Strong Minds make for Strong Kids (created by Psychology Canada) provides resources for parents, caregivers, and educators working with children and teens. The program provides evidence-informed tools and resources for students in preschool up to grade 12, to help them cope with and develop effective ways of dealing with stress. Documents available (in PDF’s) include tips and strategies for dealing with stress, a brochure surrounding how to help kids handle stress, factsheets/tipsheets, stress lessons to integrate into your classroom, and parent guides to stress. 

Why we’re recommending this resource

• Accuracy of information: well-researched, appropriately cited, and well written / organized  
• Authority: author is identifiable and has related qualifications and/or credentials / affiliated with a reputable institution 
• Objectivity: minimal to no biases or affiliations with a company selling products of promoting a questionable agenda. 
• Currency: information that is recent or has been recently endorsed 
• Canadian resource