Health and Safety
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!NEW! Eat Right Be Active Booklets
We all want children to grow up healthy and feeling great- and these booklets can help! They are full of everyday ideas that busy parents and caregivers can put into action so toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers can eat well and be active.Helping you Manage CNC Webinar
Managers and organizations play a critical role in preventing and responding to vicarious trauma and burnout. This webinar recording for CNC administrators and SDRs describes: what vicarious trauma is and how it is different from burnout; how to identify signs and symptoms; and preventive measures that organizations and managers can take to provide a protective and supportive environment for staff.Responding to a child’s or parent’s traumatic memory
English: Responding to a child’s or parent’s traumatic memoryFrench: Comment intervenir quand des enfants ou des parents ont des souvenirs traumatisants
The Resilience Guide: Program Strategies for Responding to Trauma in Refugee Children
Many of the things we already do in early childhood programs not only support healthy child development, but also strengthen the capacity for resilience and recovery in young children who have experienced trauma. The Resilience Guide provides information and resources to help you understand the impact of the refugee experience at different ages, developmental effects of trauma and resettlement, and key strategies to strengthen families’ capacity for resilience. It also includes practical tip sheets designed to easily print out and share with your team!Resource Parent Workshop: Facilitator Guide
This workshop introduces participants to the Cognitive Triangle and the impact of trauma on children’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It also introduces techniques for helping traumatized children understand and control their emotions and behavioural reactions.
National Centre for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The National Centre for PTSD has information about childhood trauma, infant attachment and PTSD in preschool children.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has a Child Trauma Toolkit for educators and a useful handbook for parents called Caring for Children who have Experienced Trauma
New Beginnings Clinic: CAMH Services for Refugees
CAMH’s New Beginnings Clinic provides psychiatric consultation and possible brief culturally sensitive interventions to newly arrived refugees, as well as case consultation for care providers.
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) is a non-profit, registered charitable organization that helps survivors to overcomer the lasting effects of torture and war.