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.
How will you celebrate International Day of Families on May 15th?
United Nation observes
International Day of Families each year to provide an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families. This year the theme is "Families and inclusive societies". So pull out your favourite picture books about different types of families or host a potluck lunch for the families in your program! If you're hosting an event or planning a special activity Family Day,
we'd love to hear about it!
Growth Mindset in Early Learners
Do you have children in your care that get frustrated easily or tend to give up when learning a new skill? One of the best things you can teach the children in your care is to welcome challenges, learn from mistakes, enjoy trying and keep learning! This article provides us with some
helpful suggestions for how to help early learners develop a growth mindset.
CMAS in Action: Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Anna Humphrey, CMAS Editor and Children’s Book Author
CMAS is eager to spread the news about TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, an annual nationwide event being held from May 5-12 to celebrate Canadian children’s books and the importance of reading. Adding to the excitement? Our very own editor, Anna Humphrey, is one of only 30 authors selected to speak this year.
Read about her involvement and find out how your families can attend events.
It’s World Allergy Week!
World Allergy Week is the perfect time to take a quick anaphylaxis refresher course.
Allergyaware.ca offers a free online anaphylaxis course that will remind you of the basics of anaphylaxis, ways to reduce risks in your program, and the recommended emergency treatment - all in just 30 minutes!
Webinar: Hiring and retaining qualified staff is not mission impossible!
This webinar reviews some of your biggest staffing challenges, and provides ideas for overcoming those challenges, including unique approaches to recruitment, screening, and retention.
Webinar – Play Therapy Techniques in Early Childhood Settings: Supporting Social-emotional Learning & Self-regulation
In this webinar, you will learn how to support children’s development through their most natural means for expression: play. You will learn about essential play skills, derived from Child-Centered Play Therapy, and how to engage young children in play and interact with them in ways that can strengthen the attachment relationship while supporting the acquisition of vital coping skills.
CNC in Action: 2018 CNC Conference
The 2018 CNC Conference,
Working With Refugee Children and Their Families, was an opportunity to meet other CNC staff, build relationships, share strategies, and collaborate to create real life solutions that benefit children enrolled in CNC programs.
Revisit highlights from the conference, and submit an idea from the conference that you implemented/plan to implement in your program to win a prize.
Make Bedtime Better: The Sleep Guide for Parents
Many families struggle with bedtime routines and helping children develop healthy sleeping patterns.
This guide is full of information about all things related to children's sleep. The topics have been broken down into useful sections to make it easy to find the information and you're looking for.
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years)
As young children grow and develop they need to move, sleep and sit the right amounts each day to be healthy - and
this simple visual helps us to understand just how much moving, sleeping and sitting children of different ages need each day!
