Author

Trickey, David

Ferrari, Beck

Clark-Tate, Olivia

Place of Publication

Great Britain

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date

2024

Physical Description

Softcover; 171 pages

Subject

Grief. Bereavement

Abstract

Grief can be complicated and painful. Our memories, relationships, good times, and worries are unique. No two people will experience grief in the same way.

But there are networks for understanding our reactions when someone dies. This book will help make sense of grief, why you feel the way you do, and how you can cope. Experiences from other young people who have been through grief show how the ideas could work in real life and help you understand your own story.

ISBN

9781839970696

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

YOUTH GV 200 TRI 2024

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Author

Nimmo, Stephanie

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date

2024

Physical Description

Softcover; 272 pages

Subject

Coping with Chronic Illness-Children

Caregivers-Coping

Caregivers for a Dying Loved One

Abstract

Every parent wants the same thing: for their child to enjoy a long and fulfilling life. But what happens when things don't go according to plan? What happens when parents have to become advocates for their child's healthcare needs? Who decides what is in a child's 'best interests'?

Stephanie Nimmo faced these questions first-hand when her daughter, Daisy, was diagnosed with a life-limiting condition as a baby. Seen through the lens of Stephanie's own experiences, this sensitive book delves into the complex world of medical ethics and pediatric palliative care. From recognizing tipping points to the importance of building relationships with palliative care teams well before crisis, this book explores how medical professionals can better support families throughout their child's care.

Interviews with clinicians and snapshots from the lives of patients' families provide insight into the realities of life on both sides of the hospital bed. Compassionate explanations of the conflicting pressures in the hospital system foster understanding and help medical professionals and families work together.

ISBN

5727227010272

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

EF 850.5 NIM 2024

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URL

http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/indigenous-resources/safe-sleep-toolkit

Website Notes

Click on above link to view/print.

Corporate Author

First Nations Health Authority

Editor

3rd Ed.

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publication Date

2023

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Abstract

This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Language

English

Material Type

Online

URL

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/breathr-mindful-moments/id1213963384

Corporate Author

PHSA

Centre for Mindfulness

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Mobile App

Subject

Mindfulness

Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders

Abstract

Breathr offers a variety of mindfulness practices and guided meditations that can be used anywhere, anytime, such as body scans, guided breathing, walking meditation, and self-compassion practices. The app was developed by the BC Children's Centre for Mindfulness and BC Children's Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre.

Language

English

Material Type

Online

URL

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.phsa.breathrapp&hl=en_US

Corporate Author

PHSA

Centre for Mindfulness

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Mobile App

Subject

Mindfulness

Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders

Abstract

Breathr offers a variety of mindfulness practices and guided meditations that can be used anywhere, anytime, such as body scans, guided breathing, walking meditation, and self-compassion practices. The app was developed by the BC Children's Centre for Mindfulness and BC Children's Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre.

Language

English

Material Type

Online

URL

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breath-ball-breathing-exercise/id1230172997

Author

Michael Holl

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Mobile App

Subject

Mindfulness

Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders

Abstract

Breath Ball helps you to overcome high stress situations, to meditate, and to relax. It comes with four breathing exercises:

- The cardiac coherence breathing exercise is used to enter a meditative trance for deep relaxation

- Prof. Dr. Loew's slow paced breathing technique is used to calm down and overcome high stress situations.

- Dr. Andrew Weil's 4:7:8 breathing technique is used to fall asleep.

- The COPD foundation's recommended breathing technique can help to catch a breath.

Language

English, German

Material Type

Online

URL

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fundriven.breath_ball&hl=en&gl=US

Author

Michael Holl

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Mobile App

Subject

Mindfulness

Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders

Abstract

Breath Ball helps you to overcome high stress situations, to meditate, and to relax. It comes with four breathing exercises:

- The cardiac coherence breathing exercise is used to enter a meditative trance for deep relaxation

- Prof. Dr. Loew's slow paced breathing technique is used to calm down and overcome high stress situations.

- Dr. Andrew Weil's 4:7:8 breathing technique is used to fall asleep.

- The COPD foundation's recommended breathing technique can help to catch a breath.

Language

English, German

Material Type

Online

Alternate Title

Me: My IUGR story

Author

Lui, Michelle

Thamarashee, Umani [illustrator]

Place of Publication

Acheson, AB

Publisher

Independently published

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Softcover; illustrated; 29 pages

Subject

Infants

Pregnancy Complications

Abstract

The beauty of life! Babies grow and thrive in their own ways. Told from the perspective of a resilient baby who fought to be in this world, share this story with your family and friends to spread hope and love.

Inspired by the birth of our daughter who was growth restricted in the womb, born prematurely, and spent her first two weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), we want to raise awareness about intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).

ISBN

9798393382711

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GK 500 LUI 2023

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Author

Sooful, Prasha

Ladi, Greeta (ill.)

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

Soaring Kite Books

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; 31 pages

Subject

Nervous System/Nervous System Diseases-Children

Abstract

Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud and roar like a lion, celebrate the many things it can be! Take a journey by way of a child's favorite animals and learn how your brain interacts with the world around you.

This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on sensory processing and neurodiversity in a fun and action-packed way for all children to enjoy.

ISBN

9781953859617

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR FM 100.5 SOO 2023

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Alternate Title

Hide and shh!

Author

Dendy, Christina

Takeyama, Nathalia (illustrator)

Place of Publication

Dearborn Heights, MI

Publisher

Cardinal Rule Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; pages 32 pages

Subject

Down Syndrome

Sibling Relationships

Abstract

Dinah, a young girl with Down Syndrome, loves to play games with her older sister, Chloe, but she's not very good at the still and quiet kind. When her not-so-sneaky efforts to get into the big kids' game backfire, Dinah realizes she might need to adapt a few of her own behaviors. In the process, she shows Chloe and her friends that there's more than one way to play.

ISBN

9798985805130

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GI 310 DEN 2023

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Author

MacNamara, Deborah

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Aona Books

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Soft copy; 302 pages

Subject

Feeding and Nutrition

Abstract

What does it mean to be nourished?

Nothing could be more basic than food. However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving - connection. We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is about human relationship and emotional well-being.

In Nourished, developmental and relational clinical counsellor Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows us how feeding is part of the caretaking relationship and cannot be separated from it. Informed by attachment science, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and research on human emotion, Nourished reframes our approach to providing for our kids and helps us hit the reset button on our relationship with food. After reading this seminal work, it will be impossible to ever view food as just plain food again.

As parents we need our kids to be receptive to what we offer but the road to the stomach must go through the heart. As relational and emotional creatures, our deepest hunger is one that food by itself cannot fill. In this book, Dr. MacNamara gives us the keys to transform the everyday act of feeding our children (and other loved ones) into a most fulfilling and nourishing dance of attachment. Based on developmental and relational science, qualitative research with families, counselling parents, and her own experience as a mother, in Nourished, MacNamara combines storytelling with science and puts food in its rightful place.

ISBN

9780995051249

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

BB 200 MAC 2023

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Alternate Title

What on earth do you do when someone dies? Second edition

Author

Romain, Trevor

Verdick, Elizabeth (Editor)

Edition

second edition

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MN

Publisher

Free Spirit Publishing

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

paperback: 84 pages

Subject

Coping with Death

Children and Grief

Children-Coping with Death and Dying

Grief. Bereavement

Abstract

Describes the many emotions involved in dealing with the death of a loved one and discusses how to work through such a situation.

ISBN

9798765922569

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GV 250 ROM 2023

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Author

Wall, Bill

Hill, Dave (illustrator)

Place of Publication

Altona, MB

Publisher

Friesen Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; illustrated; 31 pages

Subject

Heart Transplantation

Heart/Heart Diseases. Cardiology

Transplantation

Organ Donation

Congenital Heart Diseases

Abstract

Mama Ant, Papa Ant, Russell, and Sophie all live together in a thriving ant community. They love each other very much, and in the winter their favourite activity is to go tobogganing together. But one winter, Papa Ant has trouble climbing the hill. He goes to the doctor and is told that he needs a heart transplant. What will the ant family do? Will anyone be able to save their Papa?

The ant who needed a transplant is a touching story that embraces the themes of empathy, altruism, and compassion. It is meant to intrigue children and help them learn how an act of kindness can save a life.

ISBN

9781039134621

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR FD 235 WAL 2023

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Alternate Title

Previous title: Social behavior mapping

Author

Winner, Michelle Garcia

Crooke, Pamela

Place of Publication

Santa Clara, CA

Publisher

Social Think Publishing

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Softcover; 83 pages

Subject

Child Social Behaviour

Social Behaviour (includes boundaries)

Abstract

What's happening around us influences our thoughts, feelings, and responses. Social Situation Mapping (formerly Social Behavior Mapping), a core teaching framework within the Social Thinking Methodology, uses visual templates to encourage learners to engage social observation for figuring out what to do and say (or not do and say) based on a particular situation: where we are, who is present, and what is happening. The maps also outline a fundamental teaching framework we call the Social Emotional Chain Reaction, which shows how we all impact one another when sharing space. The maps are meant to be taught from the perspective of the student or client to provide options for what to do or say in common situations. We encourage educators, therapists, and parents to jointly generate unique maps alongside the student or client based on their individual goals.

Revised, retitled, and updated with our most current teaching, Social Situation Mapping includes:

- 80+ completed Social Situation Maps (SSMs) to explore 40+ practical everyday situations that happen at school, home, and in the community.

- Maps with blank spaces for students to add their own ideas and observations.

- Maps with options to honor neurodivergent choices or strategies. Some options are also inclusive of learning differences and/or disabilities.

- One blank map template that can be photocopied and used again and again. The completed maps within this book can also be used as guideposts as learners generate their own maps and figure out a path through the lens of their social goals or desires.

- A description of the Social Emotional Chain Reaction (SECR), the foundational concept taught in Social Situation Mapping.

- The 10-Step Visual Fidelity and Teaching Guide.

ISBN

9781936943944

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GK 850 WIN 2023

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Author

Mancillas, Monica

Tang, Betty C. (ill.)

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; unnumbered pages

Subject

Anxiety

Mindfulness

Abstract

On the first day of school, Isla's mind plays the what if game. Scary thoughts come, the world goes dark, and everything feels stormy. With Mami at her side, Isla takes a deep breath and blows her worries away in a big balloon. But as school gets closer, Isla's worries come back like a tornado. Mami encourages her to imagine something happy, and Isla remembers there's nothing she can't handle.

ISBN

9781250852939

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR CD 420 MAN 2023

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Author

Olsher, Sara

Rogers, Jenni

Place of Publication

Happy Valley, OR

Publisher

Mighty and Bright

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Softcover; 39 pages

Subject

Coping with Chronic Illness in the Family

Abstract

Join Mia and Stewart as they learn how bodies work, why some bodies don't always feel good, and what to do when someone they love has an illness that won't go away.

ISBN

9798986776538

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR EF 860 OLS 2023

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Author

Rotner, Shelley

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Holiday House

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; 32 pages

Subject

Inclusion

Abstract

Celebrating children of different abilities, this photographic book presents large, clear images of children moving around their community, using scooters, wheelchairs, walkers, and more. The text presents their experiences navigating the world, from the park to the beach, in simple relatable language. Every Body celebrates children with varying abilities, covering neurological differences, physical differences, and health challenges.

ISBN

9780823451913

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GN 60 ROT 2023

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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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Author

Wohlleben, Peter

Wuthrich, Belle [ill.]

Billinghurst, Jane [trans.]

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Greystone Books

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; 84 pages

Subject

Children's Health Promotion

Abstract

You might think cities are the last place to find nature. But nature is actually right outside your door - you just need to know where to look. From the roofs of apartments to parking lots, cities are bursting with plants and animals.

In this fascinating and interactive guide, kids will learn about how birds build their nests on bridges, where salamanders and toads hide, and how plants push through sidewalk cracks. Alongside these awe-inspiring facts, Peter shares engaging, science-based activities, including how to:

- Identify animal sounds

- Raise a slime mold

- Make your own compass

- Collect plants to start your own herbarium

- See shooting stars

- And more

Peter also provides information on what animals thrive in cities and which could use our help, as well as tips for staying safe and having fun while embarking on a nature adventure. Perfect for outdoor education, What?s Wild Outside Your Door? equips kids in urban and suburban environments with the knowledge to engage with the natural world around them, and the confidence to go explore.

Recommended for children ages 8-12

Part of the Live-5-2-1-0 collection.

ISBN

9781510764934

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GK 190 WOH 2023

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Author

Ard, Catherine

McRae, Carla [ill.]

Place of Publication

Berlin, Germany

Publisher

Little Gestalten

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

Hardcover; 56 pages

Subject

Children's Health Promotion

Abstract

A book that encourages children to go and play outside and discover what nature has to offer. Leave the house and roam into the nature: It is a fascinating place, waiting to be conquered by little ones with curious minds. Whether in the garden, park, or a nearby forest, a closer look at nature will draw out budding architects, their first constructions built from stones, branches, and leaves; a thorough investigation of trees will reveal all kinds of insects; and listening to the animals around will teach their sounds. Let?s Play Outdoors is for a new generation of environmentally conscious children, showing them how to interact with their surroundings in a meaningful way. The activities suggested inspire independent learning about animals, plants, and the weather, as well as how to look after the world.

Recommended for children ages 5-9

Part of the Live-5-2-1-0 collection.

ISBN

9783899558432

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GK 190 ARD 2020

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