Mind Matters Clinic
Resources
Books Available in Our Clinic
Please click on the following links to access a list of suggested books. Please note that the resources are separated by topic.
COVID19 Resources
COVID-19 and Mental Health
A pandemic can be stressful. Here are some resources of how you can deal with it and take care of yourself.
Aulnea Renewal Centre
Aulnea Renewal Centre offering free wellness checks for anyone who is anxious at this time.
Picture Schedules and Learning Agreements for Your Child
A helpful site for navigating learning from home and establishing good routines.
Free Home Schooling/Educational Websites
Scholastic Learn at Home for Grades 3 to 5
Make your kids part of virtual book fests and more.
Fun Games
Tickle the mind of your young ones with interesting and knowledgeable games.
French Children's Stories
Children love stories, and here are some which your kids might enjoy.
Best Homeschooling Websites
Explore various free lessons and educational video sites to make learning enjoyable for your kids.
The Big Life Kids Journal
Read blogs for kids and get access to freebies which your children will enjoy.
General Websites for Information
About Pediatrics
Information and advice on a variety of topics - parenting information, medical information, and advice. www.teenadvice.about.com Website that you should preview, and if you think the site would be valuable to your teen, show it to them. It includes a column that response to questions that are frequently asked by teens (FAQs). It could be an excellent resource for your teen.
Today's Parent
There's a link to the top 20 websites for kids. It includes yahooligans.com (a safe place for children to look for information) and ajkids (an ask jeeves questions site).
Kids Health
Kids can go there to learn about many topics - feelings, friends, health, and even recipes. There's a special section for teens.
Common Sense Media
A website that offers reviews of books, videos, apps, etc.
NeedHelpNow.ca
This will help teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provide support along the way.
Proactive Solutions for Parenting
Ross Greene's Website on Collaborative and Proactive Solutions for Parenting.
Identify the early signs of communication disorders
A website to help identify the early signs of communication disorders, with milestones birth to age 5 listed.
Patterns of Cognitive Distortion
Thinking About Thinking by David Burns - Patterns of Cognitive Distortion
ADHD
An "Ethics Manual" for Your Teen's Electronics
Tips for helping manage electronic and cellphone use for the teens in your home, especially kids with ADHD
Understood.org
Webpage for parents wanting to help their children with various learning problems
Games and Skill-builders
A list of some video games that will help your teen/tween build critical reasoning skills
Tips and Tricks
Some tips and tricks to help children with ADHD. See understood.org for more information
Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
Webpage for health care providers, as well as provides resources for parents and children with ADHD.
Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada
Website for Centre for ADHD Advocacy in Canada, provides tools and resources.
CHADD
National resource website for children and adults with ADHD
Experience Journal
Stories and experiences from families and children with ADHD.
Apps and Tools
Scoop It Top Educational Apps
Review of numerous Educational Apps (some are older)
My Homework App
My homework student planner for iPad/iPhone
iRewardChart
iRewardChart is an App that brings the traditional reward chart onto mobile device; customizable, interactive.
Learning Works for Kids
Learning Works for Kids webpage with over 100 Apps and games designed to improve working memory
Anxiety & Depression
Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba
Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba website also has a list of resources
Anxieties.com
Good website for children and parents of children who are shy and experience social anxiety.
Anxiety in Kids
Great article about anxiety in kids.
Anxiety BC
A website based in BC that provides helpful tools including videos and apps.
Stress Hacks
A local website for adolescents with various resources available, as well as "self-checks", and a map of services for adolescents in Manitoba.
Oakmeditation.com
A free guided meditation app with a variety of options.
MIRECC
A US Resource for how to talk to children about losing someone to suicide.
Some Meditation Tracks for Children Who Struggle With Sleep
Hot Air Balloon Sleep Meditation
Children's Space Adventure
Sleep Meditation: Octopus Tea Garden Under the Sea
Sleep Meditation for Adults who struggle with sleep
Some Apps and Websites for Mindfulness and Anxiety
Mindful App
This app is a Meditation app for Children
Stop Breath Think
This is for adults, but some children enjoy it as well
Calm
A guided meditation website, also has an app.
Mindful.org
A website and magazine for Mindfulness Resources
What's Up Mental Health App
A CBT app designed for those with anxiety and depression, provides coping strategies and tools
Well Beyond
A meditation app for kids that has several guided meditations
Smiling Mind
A website and app that provides various meditation apps for children
ClassDojo
A website designed to teach children to understand and manage their emotions using mindfulness techniques.
Autism & Social Skills
Autism Speaks®
A valuable website with various resources for parents and caregivers of those on the ASD Spectrum.
Social Thinking
Books and games that parents can read/play with their children to help them acquire stronger social skills. Great books for kids and teens as well.
About Learning Disabilities
For parents of and children with Learning Disabilities. Includes information on Learning Disabilities and addresses social and emotional issues encountered by children with Learning Disabilities. There's a section on helping children develop Social Skills.
Parenting Science
Describes activities that parents can do with their children to help build Social Skills. The activities have been developed based on research indicating the skills necessary for social relationships.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
This website offers various details on the development of speech and language disorders in adults and children
My Aspergers Child
Website that has resources for parents of children with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism
Aspergers Handbook
Tips and tricks for helping parents of children with aspergers.
Apps & Tools
First Then Visual Schedule
Behavioural supports for caregivers of ASD individuals
Social Navigator App
Social Skills App with a guide and brain trainer app
Social Quest
An app used to enhance the understanding and use of language (words in conversation) in a variety of social situations.
Emotionary
Helps kids understand the "faces" of emotions. Uses different technique to explore why you are feeling that way.
Contra Costa County Office of Education
For teachers - there is a game for young children for facial expression recognition
Conversation Builder
Conversation Builder app for a variety of skill developments
Social Skills Autism App
A comprehensive list of available apps for Social Skills/ASD
Educational Websites for Parents & Students
Language Arts
raz-kids.com
A website with guided reading programs, quizzes and books to help children with reading.
Inspiration.com
For ages, K-12 supports visual thinking techniques, enabling students to organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge and think critically. Includes graphic organizers, diagrams and more.
Ambleside Cumbria
Includes teaching tools, tests, games and much more. This is a Church of England School.
Reading Rockets
Offers strategies, lessons, activities and ideas designed to help children of all ages learn to read. Also a good writing resource.
Scholastic
An early reading program with robust vocabulary instruction for Grades K-3.
ReadWriteThink
Provides educators and students access to quality practices and resources in reading and writing.
What Works Clearing House
Provides educators with the information they need for what different programs, practices and policies in education work.
Enchanted Learning
Valuable resource with many academic activities, including phonics, reading suggestions etc.)
ABC Ya
Great website for children from preKindergarten to Grade Five. This website provides a variety of fun activities and instruction to help your child learn the alphabet and to read more fluently. Graded reading materials can be listened to and read by your child at the same time. A variety of fun games will help make the reading experience interesting and educational.
Surfnet Kids
Website with educational games, links to other sites, etc.
Starfall
Website with games and tools for teaching kids to learn to read.
Writing Skills
Inspiration.com
For ages, K-12 supports visual thinking techniques, enabling students to organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge and think critically. Includes graphic organizers, diagrams and more.
Arcademic Skill Builders
Fun and free games for kids K-8, featuring education games, math games, and language arts games.
Education Oasis
An oasis of teaching resources and education information for educators. Includes graphic organizers, lesson plans, book reviews, sites for students etc.
Fun Brain
Online educational games for kids of all ages. Includes math games, reading games, and much more.
Best Typing Software for Kids
Reviews and suggestions for programs to help kids learn how to type.
Math
Kahn Academy
Has an extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments available to students and parents alike. Videos are on all topics (K-12 Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics etc) and are generally put into digestible chunks (ie. 10 minutes each).
Arcademic Skill Builders
Fun and free games for kids K-8, featuring education games, math games, and language arts games.
ABC Ya
Great website for children from pre-Kindergarten to Grade Five. This website provides a variety of fun activities and instruction to help your child learn the alphabet and to read more fluently. Graded reading materials can be listened to and read by your child at the same time. A variety of fun games will help make the reading experience interesting and educational.
Apps
Zones of Regulation
An app designed to work on Zones of Regulation.
Summer Learning Apps
Watch this video to get a great summary of different apps to use for your kids during the summer months to maintain school learning.
Learning Disabilities Resources
Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba
Associated with Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
National Centre for Learning Disabilities
National Centre for Learning Disabilities general website
Overview of Learning Disabilities
Overview of Learning Disabilities (National Center for Learning Disabilities; NCLD in the U.S.)
Overview of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Working Memory Learning Disabilities
Article discussing Working Memory Learning Disabilities
Misunderstood Minds
A companion site to the PBS special on learning disabilities and differences. Explore stories and find resources for parents.
Nessy.com
A website that has phonics-based reading programs to help children learn and excel in reading.
Bookshare
This website provides a lending library of over 700,000 e-books that can be displayed and read simultaneously with the help of an electronic device for children diagnosed with learning disabilities.
Electronic Tools & Apps
Tech Finder
Search tool to find new resources
Learning Works for Kids
Learning Works for Kids is a vast website that allows you to search for games and Apps by skill and learning challenge
iEarnedThat
Rewards plans with 3-D graphics
Inov8
Website with numerous Apple Apps for Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Scoop It Education Apps
Review of numerous Educational Apps (some are older)
My Homework App
My homework student planner for iPad/iPhone
iRewardChart
is an App that brings the traditional reward chart onto mobile device; customizable, interactive.
Learning Works Apps
Learning Works for Kids webpage with over 100 Apps and games designed to improve working memory
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Dysgraphia Resources
Dyscalculia in Parents Canada
Article in "Parents Canada" with some helpful description of math disability and some good links
Dyslexia Champions
A local website with resources for Winnipeg
Type to Learn
Great resource for learning to type for children with dyslexia.
Electronic Tools & Apps
Dyscalculia.org
Website contains many links to apps/online programs/books/clinician's guides/library websites (e.g., National Library of Virtual Manipulatives)
Wright's Law
Website with free and for purchase programs (including CDs)
Apps For Dyslexia
Browse through this website for a variety of apps for dyslexia
Second Grade Math
Why Second Grade Math Is Hard for Kids.
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Family Education Website
Family Education Website with helpful description of symptoms and a discussion blog for topics of interest
E-Mental Health
Canadian website provides helpful information about CAPD including classroom strategies
Electronic Tools & Apps
Auditory Processing Studio
Auditory Processing Studio is an iPad App for adults and children ages 7 and up
Auditory Workout
Auditory "workout" app Sensory & Visual Integration/Processing Disorders
Sensory Processing Symptom Checklist
Symptoms Checklist for Sensory Integration/Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder WebMD
A Web MD article that describes SPD
SPD Foundation
SPD Foundation is an exhaustive website, including a substantial library of research related to SPD and its treatment
OT's with Apps & Technology
Webpage with several Apps to aid self-regulation in children with SPD or Autistic Spectrum Disorder
