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Canadian Multiculturalism Day
On June 27, Canadian Multiculturalism Day honours the many cultural communities that help build a strong and vibrant Canadian society. It's an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity that enriches us collectively... have you thought about creating a local celebration or participating in activities in your community?Did you know that drowning doesn’t look like drowning?
Drowning doesn't always look as you might expect. In ten percent of child drownings, an adult actually watches the child drown without having any idea of what is happening. Here's what parents and caregivers need to know and watch for.
Supporting Diversity In The Early Years: Resources
In Canada today, families come from many different backgrounds and reflect a wide variety of cultures, languages, life experiences and lifestyles. Diversity is a key dimension of our past, present and future. Given this reality, children are likely to live and learn with people who may be very different from them. To prepare children for life in a diverse society, and to help protect them from bias and discrimination, it's important to encourage children’s positive feelings about themselves while fostering understanding and acceptance of differing beliefs, values and traditions. The Canadian Child Care Federation has a variety of resources to support caregivers in this important work.Talking to Young Children about Pride Month
June is a time to promote acceptance, not discrimination, and listen to children without judgment through simple and honest discussions. This collection of wonderful picture books and resources is a great place to start as you celebrate and honour Pride Month with the children in your program.
A New Set of Parent Resources – Now Available in 11 Languages!
Almost 30 Nobody's Perfect parenting program tip sheets are now available in 11 languages to better support parents in the communities you serve. These tip sheets cover topics like bullying, taking care of yourself, helping your child eat well, and more!ONLINE WORKSHOP: Supporting Newcomer Children and Families
In this one-hour online workshop, participants will be encouraged to think with a pedagogy of humility to better support the immigrant and refugee children and families they work with.All of the 2023 CNC Conference Session Recordings Are Now Available!
Here is a list of the newest conference session recordings that are now available for everyone in the CMAS Learning Centre!
- Simple Everyday Tools to Take Care of Ourselves So We Can Take Care of Our Children/Communities (Parts 1 & 2) - presented by Georgianna Lee
- Where the Wild Things Are: Providing Effective Supervision - presented by Tina Geers
- Supporting Children During Uncertain Times/Taking Care of Young Children's Mental Health (Parts 1 & 2) - presented by Malgosia Tomanik
- Enrich Your Classroom with Music and Movement (Parts 1 & 2) - presented by Cathy Turalinski
- Fostering Program and Family Connections - presented by Julie Hansen