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A Syrian family’s long journey to Canada
The Farwan family gave CBC rare access to follow their long voyage from Jordan. Their powerful story has been captured in photo and a short documentary, giving us a glimpse of their courage, strength and resilience.A year in Calgary: 3 families with very different refugee stories
CBC News reconnects with three refugee families they first met a year ago. One woman is thriving in her new home, another family is struggling to even get out of the house, and the third family has left town. Read more...The Reality of Early Childhood Trauma
When young children experience or witness a traumatic event that threatens their safety or the safety of their parents/caregivers, the impact can be long-lasting. Even for infants and children that may not understand what happened! Find out more about symptoms and behaviours, protective factors, and how to help!READY-TO-USE PARENT WORKSHOP: Building Resilience in Young Children
Everyone has the capacity for resilience. Building resilience is something we work on throughout our lives, and parents play the biggest role to play in helping their children develop strengths that support resilience. The purpose of this ready-to-use parent workshop is to provide practical tips and simple messages for parents about how to build resilience from infancy to age 6.It’s National Home Fire Safety Week – How will you help keep families safe?
Do you know the risks and how to prevent them? Canada Safety Council has information on holiday fire safety issues, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and fire escape plans. Share this information with parents today!How to select toys for short term or mobile children’s programs: Quick Tip Tutorial
You may not know the number of children, their ages and needs until they arrive. And staff may have to bring toys to different locations, so they need to be easy to transport and store! How can you plan for so many variables? This quick-tip tutorial will help you plan for uncertainties and select the toys you need for a mobile or short term program. In it, you'll find 7 key factors to consider, a printable list of toy suggestions, and ideas for developing your own mobile kits.How to Improve Your Cultural Awareness and Understanding
The National Centre for Cultural Competence has a Curricula Enhancement Module Series on Cultural and Linguistic Competence. It is intended for health and mental health professionals, but has modules that will help early learning and care professionals improve their cultural awareness and understanding as well!How to stay current as an Early Childhood Educator
Since the research around early childhood education is constantly evolving, it can seem difficult to stay on top of what’s new. Leading early childhood educators keep learning, discover new techniques, keep up with the latest trends and research in the field, and respond to these changes by incorporating them into their curriculum. Read more...Looking for PD in Nova Scotia?
Did you know that Mount Saint Vincent University has professional development workshops for Early Childhood Educators? Find out more and register now!Quick Tip Video – How to Make Transitions Fun
This 2-minute video will show you how you can use attention getting games to make transition times fun for the children in your program!