New Online Tutorial: 4 Tips for Building Confidence in Newcomer Children
To support their settlement and growth, immigrant and refugee children need supportive relationships, a safe space, and opportunities to nurture and build their confidence and competence. Need opportunities for mastery, success, and “safe risks”! In 4 Tips for Building Confidence in Newcomer Children, participants will learn about how to incorporate opportunities for mastery, success, and “safe risks” in their programs, some of the ways we unintentionally stifle children’s feelings of competence, and simple strategies to incorporate important learning opportunities that build confidence and support children’s development. To extend your learning, you’ll also find a list of resources, facilitator guide and group discussion questions so that you can easily facilitate your own team training.
5 Tips for Encouraging Sharing
There has been some debate about encouraging sharing in the early years, and some educators prefer to encourage "taking turns" over "sharing". Either way, it's important for the children in our programs to work on social skills and learn how to share space and objects with their peers. Here are
five ideas for teaching and encouraging sharing in your program.
Sensory Processing Fact Sheet
What is
sensory processing? Children with sensory processing issues can be oversensitive to sights, sounds, textures, flavours, smells and other sensory input. Here's a
one-page fact sheet that provides essential information about why some kids struggle so much with sensory input, and how we can help!
Are you looking for quiet, calming music for children?
This
relaxing music might be just what you're looking for to use during quiet time. You might also want to make calming music like this available with headphones in a quiet space to help children self-regulate!
Resource: Raising Teens in a New Country: A Guide for the Whole Family
This guide was created for parents and teens who are new to the U.S, and for service providers who are working with newcomer families. It's full of great information and conversation starters that could be used in parent or teen workshops and supports.
5 Simple Ways to Build Resilience and Well-Being in Children
How can we help children to be more resilient and less vulnerable to mental health problems? Although we can’t stop all mental health problems, we can help children develop habits that build their wellbeing and resilience. But, these habits can’t exist on their own. They need to grow out of strong, supportive, nurturing relationships that children can develop with their parents, caregivers and teachers. Here are
5 ways to build wellbeing that you can integrate into your program.
Why Is My Child Aggressive?
Getting what we want and need is part of survival, but young children often can’t or don’t know how to express their needs and desires in calm ways or using words. As they grow, children learn to control their emotions and interact with others in positive ways. Until that happens, however, young children may be aggressive as they attempt to express themselves.
This resource is available in multiple languages for download.
When Your Child Has Nightmares
Young children can’t always tell the difference between dreams and reality. Some children have dreams that feel so “real” and scary that they wake up upset. This can upset parents too and cause everyone to lose sleep. As a parent, there are things you can do to help your child have fewer nightmares so that everyone can sleep better.
This resource is available in multiple languages for download.
What Can I Do If My Child Is Aggressive?
Children who are aggressive are often responding to feelings of stress and anxiety in the only way they know how. Your child may need extra help to feel secure. By being loving, calm and patient, you will make a big difference.
This resource is available in multiple languages for download.
Sharing Stories With Your Child
Telling stories—whether they are real or imagined—is a fun way to interact with your child.
This resource is available in multiple languages for download.
