Community Hub

Parents

Parent Support Services of BC– Online Parenting Support Circles

Parent Support Services of BC – Supports Available During Covid-19

Sources – Providing help and hope for individuals and families in the Oceanside area and beyond.

Supports

Society of Organized Services – Essential Services Available during Covid-19

Flowerstone Family Health Clinic -A new health clinic located in Qualicum Beach, BC.

Kids HelpPhone – Supports for Children and Youth

Canadian Mental Health Association – Resources and Supports for Mental Health during Covid 19

Youth

NatureKidsBC is coming to Oceanside – Join us with your child/ren/grandchild/ren for some monthly educational and enjoyable outdoor forest and oceanside activities. Members also get a great Naturewild magazine.  Sponsored by Arrowsmith Naturalists.

School District 69 – Website

School District 69 Calendar – 2023-2025

School District 69 – Community Events, Programs, & Information

Qualicum International Student Program – Host families wanted, for students 15 – 18 years old in Parksville and Qualicum Beach for the up coming school year.

Videos

OBLT’s YouTube Channel – Check out our wide range of videos from music, story time, crafts and much more!

Tadpoles – The Big Little Migration

Call Of The Coastal Wolves – British Columbia sea wolf mini-documentary

On-Line Activities

Summer Adventures – ACRA & VIRL – Join Parksville librarian Susan Pierce for story time in a collection of sing-a-longs for the whole family.

Decoda’s Summer Reading with Trish Weatherall – Summer reading picks

RDN REC Connect  – Recreation and Fitness Activities, Resources and Videos

Decoda Literacy Solutions – Screen Free Activities

Vancouver Island Regional Library – Register for a Library Card Online to Access Amazing Online Resources

Arrowsmith Community Recreation Association – Preschool Games at Home

Heart-Mind Online – Nature Art: 10 Activities for Creativity and Calm

Natural Beach Living – Gratitude Scavenger Hunt for Kids and Adults

Literacy Week 2022 – ACRA & VIRL – Access hundreds of children’s books for free using Tumble Books Library.

Family Day Online Activities – ACRA & VIRL – Join librarian Susan Pierce and Arrowsmith Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Tracy Cargo-White to learn how to make a simple hanging garden from paper plates and construction paper

Summer Reading Club 2022 – ACRA & VIRL – Join Parksville librarian Susan Pierce as she explains this year’s summer reading challenge for kids. This year’s theme is “All Together Now.”

Formula for infants with food allergies – Information for families during the shortage of formula for infants with food allergies.

Let’s Talk About Teeth – Toddlers and Toothbrushing

Let’s Talk About Teeth – Thumb-sucking

Let’s Talk About Teeth – First Dental Visit

Let’s Talk About Teeth – Flouride Toothpaste

Let’s Talk About Teeth – Lift the Lip

Psychology Today – Parenting Right Now is Really Hard

Centre on the Developing Child – The brain architects podcast.  Focuses on specific, parctical questions that often arise for parents and caregivers during the critically important period of early childhood.

Dr Vanessa La Pointe – Parenting During COVID: The Emotional Impact of Social Distancing

University of Toronto – 10 Ways to Teach Kids Through Play at Home

Rediscovering Play Podcast – Going Easy on Ourselves as Parents with Rebecca Parlakian –  Parenting During COVID-19

ACES Connection – Mental Health Renewal in the Midst of Covid-19

Berkley Conversations – COVID-19: Mental Health and Well-being for Ourselves and our Children

BC Mental Health Services – Tips for supporting your mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic

BC Centre for Disease Control – BCCDC promotes keeping up with immunizations during COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation – Children’s grief in coronavirus quarantine may look like anger. Here’s how parents can respond

HuffPost – We Are Doctors Who Study Trauma. Here’s How To Cope With The COVID-19 Crisis

SELF – What is Resilience and Can it Help us Bounce Back from This

Zero to Three – Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five

WE Well-Being – Wellbeing Resources, Tools, Articles, Podcast

Casel Cares Initiative – Resources for Supporting Adults and Children during Covid 19

How Older People Can Cope With Isolation – Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin explains how older people can draw from their personal strengths to get through the pandemic.

The Lego Foundation – Learning through play: increasing impact, reducing inequality

Play With Our Kids – The most important thing you can do with your kids? Play with them! says Dr. Bruce Perry

TED Talk – How every child can thrive by five.

Technology Tutorials

GCF LearnFree – Wide variety of well produced free technology tutorials from beginner to intermediate.

iPhone Beginner’s Guide – From setup of a new iPhone to basic use.

Basic iPad Lessons – How to set up and use your iPad in 10 lessons.

Getting Started with Windows 10 – Short, to the point tutorial for the inexperienced Windows 10 user.

Basic Android User Tips – These are tips and tricks that you can do on most Android phones.