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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.
Information to assist parents and caregivers of a child with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).
A book aimed at helping parents of visually impaired babies by providing activities and play ideas.
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With simple instructions and bright, clear illustrations of playful animal poses, the book introduces young children to the joy of yoga. Contains some braille wording.
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Written in braille and text. It is very hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. This award-winning book endeavors to convey the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing. Raised black line drawings on black paper acc…
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A generation ago, fewer than 5 percent of girls started puberty before the age of 8; today, that percentage has more than doubled. Early puberty is not just a matter of physical transformation. It is also deeply psychological, with a myriad of effects that can put a girl at higher risk for behavior…
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From the cover: "Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of families and educators around the world to the miracle of signing with their babies?and left them wanting more! Now in this new, bigger edition, Monta Briant provides more than 300 American Sign Language …
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This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids, including those with ASD, have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it …
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Explore the day in the life of a young boy with type 1 diabetes, through bright, colourful illustrations and text. Perfect for teachers, parents and children alike, this book will bring awareness of the condition and teach children how to be supportive and kind.
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This picture book is dedicated to children who have limb difference. Explore the day in the life of a young girl with limb difference, through bright, colourful illustrations and text. Perfect for teachers, parents and children alike, this book will bring awareness of the condition and teach childr…
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This research-based book provides tools to meet the needs of second language learners. Topics include:; Understanding the process of learning a second-language; Using current research; Using assessment techniques for children's first and second language; Improving literacy instruction; The book in…
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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 langu…
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When Natalie's little brother Evan Earl is born prematurely, he's earns the nickname Evan Early. No one can say for sure when Evan will come home from the hospital. To help her with this uncertainty, Natalie's father gives her a calendar to keep track of the days - each day that Natalie colors in i…
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
This is a practical guidebook for parents, teachers and other professionals supporting children with sensory and motor learning difficulties. It offers an understanding of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and the impact that this can have in both home and school settings. Each chapter off…
Parenting isn't easy, and parenting a child with a Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability, or Autism can be challenging. However, a lot of parenting strategies are straightforward once you get your head around them. With the right knowledge, environment, interactions, responses and und…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, April 19, 2024 |
Poppy, the little rabbit with a big personality, has a BIG problem - new baby twins!; Poppy is thrilled when her grandmother comes to help with the new babies. But when the twins keep GeeGee too busy to play, Poppy's jealousy spirals out of control. After some thinking time, Poppy finds a way to us…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
Babies and toddlers need a healthy diet for their bodies and brains to develop properly and to give them the best chance of a long and healthy life. This easy-to-use guide is filled with nutritional information, recipe ideas, tips, techniques, and tactics to get children to eat well from birth, dur…
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Activities to enccourage speech development for children aged birth to 2, 2 to 4 years and 4 to 6 years.
The authors use a dance metaphor to capture the complexities and possibilities of building strong partnerships between professionals and parents of children with disabilities. This revised edition is rich with real-world stories and examples, refreshing insights, and practical strategies.
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This book shares stories of families' experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodi…
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This book is full of strategies and tips to help parents guide the growth of their children's emotional intelligence. Contains illustrations, charts, and even a handy ‘Refrigerator Sheet.’
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This book tells the story of a father's personal journey and search for his disabled son. The author's son was born with a rare genetic mutation: at thirteen, his son weighs only 54 pounds, wears diapers, cannot speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he cannot harm himself. Writ…
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Part of the bestselling "Positive Discipline" series, this book teaches an approach to child rearing and teaching that emphasizes helping children learn valuable social and life skills that will help them make responsible decisions that lead to a more productive and satisfying life. This book is ap…
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David Knol was born dangerously premature and wasn?t expected to live more than a few hours. He not only survived but went on to live a life full of joy and blessing, despite severe physical and intellectual disabilities. In this memoir, David's mother shares the story of David's life and the remar…
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If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based progra…
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Written for early hearing professionals, this book will give readers a solid foundation of knowledge that will help:; Remove barriers to language development; Give children continuous, consistent, and rich exposure to both languages; Recognize the stages of second language learnin; Determine when a…
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Defining the true meaning of the d-word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as pro…
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
A DVD which focuses on the parents of children with special needs. Parents share their stories, including finding out where to go, once there is a special needs designation.
When there's a child with a disability in the family, how are normally developing siblings affected? According to Kate Strohm, a counselor and health educator, siblings of people with disabilities face particular emotional challenges that are often overlooked. Able siblings commonly struggle with f…
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A loving story of three siblings who have very different needs, but the same desire for acceptance and love. Three year old Jack struggles to understand the very different needs of his sister, Rosie. Poppy, the eldest of the sibling trio, explains to Jack how it is okay to not all be the same and h…
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La déficience intellectuelle « Je m'appelle Henri et j'ai 4 ans. Il y a quelques mois, mes parents m'ont annoncé qu'Hubert, mon frère jumeau, irait dans une école spécialisée. J'étais très en colère, car je voulais aller à la même école que lui. Je ne pouvais pas m'imaginer qu'on soit séparés toute…
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Siblings tells what it is like to grow up with a brother or sister with a disability or illness. The siblings of children with a disability are often the overlooked ones in families struggling to cope.; Kate Strohm, a sibling herself, bravely shares the story of her journey from isolation and confu…
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Organized children are raised, not born. That?s the philosophy behind this confidence-building, sanity-saving book. Fostering organized thinking in your child will help with concrete concerns (think a tidier bedroom!) and build critical life skills like learning to plan and grasping the big picture…
This useful, resourceful and practical guide provides those working with dyspraxic and DCD children one hundred ideas of how to support and develop their learning. Lists cover the entire school age range and range from developing fine and gross motor skills to preparing children for their next tran…
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This information sheet for parents explains how magnesium sulphate is used to prevent cerebral palsy in pre-term babies. It also lists the minor side effects that may be experienced when receiving magnesium sulphate.
This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.
Approximately 4,500 children and teens are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States and Canada each year. The illness and its treatment can have a devastating effect on family, friends, classmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition of Childhood Leukemia contains the informati…
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This booklet is a companion to the British Columbia Early Learning Framework. It provides ideas and suggestions to guide early learning practitioners for reflecting on the vision, principles and learning goals set out in the Framework. It also provides specific tools for using the Framework in you…
This pamphlet answers the most frequently asked questions about when your water breaks early, also known as premature rupture of membranes or PROM.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how cancer affects the body, and treatments for childhood cancer.
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
Growing up with a sibling who has a disability can be hard. But it can also be... awesome! Based on the author's real-life experiences, this unique and touching children's book explores how siblings of kids with disabilities are special, too. Created with the support of licensed clinical social wor…
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Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from 'a peach is not a funny-looking apple' to 'keep your pants on in public' - in ord…
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My big sister Clemmie is my best friend. She can't walk, talk, move around much, cook macaroni, pilot a plane, juggle or do algebra. I don't know why she doesn't do these things. Just because.'; This heartwarming picture book about being perfectly loved, no matter what, tells of a brother's love fo…
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Do you ever feel scared when your sibling has to stay overnight at the hospital? Or feel icky when people stare at your family in public? You're not alone. Read along with 7-year-old Luna as she shares some of the challenges - and the unique joys and triumphs - of having a sibling with physical and…
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This book includes essential information for families and friends of children diagnosed with cancer, including how to: understand the diagnosis, get excellent treatment, cope with side effects, find emotional support and identifying helpful resources. Woven through the text are true stories from mo…
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This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
This pamphlet will explain:; What early labour is; What early labour feels like; What you can do for comfort in early labour; What to do if you need more help coping with contractions; When to call your doctor or midwife; The pamphlet also shows example labour positions.
This pamphlet will explain:; What early labour is; What early labour feels like; What you can do for comfort in early labour; What to do if you need more help coping with contractions; When to call your doctor or midwife; The pamphlet also shows example labour positions.
This pamphlet will explain:; What early labour is; What early labour feels like; What you can do for comfort in early labour; What to do if you need more help coping with contractions; When to call your doctor or midwife; The pamphlet also shows example labour positions.