The Health Unit offers parenting support through the programs listed below. To make a referral or for more information, clients can contact the Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853.
Triple P, or the Positive Parenting Program, is backed by over 10 years of research. Triple P offers information, tip sheets, self help books, videos, seminars and courses on topics for a wide variety of parenting topics for parents and care givers of children and youth age 0-18.
Healthy Babies/Healthy Children Program is a program funded by the Ministry of Ontario offering support to families expecting a new baby and families with children up to age 6 years.
Baby Talk Groups are drop in sessions facilitated by Public Health Nurses offered to parents of babies birth to 1 year old.
Value Every Kid links to informationand tools to help families, schools, and communities raise healthy, caring, responsible children.
The Ontario Early Year’s Centre’s (OEYC) in Leeds and Grenville
and Lanark offer a wide variety of programs to support children age 0 – 6. Support, resources and education are also offered to parents and caregivers.