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Supporting Home Language Maintenance

English: Supporting Home Language Maintenance
French: L’importance d’encourager les familles à preserver leur langue maternelle

Helping Refugee Children Cope with Stress

English: Helping Refugee Children Cope with Stress
French: Comment atténuer le stress des enfants réfugiés

Culture Shock

English: Culture Shock
French: Le choc culturel

Guiding Refugee Children’s Behaviour

English: Guiding Refugee Children's Behaviour
French: Comment guider le comportement des enfants réfugiés

Caring for Refugee Children

English: Caring for Refugee Families
French: Le soin et la garde des enfants réfugiés

Welcoming Syrian Refugee Families

English: Welcoming Refugee Families
French: Comment accueillir les familles réfugiées

Video: Using Math Talk to Support Learning

In this video, Dr. Jeffery Trawick-Smith and Dr. Sudha Swaminathan discuss the importance of using math and math talk to help support learning in the preschool classroom. Child and Family Development Resource Center teacher Cynthia DeJesus shares her experiences on using these strategies in her classroom.

Did you know that Canada’s Food Guide is available in 10 languages?

Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide has been translated into 10 different languages in addition to English and French!

Four reasons children should learn their home language

To speak or not to speak? How important is one’s home language or mother tongue? These are questions that immigrant families ponder. While there is no clear answer to the questions, here are four factors to consider. Read more...

Video: Preschool Science Experiment – Program planning ideas for your program!

The preschool classroom at Bright Horizons does a science experiment in which they mix together water, cornstarch and food coloring. Hear about all that they are learning and watch as they see what happens when the different materials and colors mix together!