC 620 MAX 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what hemophilia is, how infusion factors help, and what you can do to help stay healthy.; Ages 7-12
Author
Maxwell, Kimberley
deLoache, Shawn
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Hemophilia. Von Willebrand's Disease
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what hemophilia is, how infusion factors help, and what you can do to help stay healthy.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644557174
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FC 620 MAX 2020

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Understanding autism

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Renfrew, Ruth, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo Health, Inc. , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 272 REN 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how autism affects individuals, and their siblings.
Author
Renfrew, Ruth
deLoache, Shawn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo Health, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (includes Asperger Syndrome)
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how autism affects individuals, and their siblings.
ISBN
9781644550205
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 272 REN 2020

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Understanding PICC lines

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Renfrew, Ruth, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR EA 200 REN 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how a PICC line works, what to expect from the procedure, and how to care for the PICC.; Ages 7-12
Alternate Title
Understanding peripherally inserted central catheter lines
Author
Renfrew, Ruth
deLoache, Shawn
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 8 p.
Subject
Drug Delivery Systems
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how a PICC line works, what to expect from the procedure, and how to care for the PICC.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644551660
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR EA 200 REN 2020

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Understanding food allergies

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Renfrew, Ruth, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FF 470 REN 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what happens inside the body during an allergic reaction, and gives tips on living well with a food allergy.; Ages 7-12
Author
Renfrew, Ruth
deLoache, Shawn
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 12 p.
Subject
Food Allergies
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what happens inside the body during an allergic reaction, and gives tips on living well with a food allergy.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644551622
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FF 470 REN 2020

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Understanding lab and imaging tests

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. White Plains, NY: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society , 2020.
URL
https://www.lls.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/PS41_Understanding_Lab_Imaging_0120FINAL.pdf
Material Type
Booklet
Online
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Learn more about how lab and imaging tests are used to help detect (diagnose) and treat blood cancers (types of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders). Includes tips to help keep track of test results and a handout with suggested questions to ask yo…
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URL
https://www.lls.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/PS41_Understanding_Lab_Imaging_0120FINAL.pdf
Corporate Author
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Place of Publication
White Plains, NY
Publisher
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
PDF; 60 pages
Subject
Cancer-Diagnosis
Laboratory Tests/Values
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Abstract
Learn more about how lab and imaging tests are used to help detect (diagnose) and treat blood cancers (types of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders). Includes tips to help keep track of test results and a handout with suggested questions to ask your health provider.
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Online

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Understanding chronic kidney disease

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deLoache, Shawn, Maxwell, Kimberley. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FP 440 DEL 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what happens inside the body when a person has chronic kidney disease. Also explains how treatments work, and why eating healthy food is important.; Ages 7-12
Author
deLoache, Shawn
Maxwell, Kimberley
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 11 p.
Subject
Chronic Kidney Failure
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what happens inside the body when a person has chronic kidney disease. Also explains how treatments work, and why eating healthy food is important.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644551561
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FP 440 DEL 2020

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Understanding deep brain stimulation for primary dystonia

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Dumba, Maureen, Kipiniak, Chris. New York, NY: Jumo , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 485 DUM 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what deep brain stimulation is, how it works to help with spasms, and what to expect from the procedure.; Ages 7-12
Author
Dumba, Maureen
Kipiniak, Chris
Editor
Medikidz USA Inc.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Dystonia
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what deep brain stimulation is, how it works to help with spasms, and what to expect from the procedure.
Ages 7-12
ISBN
9781644553824
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR FM 485 DUM 2020

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Understanding Tourette syndrome : A guide to symptoms, management and treatment

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Routledge , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
FM 484 DIN 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Understanding Tourette Syndrome provides accessible, concise, evidence-based guidelines on this neurodevelopmental disorder, offering parents and professionals a deeper scientific understanding of the condition and its consequences. Zanaboni Dina and Porta explore signs, symptoms and treatment of t…
Editor
Dina, Carla Zanaboni
Porta, Mauro
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
208 p.
Subject
Tourette Syndrome. Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome
Abstract
Understanding Tourette Syndrome provides accessible, concise, evidence-based guidelines on this neurodevelopmental disorder, offering parents and professionals a deeper scientific understanding of the condition and its consequences. Zanaboni Dina and Porta explore signs, symptoms and treatment of the disease, with the aim of demonstrating to all those involved in the life of a TS child solutions to manage a range of situations from diagnosis to day-to-day life.
Therapies and social intervention, including Habit Reversal Training and Deep Brain Stimulation, are described, allowing caregivers to evaluate the best course of treatment. With a focus on improving quality of life by offering practical recommendations for managing the condition at school and in the family, it places additional emphasis on sibling relationships and the importance of childhood friendship. The authors? expert subject knowledge and extensive experience of working with children and families, makes the topic accessible for any reader, and case studies demonstrate how to apply scientific understanding of the condition to a real-life situation.
ISBN
9781138595606
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
FM 484 DIN 2020

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Me and my feelings: A kids' guide to understanding and expressing themselves

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Allen, Vanessa Green, Rebar, Sarah [ill.]. Emeryville, CA: Rockridge Press , 2022.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 720 ALL 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Sometimes, emotions like anger or jealousy or excitement can seem too big to keep inside. Me and My Feelings is here to teach kids that it?s okay to have big feelings! They will learn how to calm down those strong emotions so they don?t feel overwhelmed and can continue to take on the world.; This …
Author
Allen, Vanessa Green
Rebar, Sarah [ill.]
Place of Publication
Emeryville, CA
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
Softcover : 108 pages
Subject
Mental Health
Emotional Health
Abstract
Sometimes, emotions like anger or jealousy or excitement can seem too big to keep inside. Me and My Feelings is here to teach kids that it?s okay to have big feelings! They will learn how to calm down those strong emotions so they don?t feel overwhelmed and can continue to take on the world.
This book gives kids the skills to stay in control - by breathing deeply, saying positive things to themselves, talking about their feelings instead of keeping them inside, and more. Help young girls and boys learn to deal with all kinds of feelings, including the hard ones like sadness, anxiety, or even fear.
Inside Me and My Feelings, you?ll find:
- TANGIBLE IDEAS THAT HELP: This book is packed with informative ways to help kids handle their feelings. They can use the exercises to see which tips, tricks, and habits work best for them.
- QUIZZES & ACTIVITIES: Kids can get to know themselves with quizzes like 'Do My Emotions Rule Me?,' along with other fun exercises and activities created especially for kids ages 7-10.
- EMPATHY FOR THE EMOTIONS OF OTHERS: When kids understand their own emotions and feelings, they can also empathize with other people?s feelings - like their family and friends.
With Me and My Feelings, the next time big feelings get too big - kids will know just what to do!
Notes
For ages 7 to 10
ISBN
9781641524964
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 720 ALL 2019

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The explosive child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children

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Greene, Ross W. New York, NY: Harper , 2021. 6th ed,.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
CD 900 GRE 2021a
Availability
3 copies, 1 available
Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren?t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren?t passi…
Author
Greene, Ross W.
Edition
6th ed,
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
Paperback: 254 p.
Subject
Anger
Child Behaviour
Parenting
Abstract
Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren?t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren?t passive, permissive pushovers. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach to parenting.
Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties, based on research in the neurosciences. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don?t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene?s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack.
ISBN
9780063092464
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
CD 900 GRE 2021a

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What to do when the news scares you: A kid's guide to understanding current events

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Toner, Jaqueline B., McDonnell, Janet [ill.]. Washington, DC: Magination Press , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR CD 420 TON 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book tackles children's feelings of anxiety around current events and what is portrayed in the news. Scary news is an inevitable part of life. This book can support and guide efforts to help scary news seem a bit more manageable for young people.; Whether from television news reports, the car …
Author
Toner, Jaqueline B.
McDonnell, Janet [ill.]
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Magination Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
Softcover; 80 pages
Series
What-to-do guides for kids
Subject
Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders
Abstract
This book tackles children's feelings of anxiety around current events and what is portrayed in the news. Scary news is an inevitable part of life. This book can support and guide efforts to help scary news seem a bit more manageable for young people.
Whether from television news reports, the car radio, digital media, or adult discussions, children are often bombarded with information about the world around them. When the events being described include violence, extreme weather events, a disease outbreak, or discussions of more dispersed threats such as climate change, children may become frightened and overwhelmed. Parents and caregivers can be prepared to help them understand and process the messages around them by using this book.
This book provides a way to help children put scary events into perspective. And, if children start to worry or become anxious about things they've heard, there are ideas to help them calm down and cope. This book also helps children identify reporters' efforts to add excitement to the story which may also make threats seem more imminent, universal, and extreme.
Read and complete the activities with your child to help them to understand the news in context - who, what, where, when, how - as a means of introducing a sense of perspective.
ISBN
9781433836978
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR CD 420 TON 2021

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The care we dream of

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Arsenal Pulp Press , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GL 716 SHA 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honoured and valued queer and trans people''s lives, bodies, and expertise? What if LGBTQ+ communities led and organized our own health care as a form of mutual aid? W…
Editor
Sharman, Zena
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
351 p.
Subject
Transgender
Homosexuality(Gay, Lesbian Health Issues)
Abstract
What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honoured and valued queer and trans people''s lives, bodies, and expertise? What if LGBTQ+ communities led and organized our own health care as a form of mutual aid? What if every aspect of our health care was rooted in a commitment to our healing, pleasure, and liberation?
LGBTQ+ health care doesn't look like this today, but it could. This is the care we dream of.
The Care We Dream Of is not quite an essay collection, and not quite an anthology. Instead, it's a hybrid kind of book that weaves together the author's [sic] essays on topics like queering health and healing, transforming the health system, kinship, aging, and death, alongside stories, poetry and non-fiction pieces by Alexander McClelland and Zoe Dodd, Blyth Barnow, Carly Boyce, jaye simpson, Jillian Christmas, Joshua Wales, Kai Cheng Thom, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Sand C. Chang. The book also includes interviews with activists, health care workers and researchers whose work offers insights into what liberatory and transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health can look like in practice. Interviewees include Anita "Durt" O'Shea (of St. James Infirmary), Dawn Serra, Hannah Kia, Ronica Mukerjee, and Sean Saifa Wall.
ISBN
9781551528601
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GL 716 SHA 2021

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