Asthma Active – Learning about Asthma – the Lung Association

The Lung Association has produced this illustrative and informative children’s book about asthma and some of the asthma triggers.  Parents and children can follow along together with this the games and activities included in the book

Baby Massage - Dr. Alan Heath, Nicki Bainbridge

(The) Baby’s Table – Brenda Bradshaw

The "Baby’s Table" shows you fast, easy and healthy sugar and salt free recipes for babies and toddlers.  It includes tips on breastfeeding, weaning, solid foods, food intolerances and allergies.

(The) Basic Shelf Cookbook – City of York Health Unit

The “Basic Shelf”  cookbook is designed for young people starting out on their own with a shoestring budget, but includes recipes made from low cost and nutritious ingredients.

A guide for a friend, family member or co-worker. 

Better Baby Food -  Daina Kalnins & Joanne Saab

This book takes the guesswork out of feeding your child from birth to twenty four months. It is both easy to read and informative.  It provides the most up to date, expert advice available. It also includes important topics such as food safety, allergies, and teething.

Better Food for Kids – Daina Kalnins & Joanne Saab

Caring for Your Child with Severe Food Allergies - Lisa Cipriano Collins

This book is written by a family therapist who has a son with severe peanut and tree-nut allergies.  She uses research, knowledge and her family's experience to help parents and schools to cope with food allergies.

Coping With A Picky Eater: William G. Wilkoff

This fresh, practical, and realistic guide explains to parents how they can avoid mealtime battles with kids aged one to six years, using sensible strategies that will establish a lifetime of healthful eating habits.

Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms – Farm Safety Association

The development of this informative report was made to assist parents in creating a safe play area for their children.

This is a guide for treating common minor ailments at home. The easy-to-follow flowcharts simplify the treatment process during illness and help speed the patient back to health. The times when professional attention is needed are also made clear. Advice on stocking the family medicine chest and tips on doctor-patient communication complete this practical guide to common family illness.

Feed Me I’m Yours – Vicki Lansky

The author has revised her classic cookbook to provide more delicious, nutritious recipes and more fun ideas for parents who enjoy cooking with their children.

Feeding Your Baby the Healthiest Food – Louise Lambert-Lagace

Great Food for Happy Kids – Jesse Frayne

This cookbook is great for parents who are wondering what to feed their children from infants to teenagers. It makes cooking and eating enjoyable for everyone!

Guide to Natural Baby Care – Mindy Pennybacker

This guide is a leading voice for raising children in natural, non-toxic and environmentally friendly surroundings.  This practical and accessible resource offers straightforward information and simple advice on how to reduce babies’ and children’s exposure to environmental toxins and embrace safer practices and "greener" products. 

Healthy Eating - Claire Llewellyn

This guide helps children learn about a balanced diet, try tasty recipes and to encourage keeping a food diary. 

Home Cooking for a Healthy Baby & Toddler – Martha Kimmel

This book is filled with 140 easy-to-make recipes that are perfect for introducing your baby to wholesome solid foods.  These delicious, nutritious kids-tested recipes include finger foods, shakes and smoothies are treats for on the go.   

Hygiene & Health - Claire Llewellyn

With this book, children learn how to take care of their body and they find out about germs!

In this book, McClure explains how massage benefits children, by easing discomfort, releasing tension, helping premature infants gain weight, and even helping asthmatic children improve their breathing.  She explains each step of the massage process with simple easy-to-follow instructions and delightful photographs demonstrating each stroke.

America's foremost baby and childcare experts answer the most frequently asked questions about early childhood illnesses.  Dr. Bill and Martha Sears,  the doctor-and-nurse, husband-and-wife team who are today widely recognized as America's leading authorities on childcare, have spent decades answering parents' questions about caring for babies. In this book they share their expertise.

Keys to Parenting the Asthmatic Child - Gerald L. Klein, M.D.

This book explains how asthma is related to allergies, infections, weather conditions and various environmental factors.  It also gives advice on general treatment, emergency care and ways to reduce asthma attacks, as well as information on available medications.

Last Straw Strategies – Eating – Michelle Kennedy

This book offers 99 tips to bring you back from the end of your rope if you are having problems with your child’s eating habits.  It helps you to explore different methods to ensure balanced and healthy eating and is packed with last straw tips to cover every eventuality. 

Lunch Munch - Bobbie Kalman

Lunch menu suggestions with information on basic nutrition.

Massage: You and Your Baby – International Association of Infant Massage

This is an instructional video designed for both new and experienced parents to use and enjoy.  This video provides an easy to follow demonstration of the strokes so parents can learn and practice with ease. 

(The) Parent’s Complete Guide to Ear Infections - Alan R. Greene

This book contains quick and easy information about your child’s ear infection.  It is a one-stop guide to one of the most common and bothersome ailments of childhood. Easy to read and positive in tone, it provides the answers you need, from basic anatomy of the ear to the reasons why a child’s ear becomes easily and frequently infected.

This is an excellent reference for parents of allergy-prone children.  It offers information about specific foods that cause allergic reactions, tips for preventing food allergies, and advice for dealing with allergies as children enter school, develop social lives, and spend more time away from the watchful eyes of their parents.

(The) Peanut Allergy Answer Book – Michael C. Young, M.D.

This book combines true life anecdotes with medical research to give you a complete guide to managing a peanut allergy.

Raising Healthy Eaters - Henry Legere, M.D.

This book includes 100 tips for parents with children of all ages and eating preferences.  With 25 quick and easy recipes and ingenious ideas for getting picky eaters to try new foods, it’s a must for reading.   

Questions and Answers about Asthma – The Hospital for Sick Children

This booklet is written for parents to help explain the basics of childhood asthma and asthma management

Stay Safe - Claire Llewellyn

Children find out how to take care of themselves and learn about everyday dangers!

Straight Talk about Your Child’s Mental Health – Dr. Stephen Faraone

This is a comprehensive,  parent-friendly guide with understandable answers to difficult questions and issues surrounding your child’s mental health. 

Super Snacks

This book offers quick snack suggestions for after school physical activities and more. 

The Basic Shelf Cookbook - City of York Health Unit

This book if full of recipes which are made from low cost nutritious ingredients.

Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know - Paul A. Offit MD, Louis M. Bell M.D

Parents with concerns about vaccinating their children should read this book.  It answers common questions about  the necessity of vaccinations, the problem with the rotavirus vaccine and the potential harm preservatives contained in vaccines may pose to children. With this resource, parents can assess the risks and make the right decisions concerning their children's safety.

Your Child’s Best Shot - Canadian Paediatric Society (2002)

This is a parent’s guide to vaccination. The objective of this book is to give parents the information they need to understand why we recommend vaccination of children. A description of how the immune system works, how vaccine are made, how the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are monitored in Canada  and a description of the nine routine childhood vaccines are all included.