Video: Why are the early years so important?
Did you know that 90% of brain development happens in the first 6 years of life? Watch this
fun 2-minute video to learn more about how early experiences impacts everything!
VIDEO: What is Resilience?
Resilience is defined as a good outcome in the face of adversity. So why do some people succeed, even when they have experienced extreme hardships? And how can we help build resilience in children who have experienced trauma? Learn more about how to
build resilience in children, explore the latest research, watch videos, and play the resiliency game here.
Video: What is Challenging Behaviour?
Over 900,000 people have watched this quick video that explains the difference between behaviour that is difficult, but likely to improve, and behaviour that is challenging and likely to require intervention.
Changing Outcomes Through Child Profiles
The process of child observations is a key strategy used in CNC programs to plan for each child. Observations are a way to collect data on the child their interests and their growth. How this is done varies from program to program. The Catholic Cross Cultural CNC program introduced a model that moved away from just collecting information when the child enters the program to a
more defined portfolio system.
Observing Immigrant and Refugee Children: What’s Different?
Observations are key to supporting the development of every child. This is especially true for immigrant and refugee children settling into their new country. Yet, for newcomer children, observation takes on an added dimension of complexity. Ann Hutchings is supervisor at the Graybridge Malkam CNC program in Ottawa.
She shares a few key things to consider when observing immigrant and refugee children.
Can Technology Help with Child Observations?
The staff at Newcomer Centre of Peel have a commitment to meet the individual needs of the child. This is not easy, as the program has over 100 children with 15-16 per class. Given these large numbers, caregivers were having trouble finding time to record observations. If they tried to jot down an observation as it happened, it took attention away from the group. When they waited until the end of the day, they struggled to remember what took place. They tried different observation techniques, including notepaper on a wall and a shared camera. None of these worked well. This is a frustrating situation faced by many programs.
Read how a CNC program brainstormed a better way to observe and document using technology.
Kids in Motion: Ideas for Active Play, Every Day
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers love to play and move.
Kids in Motion is full of information about children's natural need to be active, ages and stages of development, and activity ideas for encouraging active play, every day.
The Linguistic Genius of Babies
Have you heard the astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another?
Watch these clever lab experiments that show how 6-month-old babies listen and use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.
3 Reasons Not to Wait to Assess Preschool DLLs with Special Needs
Have you ever wondered whether you should refer a newcomer child for help with a suspected special need? Sometimes we think we should wait, but
this expert disagrees!
Loose Parts
Loose Parts presented by Carolyn Hadcock
