Parents and Facilitators

ECD Mapping Initiative & Project

• Early Child Development (ECD) Mapping Initiative The Early Child Development (ECD) Mapping Initiative is a province-wide, five-year research project activity looking at the factors that may influence healthy child development.
  education.alberta.ca
• Early Child Development Mapping Project The Early Child Development Mapping Project (ECMap) is part of the Early Child Development (ECD) Mapping Initiative launched by Alberta Education to help Albertans to better understand how their young children are doing and to work together to support their healthy development.
  web.extension.ualberta.ca

FRP Canada

• Parents Matter The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) is pleased to announce the launch of Parents Matter, a new web site for parents and those who work with them. This site is also the home of the Making Choices Parenting Program Inventory.
  www.parentsmatter.ca
• Parents, vous comptez L’Association canadienne des programmes de ressources pour la famille (FRP Canada) a le plaisir d’annoncer le lancement de Parents, vous comptez, un nouveau site Internet conçu dans le but de soutenir les parents et les personnes qui travaillent avec les parents. Ce site hébergera également Faire un choix éclairé, un répertoire de programmes d’éducation parentale.
  www.parentsvouscomptez.ca

Bullying Prevention

Government & Private Agencies

• Kids Help Phone Website Kids Help Phone is committed to improving the well-being of Canada’s children. To that end, we are constantly seeking new ways to make a difference.
  www.kidshelpphone.ca
• bullying.org & cyberbullying.ca bullying.org is a multiple award-winning Web site that was created to help people with the issues of bullying within a safe, positive international community. We are a supportive community where people can learn that they are NOT alone in being bullied and teased, that being bullied and teased is NOT their fault and that they CAN do something positive about it.
  www.bullying.org & www.cyberbullying.ca
• S-TEAM Heroes: Facts about bullying Have you seen someone bullying another kid? Is someone bullying you? Are you picking on someone else? Just about everyone gets bullied or picks on another person at some time in their life. But it's wrong. No one deserves to be bullied. It hurts too much. But you have the power to do something about it.
  www.teamheroes.ca
• Bully Free Alberta We all have a role to play in bullying prevention. Bullying behaviour is unacceptable at any time and in any situation - and isn’t a normal part of growing up. In fact, bullying can leave scars that last a lifetime. This website helps parents, teens and community members take control of this issue by giving them the tools they need to prevent or intervene in a bullying situation. It is a one-stop resource filled with helpful information about how to deal with bullying.
  www.bullyfreealberta.ca

Internet Safety

Protecting Youth in Cyberspace

• Get Web Wise The Internet is a valuable learning tool. It can open up the world and expand our knowledge and views, but it can also expose children and youth to dangerous individuals. Internet luring is a growing concern in our province and the rest of the world. This website is designed to help parents, teen and kids learn how to use the Internet safely.
  www.getwebwise.ca
• Childfind / Cybertip Cybertip.ca is Canada’s National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. Cybertip.ca also provides the public with information, referrals and other resources to help Canadians keep their children safe while on the Internet.
  www.cybertip.ca
• Bad Guy Patrol Kids love the Internet. They can play games, do homework and chat with friends. But it can be a dangerous place for a child that does not know the rules. Internet predators actively search for children to exploit. They manipulate and lure them by lying or possibly posing as a child themselves. The Internet may seem like a scary place, but there are things parents can do to help their children stay safe online. Learning about the Internet and Internet safety is one of them.
  www.badguypatrol.ca/
• i-SAFE Inc. i-SAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet safety education. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
  www.isafe.org
• McAfee Inc. A Parent’s Guide to Social Networking Sites Five Lessons to Keep Your Kids Safe When They Socialize Online
  us.mcafee.com

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