Resources for Families, Parents, and Caregivers
KPDSB is committed to helping parents and guardians find the resources they need to deal with unfamiliar situations and times of crisis. Here you will find a comprehensive list of webinars, videos/recordings, brochures, tip sheets, and external websites and programs designed to inform and aid families dealing with various addictions and/or mental health issues. If you have any questions about the following resources, please contact your school’s administration.
In collaboration with Hannah Beach, KPDSB has a new series of resources for parents and caregivers, focusing on topics affecting today’s children to help parents and caregivers bridge the gap of understanding between them. Hannah’s approach breaks down these difficult topics and gives adults the tools to talk to their kids in an easily digestible way that ensures children feel loved, cared for, and genuinely understood. KPDSB is honoured to have this partnership with Hannah Beach and to make her expertise accessible to families in all our communities. Find her videos alongside other resources, marked with an asterisk (*) below.
Future Design School Parent Session Summaries
Are you concerned about how much time your child spends on their mobile device? Are you unfamiliar with what your child is doing/seeing online? Do you have questions about the risks of cell phone and internet/social media usage in adolescents? Check out the following resources for information about cell phones, social media, and young people online, and find tips for approaching difficult conversations about online boundaries with children:
Is your child struggling with poor mental health? Are you unfamiliar with strategies for approaching positive mental health conversations? Do you have questions or concerns about how to properly navigate your child’s mental health journey? Check out the following resources for information about various kinds of mental health struggles, as well as tips and advice about how to adequately support your child while they deal with personal mental health struggles.
Do you have questions about vaping and nicotine use in adolescents? Are you unfamiliar with vaping and the risks it poses to youth? Are you concerned about your child’s addiction? Check out the following resources to find answers to all of your questions, as well as tips for how to approach conversations with adolescents about vaping and nicotine use:
Future Design School partners with schools and districts worldwide to support effective and long-term education transformation. Future Design School’s Parent Talk Series brings clarity, inspiration, and practical insight to questions concerning the complex realities of childhood in a digital age. Grounded in research and real world examples, these engaging sessions help families understand the trends shaping education and child development today, and offer actionable ideas to support young people in thriving academically, socially and emotionally.
Each talk is designed to spark meaningful reflection and conversation, offering parents new tools to nurture resilience, curiosity, and purpose at home. Schools and parent communities can select any combination of topics to create a customized series tailored to local needs and interests.
Did you know KPDSB’s Director of Education hosts Fireside Chats to connect with parents and caregivers? Every few weeks, the Director travels to a different community/school to hold an open discussion/Q&A session concerning education-related topics. Subjects of interest include Artificial Intelligence, Kindergarten Registration, parent engagement opportunities, math initiatives and math education, and attendance campaigns geared toward student success. Attendees are invited to ask questions and provide comments on any programs, initiatives, or concerns they may have, whether they attend in-person or watch the accompanying Facebook livestream. Check out the Fireside Chat highlight reels below: