Website Directory: Best Parenting Websites

• About Kids Health
  A health website created by the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
• Baby SIgn Language.com
  Free resources designed to teach you about baby sign language.
• Best Start
  Resources on maternal or child health or early childhood development.
• BC Council for Families
  Championing family diversity; celebrating family strengths.
• The Bread and Roses Project: Conversations with a New Generation of Breadwinning Moms and Caregiving Dads
  A community of conversation, connection and support for breadwinning moms and caregiving dads.
• Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy
  The Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy believes in the value of play therapy and its contribution to an individual's mental, emotional, social and psychological well being.
• Canadian Coalition for the RIghts of Children
  A non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada and around the world.
• The Canadian Council on Learning
  A catalyst for lifelong learning, promoting and supporting evidence-based decisions about learning throughout all stages of life, from early childhood through to the senior years.
• Canadian Council on Social Development: Social Policy Links
  Children, youth, and family links; as well as other resources that will help you to think about the type of community, country, and world you want for your child.
• Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
  An important research network which lost its funding in 2009. Some of its projects live on. (See website.)
• Canadian Partnership for Children's Health & Environment
  Eleven organizations with expertise in issues related to children, health, public health and the environment.
• CanChild: Centre for Childhood Disability Research
  CanChild is a research and educational centre that provides evidence-based information to improve the lives of children and youth with disabilities and their families.
• Caring for Kids: Canadian Paediatric Society
  Child and youth health information from the Canadian Paediatric Society.
• Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
  A centre dedicated to the study of the social and emotional development of young children.
• Centre for Families, Work, and Well-Being
  An interdisciplinary research and educational centre, responding to dramatic changes in family patterns, paid work, and broader economic and political structures.
• Childcare Resource and Research Unit
  An early childhood education and child care (ECEC) policy research institute with a mandate to further ECEC policy and programs in Canada.
• College of Family Physicians of Canada: Stories in Family Medicine
  Where life and family medicine meet. Powerful stories shared by physicians and patients.
• Family Resource Programs Canada Member Directory
  Find a family resource program in your area using this online research tool.
• Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University
  Comprehensive research on maternal-child health.
• Motherisk.org
  A clinic and helpline based at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto that advises moms-to-be and mothers who are breastfeeding about the risks of certain types of teratogens (harmful exposures) to their babies.
• Motherisk: FAQ about Pregnancy
  Worrying about painting the nursery or taking medications during pregnancy? Motherisk has the answers.
• Multiple Births Canada
  Multiple Births Canada strives to improve the quality of life for multiple-birth individuals and their families in Canada.
• ParentsMatter.ca
  Downloadable parenting resources.
• Safe Kids Canada
  The national injury prevention program at the Hospital for Sick Children.
• TVO Parents.org
  The parenting website associated with TVO, Ontario's public broadcaster.
• Women's Health Matters
  A woman-friendly guide to women's health created by Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
• Peel District School Board: Parent Tip Sheets
  A variety of tip sheets that focus on education and learning.
• People for Education: Tip Sheets
  Parent-friendly advice on navigating the public school system and making the system work for your child.
• Society for Research in Child Development
  A non-profit organization committed to sharing new research about early childhood.
• The Vanier Institute of the Family
  The Vision of the Vanier Institute of the Family is to make families as important to the life of Canadian society as they are to the lives of individual Canadians
• UN: Convention on the Rights of the Child
  Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989; Entry into force 2 September 1990.
• UN: The Universal Declaration of Human RIghts
  On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• YWCA Canada
  Advocates for childcare and other issues important to women and children.