Immigrant Parents and Early Childhood Programs: Addressing Barriers of Literacy, Culture, and Systems Knowledge
Immigrant parents confront significant barriers as they try to engage with their children's educational programs during the developmentally critical early years.
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Exploration of the Status of Services for Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Education Programs
Four principles have been identified as having importance when working with immigrant families.
In this report, each principle is explored individually in terms of dynamics as well as recommendations for ECE programs currently working with immigrant families.
Newcomer Parents Speak Out On CNC – Unveiling Some Surprising Results!
To better understand how parents feel about the care their children receive, CMAS designed and conducted an evaluation.
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Understanding Sensory Issues in Young Children: The Importance of Sensory Integration
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this video to gain an understanding of sensory integration. This video uses animation to provide information about: the 7 senses, how individuals use sensory information, and possible signs of sensory integration issues. Visit
Pathways.org for more information, including a sensory integration checklist useful for checking any possible sensory issues in children.
Does My Child Have A Sensory Issue?
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this video to learn about possible signs of sensory integration issues. This video shows an expert panel of health professionals discussing how sensory integration or sensory processing affects children and the real-life stories of parents of children with sensory issues.
For Newcomer Parents with Teens
Most families leaving their home country and starting life in a new country feel sadness and grief mixed with a sense of hope and excitement about the future.
When families work together, they can support each other and achieve more than if they just work alone.
Growing Up in a New Land – A Guide for Newcomer Parents
The Best Start Resource Centre has announced the publication of a new booklet
for parents of children 0-6 titled
Growing Up in a New Land - A Guide for Newcomer Parents. This booklet contains information on: support for parents, parenting in Canada, keeping your child healthy and safe, taking care of yourself as parents and additional services for newcomer parents.
Paper copies of the booklet can also be ordered at $1.25 each.
Helping You Meet the Requirements: Supporting Parents
When parents come to you for information and assistance, the support you provide helps families adapt to life here in Canada.
This special feature will help you meet new requirements that specifically require all CNC programs to provide information on the topics of immunization, allergies/nutrition, settlement and community resources.
Mental Health of Mothers and Children
The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development has posted a cluster of articles and papers on the topic of mental health. All of these documents are connected in one way or another to the mental health of mothers and children.
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A Blueprint for Supporting Emergent Bilinguals in Your Program: Roma Chumak-Horbatsch’s Linguistically Appropriate Practice
At one time or another, all child care professionals in Canada—whether in a newcomer-focused program or not—will likely look after non-English speaking children.
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