A Beautiful Collection of Parenting Resources in Many Languages
The Australian Parenting Website has a lovely
collection of parenting resources that are available in many languages - including articles, posters and videos on topics like daily care, nutrition, sleep, special needs and more... all free and available for you to download and share with the parents in your program.
How did Black History Month come to be?
February is Black History Month! This is a time to celebrate and remember all the ways that Black Canadians have contributed to Canada’s history and culture. Throughout February, this celebration provides a chance to learn about African cultures.
Promoting the Positive Racial Identity of Black Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Programs
We know that the first 1,000 days are a sensitive period in children’s development, but did you know that the early years are also important for positive ethnic-racial identity? Positive ethnic-racial identity is protective and promotive for children’s healthy development - especially children from racially and linguistically minoritized families and communities. Unfortunately, this is an area rarely discussed and educators who care for and teach babies are undervalued and receive low compensation. In this
webinar, participants will examine how Black families and their babies have been dealing with two pandemics – COVID-19 and racism.
CMAS Webinar: Happiness @ Work
Did you know that 50% of our happiness is determined by our genes, 10% by our environment but that 40% is determined by our actions or attitude? The science of positive psychology or human flourishing suggests hundreds of simple ways to increase our happiness and well-being. In this CNC webinar, positive psychology practitioner, Patrice Palmer joins us to talk about different kinds of happiness, and what we can do each day to positively impact everyone around us!
New Safe Sleep for Your Baby Booklet
Take a few minutes to read this important information on how we can
help babies sleep safely and share it with families!
Anti-Bias Education: Recommended Books
Anti-bias curriculum is an approach to early childhood education that sets forth values-based principles and methodology in support of
respecting and embracing differences and acting against bias and unfairness. Anti-bias teaching requires critical thinking and problem solving by both children and adults. Here is a
list of books that can help!
Affirmation and Celebration: New Report Offers Recommendations for Supporting Multilingual Preschool-Age Children during the Pandemic
Affirming and celebrating all language practices supports children’s identity, and social and emotional well-being, as well as fosters their learning and development. That’s the top message from a new report that focuses on ways that parents, family members and other adults can help multilingual preschool-age children cope with the stress and trauma of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Nurturing Your Preschool-Age Multilingual Child Amid COVID-19: The Important Role of Languages describes the language development of multilingual children and how to nurture them through daily conversations and other interactions.
Multilingual mental health resources for newcomers
As part of the
Promising Practices in Accessing Virtual Mental Health: Supporting Refugees during COVID-19 project, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Ontario Ministry of Health, service providers working with newcomers and refugees share these
multilingual mental health resources.
Let’s Celebrate Family Literacy Day 2022!
Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27
th to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Since 1999, thousands of schools, libraries, literacy organizations and other community groups have taken part in the initiative.
ABC Life Literacy Canada creates free learning and resources to get everyone involved! Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development, improving a child’s literacy skills dramatically, and can help a parent improve their skills as well.
Conversations About Culture: Video and Lesson Plan
This video and lesson plan introduces the concept of cultural humility as a guiding principle for effective cross-cultural communication and collaboration. It includes a variety of helpful information, self-assessment tools, and reflective exercises for educators, students, and faculty engaged in cross-cultural research and partnerships. It was produced in association with the
UB Centre for Social Research.
