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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.
Exploring theories, thinkers, terminology, history, and gender cultures around the world and across different religions, this easy-to-understand and engaging book will help you to question perceived norms and engage critically with your own gender identity.
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 15, 2024 |
This app is designed for simple calculations of insulin doses in the Canadian home and school setting. There are 5 screens available: The Simple Insulin Bolus screen calculates an insulin dose for people on multiple daily injections (MDI) based on carb ratio, correction/sensitivity factor (ISF), ta…
This app is designed for simple calculations of insulin doses in the Canadian home and school setting. There are 5 screens available: The Simple Insulin Bolus screen calculates an insulin dose for people on multiple daily injections (MDI) based on carb ratio, correction/sensitivity factor (ISF), ta…
The MyTransition App is a tool to help youth feel ready to transition to adult health care system. Transition is a time of change with some new learning, but the MyTransition App has gathered tools to help youth to be organized and confident in this transition.
Ellie and Casey are back to talk about gender!; In this gloriously illustrated guide to gender identity, you'll meet demiboys and demigirls, agender people, greygender people, those who are AFAB and AMAB, and many more as Ellie and Casey guide curious children through the world of people who don't …
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 15, 2024 |
Congrats - you' re having a teen! No, really - congratulations! You're entering one of the most exciting, important phases of parenting. These years are your best opportunity to guide your child toward a thriving adulthood and strengthen your relationship with them for life. This guide will help yo…
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Mother and teen duo Monica and Asha Mehta work together to answer your most pressing questions. Forget the penis-in-vagina basics - this is a queer friendly guide that'll have you rethinking the very definition of sex. Combining expert advice with the personal experiences of teens all over the worl…
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This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don't have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so OAR created this guide as a starting point to change that.; In each of the nin…
In The Anxiety and Depression Workbook for Teens, you'll find straightforward and easy-to-implement cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you stay one step ahead of your symptoms, connect with friends, try new things, bounce back from setbacks, and start feeling better right away. You'l…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, January 26, 2024 |
You Know, Sex is the first thoroughly modern sex education book for every body, covering not only the big three of puberty?hormones, reproduction, and development?but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being.; Centering young people?s experiences of pressures and joy, risk and rewar…
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Ever since its initial publication in 2008, The Transgender Child has been lauded as the most trusted source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child. Utilized around the world and translated into multiple languages, The Tr…
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In this friendly guide just for teens, you'll gain a greater understanding of how uncertainty can trigger feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and self-doubt. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the book offers ten skills-based tips to help you t…
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Using a proven-effective approach rooted in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), When Anxiety Makes You Angry will help you identify the anxiety beneath your anger, accept difficult emotions?rather than fighting or trying to ignore them?and learn healthy coping and self-regulation ski…
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This anime-illustrated guidebook is written for teens and young adults to learn how the social mind is expected to work in order to effectively relate to others at school, at work, in the community and even at home.
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
If you're transgender, non-binary, or any other gender under the wide and wonderful trans umbrella, this book is for you. A creative journal and workbook with a difference, this book combines coloring pages celebrating trans identity, beauty and relationships, with practical advice, journaling prom…
| copy 1 Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 15, 2024 |
With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It?s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refresh…
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Empower teens to take charge of their digital lives.; Without avoiding the dark side of technology, this interactive and comprehensive reference book empowers teens to take charge of their digital life and improve their mental health and well-being. Quizzes and exercises guide readers through the p…
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Written by leading mental health professionals, this warm and accessible parenting book for children with chronic illnesses offers clear, practical guidance for all aspects of the journey. It is recommended by professionals at the American Diabetes Association, Invisible Disabilities Association, t…
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Social Anxiety Relief for Teens offers a simple, five-step cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to help you stop your fears and worries from getting the best of you. You'll learn to recognize your triggers and identify the unhelpful behaviors you use to try to cope with or avoid them now. The…
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In The OCD Workbook for Teens, therapist and OCD expert Jon Hershfield offers proven-effective mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you deal with your worst OCD symptoms. You'll learn how to stay present in the moment, manage obsessive thoughts, make peace with uncertai…
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This book is an authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or other eating disorders. It combines the latest science--including the newest treatments and most up-to-date resear…
Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that her baby has died, and she will need to deliver him, still.; Hansen gives birth to her son, Reid, amidst an avalanche of grief. Nine days …
"As parents, we worry about our children - about their physical health, performance at school, the types of friends they have, and, of course, their mental health. Every day seems to bring new and expanding issues and disorders and troubling statistics about the rise of mental illness in children a…
High performance cars can go from zero to sixty in just a few seconds. Anger can feel a lot like that for teens. One minute they are calm, but the next, something sets them on a course to speed out of control. Getting to anger's edge too fast can get teens in trouble. Expert author Michael Tompkins…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 22, 2024 |
Providing advice on how professionals working with autistic trans youth and adults can tailor their practice to best serve their clients and how parents can support their trans autistic children, this book increases awareness of the large overlap between trans identities and autism.; By including c…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, April 19, 2024 |
This vibrant and beautifully illustrated book educates children about sex, gender, and relationships in a way that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Covering puberty, hormones, pregnancy, consent, sex, babies, relationships, and families, it uses gender-neutral language…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
"As parents, we worry about our children - about their physical health, performance at school, the types of friends they have, and, of course, their mental health. Every day seems to bring new and expanding issues and disorders and troubling statistics about the rise of mental illness in children a…
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This fully illustrated program is ideal to help non-readers learn and follow grooming activities. Each activity is illustrated step-by-step in a reproducible format and described in lesson plans featuring objectives, data forms and training suggestions.
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In this friendly guide, psychologist and ADHD expert Lara Honos-Webb offers six powerful "super skills" to help you pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so you can achieve your goals and live your best life.
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Children and adolescents with chronic illnesses, particularly those accompanied by debilitating, painful, and/or fatiguing symptoms, face challenges that may prove disruptive to physical, psychological, and social development. Based on extensive research and clinical expertise, Children's Health an…
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Youth with chronic illnesses face challenges that may prove disruptive to physical, psychological, and social development. Based on extensive research and clinical expertise, Children's Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP) is an interdisciplinary cognitive behavioral and family systems-based…
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For young adult readers looking for the lowdown on opioids, this book delivers the facts, including how opioids affect the brain and why painkillers can lead to dependence. This practical guide includes tips for coping with pain without resorting to opioids, and resources for those who are facing o…
This workbook blends cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). You will learn how pain affects both your mind and body, how negative emotions can make pain worse, and strategies to help you turn the volume down on your pain, so you can go back to enjoying act…
Appréhender et tempérer les troubles de l'adolescence. Tous les ados ne se ressemblent pas. Certains vivent cette période repliés dans leur chambre, d'autres ne cessent de sortir. Certains perdent tout intérêt pour les études, d'autres sont toujours premiers, certains ont le joint aux lèvres dès le…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 22, 2024 |
This workbook blends cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). You will learn how pain affects both your mind and body, how negative emotions can make pain worse, and strategies to help you turn the volume down on your pain, so you can go back to enjoying act…
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024 |
Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You is an all-inclusive, uncensored guide for teens who are transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, or gender-fluid.; TRANS+ answers all your questions, easy and hard, about gender and covers mental health, physical health and reproduction, transitioning,…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!; In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and JR Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBT+ world! Covering essential topics lik…
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This graphic novel includes 2 short suicide prevention stories, from the perspective of First Nations youth.
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When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of life that didn't fit anymore, and he settle…
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Presenting everyday situations, from schools and exams through to driving and dates, this guide provides simple solutions to common problems and concerns. Dr Tara gives her top tips for managing tics, alongside behavioural therapy techniques for stress management and strategies for coping with comm…
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Meet Carly. Carly is a young person caring for her mother who has Multiple Sclerosis and depression.; Part of the best-selling Can I Tell You about... series, this book raises awareness about children who live with and care for parents or other relatives in the home. It describes what young carers …
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Growing up the son of a professional hockey player - Tie Domi - Max saw from an early age what it took to make the NHL: grit, talent, and the support of a team. Over countless hours in the garage, at the rink, and in the gym, Max chased his dream. It seemed that Max was born to be on the ice.; But …
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Downloadable picture eBook for children challenge gender stereotypes.; Ages 3-6.
The Insomnia Workbook for Teens offers proven-effective tips and strategies to help you get to sleep and stay asleep. You?ll learn about the different reasons you may experience insomnia, target your own ?sleep disrupters? like caffeine and sugar, and discover skills for managing these disrupters s…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
In this compassionate guide, you'll find skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you tackle anxiety and harmful avoidance behaviors; manage negative emotions; cope with flashbacks and nightmares; and…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, April 22, 2024 |
Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating each of six colour circles with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. The Circles mat/wall chart is intended to provide a reinforcement activity to the video program: "Circles, intimacy & relationships".
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"This essential guide, with new content based on cutting-edge research and current standards for treatment, is comprehensive, accessible and supportive, and truly aims to help parents, caregivers and children understand diabetes and live happy, healthy lives." [excerpted from cover]
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening exercise in childhood and youth help the body. The Medikidz also explain how not exercising can harm the body.
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For in-library use only. Please email fsrc@cw.bc.ca to reserve a time.; Circles LEVEL 2, because it uses a "reality-show" format, is ideal for illustrating more subtle applications of the Circles Rules of Social Distance. LEVEL 2 is an ideal "second step" program for students with moderate to mild …
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For in-library use only. Please email fsrc@cw.bc.ca to reserve a time.; Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating the colour circle with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. Video mini-dramas serve as illustrations of common social relationships and display typical …
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