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CNC in Action: Making Connections
Six months ago, when Mariana Schenkel started working with the preschool group, she noticed they couldn’t sit still for five minutes during circle time. The children were not connecting with the planned activities and were restless. By creating handmade activities and storyboards filled with pictures, children and parents are making the connections to help them thrive.Webinar – From Biting to Hugging: The Social Development of Infants and Toddlers
Register now to learn more about how to support infant and toddlers’ social and prosocial development, and new strategies for helping children move from biting to hugging!Migration Matters: Young Children of Newcomer Families
Drawing from Statistics Canada and research, this edition of Migration Matters summarizes recent trends on the socioeconomic status, education, and mental health of young children of immigrant families. It also provides resources of research and best practices to meet the needs of immigrant children and families.Free Resources – Safe Kids Week 2018
Safe Kids Week is a national awareness campaign that brings attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children. Order your very own community kit, download and share tipsheets and guides, and plan fun activities for the children in your program!Where to get help as a new immigrant in Bradford, Simcoe County
In Ontario, Simcoe County several organizations are trying to get the word out about some of the local resources offered for newcomers and employers. Bradford Immigrant and Community Services has long provided a welcome centre for newcomers and programs, such as Getting Ready for Kindergarten, and SCAMP, a free summer camp in July that helps children whose first language is not English prepare for school. And bradford WORKS boasts a 73% employment rate for the newcomers with! Read more...Two of our most popular resources are now available in 24 additional languages!
To support your important work with newcomer families from all over the world, All About CNC and A Parent’s Guide to Gradual Separation are now available in Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assyrian Chaldean, Bulgarian, Burmese, Haitian Creole, Hungarian, Japanese, Karen, Kirundi, Kurdish, Lingala, Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Swahili, Telegu, Tibetan, Turkish, and Ukrainian.Emergency Preparedness Week Toolkit
It's Emergency Preparedness Week! You can take an active role and help build a culture of preparedness in your community by sharing some of these helpful resources. While governments at all levels are working hard to keep Canada safe, everyone has a role to play in knowing the risks and being prepared for an emergency.