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Raising healthy children

The resources below can help families and caregivers raise happy, healthy, and active children in the City of Vancouver.

Resources

Health and wellness
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) offers a wide range of health services for infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and youth, as well as for parents and caregivers.
- VCH: Pregnancy, parenting, infant, and toddler health
- VCH: Child and youth health
HealthLinkBC offers health and wellness information intended to equip all BC, including parents and caregivers, with the tools they need to make healthy life choices for their family from infancy through to adulthood. Non-emergency support is available simply by dialing 8-1-1.
Social emotional learning

The PACE Program provides an intensive child and family program for preschool aged children (aged 3 to 5) showing significant emotional and/or behavioural challenges.

Mind in the Making - Essential Life Skills is a program that shares the science of children’s learning with the general public, families, and professionals who work with children and families.
Programs and services
Vancouver Public Library (VPL) has one of the largest collections of materials specifically for children, youth, and families in BC. There are also free programs available to children, youth, and parents at various branches.
- VPL: Kids
- VPL: Teens
Vancouver School Board (VSB) provides early learning programs for families with preschool age children, as well as a range of services for children and youth attending kindergarten through grade 12.
- VSB: Strong Start, Early Learners, and Newcomers
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation offers a variety of sport, fitness, arts, education, and social activities for all ages and skill levels. Community centres also offer day camps during school holidays (spring break, summer, and winter break) and Professional Development days. Register for activities

BC211 Redbook connects families with a range of information and services relating to childcare, early learning and development, health, pregnancy, postpartum wellness, among others topics.
Other resources for raising healthy children
Videos
- Part 1: Adele Diamond - Executive Functions and the Brain
- Part 2: Adele Diamond - Factors that Aid and Factors that Hinder the Development of Executive Functions

Raising healthy children

Resources

Health and wellness

Social emotional learning

Programs and services

Other resources for raising healthy children

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