by HomeOfEighT8 | Feb 2, 2011 | Resources
VICTORIA – For years it has been BC’s shame. Our worst place national ranking in child poverty has persisted whether the economy is booming or not. In all that time the Campbell government has insisted it’s been working to fix the problem...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2011 | Health, Resources
A disturbing fact: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people in Canada. Another fact:Â Although much information exists on suicide prevention and intervention, there is little research and few resources which examine the impact of a suicide...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 13, 2011 | Health, Resources
I never planned on being a parent. I was one of those women who just didn’t like kids. So when I found out I was pregnant while living six hours from my family, I was surprised and definitely unprepared to be a mother. I cried, I cursed, I told no one and then...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 7, 2011 | Parenting, Resources
To reduce crime, we must support families and provide opportunities for children The things that make communities safer from crime lie beyond the criminal justice system: they lie beyond the jurisdiction of law enforcement, courts, corrections. The criminal justice...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 7, 2011 | Advice, Health, Parenting, Resources
PURPLE Program and Its Research The Period of PURPLE Crying® provides educational information about the properties of normal infant crying that are uniformly frustrating to caregivers, and appropriate action steps that caregivers need to know. Inconsolable infant...
