Savvy Siblings: Strengthening the Financial Security of Your Sibling with a Disability
This free, self-paced online course empowers Canadian adults to build financial security for—and with—their siblings with disabilities.
Siblings Canada Learning Hub
Explore our curated collection of free resources that support siblings of people with disabilities.
Resentment & Parenting with Robyn Gobbel
Resentment is a familiar feeling on this unexpected parenting journey. Despite doing the hard, ongoing work of relearning how to understand behavior, parent, and build a family, some days are still filled with frustration. You’re not a bad person. But resentment just feels bad!
What it takes to support a loved one with FASD
This photovoice project describes the experiences and the challenges faced by those supporting loved ones with FASD. This photovoice project highlights several themes that are consistent with the results of caregiver research and provide a glimpse into the experience of those supporting loved ones with FASD.
Transition Tools and Resources for Families and Caregivers of Youth with Developmental Disabilities
A toolkit designed to prepare youth with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to transition from pediatric to adult healthcare (31 pages)
Tips for Parents and Caregivers
38 tips for caregivers on a variety of topics (40 pages)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) – (in french)
FASD research; FASD behaviours and social skills; support for parents. Caution: uses older diagnostic terms (75 pages)
Succession Planning: What parents & caregivers of a loved one with FASD need to know
Information regarding succession planning.
Strengthening the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship in Children and Parents Affected by FASD – Red Flags and Practical Strategies
Webcast about how parents can strengthen their relationships with their children living with FASD (2 hours)
Strategies for Assisting Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Social skills, teaching strategies, information about attention and learning (66 pages)
Starting Places: Oppositional Behavior
Oppositional behaviors can be very challenging. There is no “magic thing” that can stop them, but we can begin to try and decrease them by taking a step back and adjusting our approach. In this video Nate Sheets discusses strategies for families and caregivers. (6 min.)
So You Have Been Diagnosed with FASD – Now What?
Information for youth diagnosed with FASD; information on social skills and healthy relationships; education and learning difficultes; tips on dealing with police and the justice system (126 pages)
