How to Stay Active during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Are you or your kids feeling frustrated from having to be inside so much? I’m sure there are a lot of questions about when things will return to “normal.”
Webinar: Infection Control for Children with Chronic Conditions During COVID-19
Children’s Healthcare Canada and Paediatric Project ECHO have, once again, partnered to bring you this webinar, which will focus on COVID-19, infection control, and children with chronic disease.
COVID-19: Patient Handout from BC Children’s Hospital
COVID-19 Information for Patients & Families – Frequently Asked Questions.
The Importance of Rest and Play for Managing Stress and Creating Balance and Connection
Structure and routine are great, and for the most part people and families thrive with some level of structure and routine in their lives, but when stressful moments arise in our lives, we depend on our routine to distract us from whatever that stressful issue is.
9 Ways to Support Your Child’s Creativity
Kids are natural innovators with powerful imaginations. And creativity offers a bounty of intellectual, emotional, and even health benefits.
Finding Resources to Support Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health
Physical and mental health are closely connected and can very much influence one another. For parents and caregivers supporting children and youth with CHD, or children and youth living with CHD, it is understandable that both may experience more psychological and emotional challenges.
What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious
When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle and, not wanting a child to suffer, actually exacerbate the youngster’s anxiety.
Supporting Families
Mike and Kristin discuss the importance of the support and hope they receive from the Children’s Heart Network and the strong friendships they have formed.
Watch Video: CHN Bringing Heart Families Together
The Children’s Heart Network (CHN) brings together B.C. families dealing with a child’s heart condition. In this overview, learn how the CHN provides a support network for families.
Watch Video: Hearts of Gold, Support for Teens
Look into the amazing bonds that form between the children and teens that the Children’s Heart Network supports.