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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 first experiences series uncovers the worries and fears associated with big life changes that young children might experience and provides reassurance by explaining how they might feel and shows ways that children can learn to cope with these feelings.; The sensitively written story provides g…
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, May 17, 2024 |
This picture book offers a comforting tale to assure young children that there's enough love to go around.
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Les relations entre frères et s?urs ont toujours des hauts, des bas et des Aaaahhh ! Pourtant, les membres de la fratrie ne sont pas que des harceleurs et des brisetouts. Ton frère (ou ta s?ur) et toi pouvez être des compagnons, des alliés, des équipiers, des modèles, des confidents et même? des am…
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Nanuq is so excited when she finds out she is going to be a big sister! She thinks about all the fun things she will do with her new sibling. But when her baby brother is born, he cries all the time. Her parents are so busy with the baby, they don?t have time for her anymore. Nanuq feels lonely. Is…
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Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a "wolfish" mood -- growling, howling and acting very strange. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect place called Bloomsberry. Armed with an idea, Vanessa begins…
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"All Siblings Are Important" is a book about all kinds of sibling relationships. This book honors the many feelings that come with being a sibling and is a good conversation starter for caregivers who want to talk to children about the dynamics or feelings happening within a sibling relationship or…
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This handout is for parents and caregivers of children having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn how your child's siblings may feel, and how you can help them cope with their sibling's surgery.
Dans les dernières semaines, Emma, elle n'allait vraiment pas bien. Personne ne pouvait le nier. Mes parents étaient trop raisonnables, ils la sermonnaient, exigeaient qu'elle se ressaisisse, qu'elle se secoue et qu'elle sourie. Le sourire, ils étaient lourds avec ce mot. Souris, Emma, tu as la vie…
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This children's book, from the author and illustrator of the award-winning and best-selling Tear Soup, both directly addresses the issues that children may face over the loss of an unborn child and also gives parents practical and sensitive advice to help their children cope with the death.; Recomm…
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A hospital courtyard garden and a vivid imagination are a haven for a young boy as he waits for his baby sister to be well enough to join him.; Noah and his family are living in The Children's Hospital because his new sister, Jessica, was born with a serious medical condition. Normal family life is…
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, s…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
A hospital courtyard garden and a vivid imagination are a haven for a young boy as he waits for his baby sister to be well enough to join him.; Noah and his family are living in The Children's Hospital because his new sister, Jessica, was born with a serious medical condition. Normal family life is…
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | ||
| copy 3 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, May 17, 2024 | ||
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Toby loves his big sister Clemmie. She always looks after him and he looks after her - even when her disability means she has to go to hospital again. But they still find ways to have fun together - and their story will help encourage children facing a similar situation. Toby and Clemmie first appe…
| Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 | ||
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Edward is sick and Elizabeth is well, and nothing could be more unfair! Edward gets to stay in bed and everyone treats him like a prince. Elizabeth has to get out of bed, get dressed, go to school, come home and do chores, finish her homework and practice the piano. "I wish I was sick too!" Elizabe…
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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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Having a brother or sister can be tough. It can also be great, but it's hard to see the great parts with so many bad parts getting in the way. Problems like fighting and bossing. Teasing and jealousy. Tattling. Pestering. And more.; But what if you could do something about those problems? Clear the…
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