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7 Interesting Benefits of Water Play
Water is an important natural material that provides hours of absorbing fun and a multitude of wonderful development and learning opportunities. Here, you'll discover the benefits of water play and tips to easily incorporate it into your day to day play schedule.49 Fun Preschool Physical Activity Ideas
Children don’t just need a lot of movement, they also need a lot of variety of movement! So here's a list of 49 fun physical activities ideas that will help preschoolers get active and develop skills in a variety of ways.Preparing for Re-Opening: The Administrator’s Role in Taking Control When Things Seem Out of Control
This webinar is an opportunity to hear about concrete strategies that can be implemented with little to no cost and will help you whether your program is currently shuttered or operating under new and changing guidelines. A wide variety of vetted resources will also be shared with participants.
Podcast: Avoiding Challenging Behaviour Through Movement and Play
In this Preschool and Beyond podcast Rae Pica discusses why children need to move and play, and the positive effects they have on learning and behavior.How does COVID-19 Relate to Child Development?
Centre on the Developing Child has developed a helpful infographic that explains COVID-19 and how it relates to child development. They've also compiled a variety of resources on stress, resilience, and responding to the coronovirus.
50 short videos of open-ended play ideas
This free video library is a collection of 50 activities that can easily be done at home - so it's perfect for sharing with families! It includes fun science, math, art and nature activities.Sesame Workshop: Information, Activity Ideas and PD
Your care and support can make a huge difference in the life of a young child. Sesame Street in Communities is here to support your important work with activities, professional development and tips for the challenges and joys along the way.Win at Online Meetings When You are NOT Home Alone!
Straight from an expert with lots of experience, here are some tips for presenting webinars and participating in conference calls when there are children around!
Webinar: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Behaviour
Trauma in young children is much more pervasive—and much more destructive—than we ever thought. The research on trauma has made it clear that children’s challenging behavior is not intentional, but is instead driven by fear and a protective strategy for coping with their experience. This webinar helps participants develop an understanding of trauma and how it affects behavior, learn ways to support children, and develop strategies to promote your own resilienceMultilingual Parenting Tips for Uncertain Times
In the coming weeks, many families will find the stresses of full time parenting and staying inside with children to be a significant challenge. Triple P- Positive Parenting Program has developed two resources to help. 10 Tips for Parenting in Uncertain Times is now available in Arabic, Dutch, English, German and Spanish. Parenting During COVID-19 is also available in English and French.