Every Mind
Matters Newsletter
Parent Support Edition
June 2020
Hello PFC community!

You and your clients have to juggle more than ever before!   The role of parenting is even more challenging. Many are working from home full time, balancing their work schedule with parenting and being more active in educating their children. Some are now out of work faced with uncertain employment opportunities yet are still required to provide a safe and stable home with increased family responsibilities. These unprecedented times leave us feeling stressed more than ever before, worried about how this will impact our kids, and unsure of how to move forward.
 
We know that many of you that work with children and families are using this time of isolation to find different ways to support the families you work with and to focus on professional development. The Psychology Foundation of Canada wants to help you navigate this time by reminding you of some of the workshops, webinars, and resources that we have to help you support the children and youth in your life to build their resilience and lifelong coping skills.
Do you support families with kids 0-3 years old?
  • Enhance your professional development and learn effective strategies on how to support parents and caregivers in building a secure attachment with their infant through our Make the Connection program.
  • Share our Essential Parenting Strategies with the parents and caregivers you support. These strategies highlight the importance of secure attachment and outline what parents can expect at each developmental stage.
  • Forward our tip sheet, Interact with Babies to the families you work with. Reinforce that they’re doing a great job.

Do you support families with kids 4-12 years old
  • Take our Kids Have Stress Too! Digital Training This 3 hour training provides you with tools to teach children to identify and manage stress. You will receive a certificate of completion and ongoing access to our experts. You can register for one of our regularly scheduled sessions here.
  • Encourage use of Stress Stoplight with parents and caregivers. This tool will help parents start a dialogue with their children about stress. You can share the Helping Kids Handle Stress Brochure to help parents guide the conversation and understand where their kids are coming from.
  • Share these Stress Busting Techniques with the families you support. When we’re all stuck inside, being active might be tough. These fun ideas don’t require a lot of space or any materials. Anyone can try them out. Try them today!
  • Help parents keep track of ways to mitigate their children’s stress with our My Child’s Life checklist. This checklist helps parents reflect on their child’s physical and emotional wellness. This tool will encourage parents to try some of the toolbox activities that are also included on our website. 

Do you support Kids 13-17 years old? 
  • Take our Stress Lessons Digital Training. This 3 hour training provides you with tools to teach youth to identify and manage stress. You will receive a certificate of completion and ongoing access to our experts. You can register for one of our regularly scheduled sessions here.
  • Watch our webinar The Good Fight to get some insight on healthy conflict strategies. A natural part of growing up is seeking independence, this may lead to some tension between teens and parents. This may be especially true now that we are all cooped up together!
  • Share these Stress Busting Techniques with the families you support! When we’re all stuck inside, being active might be tough! These techniques don’t require a lot of space or any materials. Anyone can try them out.
  • Forward this easy to follow tip sheet on understanding stress and signs to look if you are worried about stress becoming an issue in their teen’s life.
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Resources for all ages!
  • Parents and professionals with kids of all ages can make use of learnings from our webinar A Parent’s Guide To Staying Sane During the COVID-19 Pandemic. We could all use some advice on how to keep our heads on straight during this time!
  • How do we cope with all the changes we’ve had to deal with? Check out Life, Interrupted to learn about how we can move to a more optimistic mindset as our big life events get cancelled or adjusted around us.
  • Sometimes we forget the importance of including dads in supporting their kids as traditional gender roles tend to minimize the father’s role. Check out Dad Central Ontario’s video on how to engage fathers in your work and our Hands-on Dad booklet.
  • Listen to our podcast: 24/7 The Working Parent. This month’s theme is on Parent Stress. Share this content rich podcast with the families you work with! And you can find our past articles for working parents here.


We want to hear from you!

You are the experts on the parents and caregivers you work with. We would like to learn more from you regarding how we can better support the important work you do. We would like to understand what parents and caregivers need and how we can best serve them with our psychological programs and services that nurture resilience in children and youth.

Please join us for a conversation where we will explore these topics. Please contact Pamela Sariyannis, Program Coordinator, to express your interest in this dialogue: pamelasariyannis@psychologyfoundation.org
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