Free Toolkit: Engaging Families in Healthy Development
Parents are their child’s first teachers—and when they’re actively involved in promoting early development, the results are better outcomes and stronger parent– child bonds. Children with involved parents are more likely to get the support they need and be prepared for school and future success. Adapted from the trusted Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ®) family of products, you can use this
toolkit of resources to help you engage families in nurturing their child’s development - and help them get their children off to the best start in life!
Active Start
From 0-6 years, children need to be engaged in daily active play. Through play and movement, they develop fundamental movement skills and learn how to link them together. At this stage developmentally appropriate activities are important to
help children feel competent and comfortable participating in all kinds of fun and challenging play!
New resource for caregivers: Your Guide to Caring for a Child with Food Allergy
Food Allergy Canada has a new resource just for caregivers that explains what food allergy is, how to avoid having reactions and what to do in case there is one. “
Caring for a child with food allergy: What you need to know” is very visual, making it easy to follow along and understand, even if English is not your first language.
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.
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!
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.
Newcomer Tips for a Fire-Safe Winter
Mississauga Fire is proud to serve a vibrant and growing community that is home to many new Canadians. To ensure that family homes are safe this winter, they've put together a
helpful list of winter fire safety tips and translated them into multiple languages. It's full of great information and resource links that you can share with the families you work with as they establish roots in your community!
Creating Opportunities for Active Play
By now, you have probably heard about the importance of regular physical activity. You are likely aware that establishing strong physical activity habits at a young age increases the chance of maintaining healthy activity levels into adulthood. Here are some
developmentally appropriate activities that can help us instill a love of physical activity for children of all ages!
How to help young kids cope with the trauma of the last year
https://hechingerreport.org/we-know-how-to-help-young-kids-cope-with-the-trauma-of-the-last-year-but-will-we-do-it/
October is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Canada
Canada takes the protection of children very seriously. Each year thousands of children are subjected to abuse and neglect. All of us who work with families need to understand our duty to report and role in protecting children. This includes knowing how to identify different types and indicators of abuse, cultural considerations, and steps to report and document suspected abuse–as well as strategies to support staff, parents, and children after a report has been made. Take this opportunity to refresh your training and complete our webinar on Understanding Child Abuse and Your Duty to Report. This important webinar includes resources, helpful contact information, and links to legislation, as well as questions for reflection and/or discussion, and it's available in both
English and
French.
