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Creating a “climate of delight” while children learn: Dr. Rachel Langford
Play is important to learning. Research tells us again and again that when children play, exploring and experimenting with material, they learn through those experiences. Dr. Rachel Langford offers some strategies to create a "climate of delight" while children learn.Read More
Forging New Ties, Planting New Roots – Kenise Murphy Kilbride
It’s 2:00 in the morning and Julia’s baby, Cassandra, has been crying nonstop for about an hour. She knows Cassandra has a fever and is worried it’s getting worse. She thinks to herself, can I take her to the doctor or hospital? I think she needs medicine, but where would I find it? Julia knows she has to do something, but just doesn’t know what it is. She’s been living in Canada for only three weeks.
Families who immigrate to Canada with young children have many concerns and questions about “how it’s done here” and where they can turn for help and resources. It’s a very stressful situation to move to another country, and even more so for families with younger children. Read More
Caring for Newcomer Children (CNC) Learning Centre
The Training and Events page has changed. With the Caring for Newcomer Children (CNC) Learning Centre, it’s easier than ever to access training!
The Caring for Newcomer Children (CNC) Learning Centre is an online learning hub that provides online courses, videos and other learning opportunities designed to help you continuously develop your knowledge and skills for today and the future.
The CNC Learning Centre is designed to offer you variety and choice in the way you want to learn. Access the CNC Learning Centre by emailing onlinelearning@newcomerfamilies.ca.
Thank You
Thank you to all who attended the 10th Annual Childminding Conference “Wellness for All”. We had great attendance and workshops were diverse and full of great ideas. Be sure to take those ideas back to your colleagues, put them into action, and create gemstone moments in your own program! Although the conference has ended, the learning continues with online video versions of select workshops becoming available early in 2012.
Free Eye Exams and Glassess for Junior Kindergarten Students In Select School Regions
The Eye See...Eye Learn program has been developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children's eyes checked upon starting school. If you are in one of the select school regions, share this information with families in your programs. Go to http://www.eyeseeeyelearn.com/About-ESEL/How-To-Participate to determine eligibility.
New Expert Corner
We’ve added five new Expert Corner articles to support your work with newcomer families.
Written by Pearl Rimer and Sharon Hart from Boost, these articles will help you to understand child abuse prevention and intervention. Boost has worked with CMAS for years to identify cultural considerations and important issues for newcomer families. They are committed to eliminating abuse and violence in the lives of children, youth, and their families.
- Keeping Kids Safe 1
- Keeping Kids Safe 2
- Spanking: Discipline or Abuse?
- Overcoming Barriers to Reporting Suspicions of Child Abuse and Children Exposed to Family Violence: Part 1
- Overcoming Barriers to Reporting Suspicions of Child Abuse and Children Exposed to Family Violence: Part 2
Resources for Making Visual Schedules
Visual strategies and reminders can help to make routines and expectations clear for children—something that can be extremely helpful in preventing problem behaviour and reducing anxiety. These types of strategies can also improve a child’s ability to communicate. Read More
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month
What will you do to stop child abuse?
“When you feel badly about reporting a parent, you are preventing an opportunity for the Children’s Aid Society to help and support this family. Children’s Aid is always seen as negative and they will take away your children. It’s just not true.”Pearl Rimer, BOOST Read MoreAnaphylaxis Training Saves Lives!
Today marks the 8th anniversary of Sabrina Shannon’s death from an anaphylactic reaction, but her name lives on in Sabrina’s Law —the precedent-setting anaphylaxis legislation in Ontario that is otherwise known as Bill 3: An Act to Protect Anaphylactic Pupils.
Sabrina has become the face for an otherwise anonymous condition that so many of us still don’t understand. She was a well-adjusted child with anaphylaxis. Despite all of the precautions taken by Sabrina and her family, she still managed to consume trace amounts of a dairy protein in her school cafeteria. It was determined that tongs used to serve the fries Sabrina ate were also used to serve poutine, allowing cross-contamination with the fatal dairy protein. But while a dairy protein was the medical cause of Sabrina’s death, a lack of education was the actual cause.
CMAS can help you to do your part by ensuring that all LINC Caregivers have the education needed to prevent an anaphylactic reaction, or to handle one should it occur. If you have not received CMAS Anaphylaxis Training, please contact Brian Robertson immediately at 416.395.5027.
Listen to Sabrina Shannon’s 2001 Broadcast
In 2001, two years before she died of an anaphylactic reaction, Sabrina Shannon produced her own radio documentary for CBC Radio called “A Nutty Tale.”