Sheryl Sargent, RSW, is the outgoing Regional Coordinator for the Okanagan Similkameen CAPC programs. Sheryl and her team have graciously chosen to share with us some of the successes and challenges faced by program participants within two sites in the region.

The Canada FASD Research Network (CanFASD) are offering an online training program for front-line health and social services professionals to develop skills and confidence in engaging in supportive, non-judgemental conversations about alcohol use during pregnancy.

A recently updated information page on the Canadian Pediatric Society’s (CPS) Caring for Kids website provides information and guidance for parents who have questions about gender identity in children.

The Dialogue to Action on Discussing Alcohol with Women Project has engaged with a wide range of health and social services professionals in improving practices with respect to discussing alcohol with women and their support networks in the preconception period and when pregnant. For more information and resources, click here.

Early Childhood Investigations provides an ongoing series of conference-quality free webinars for early childhood educators. The webinars, presented by experts in the field or early care and education, explore critical topics and provide ideas and insights for early childhood professionals, including program administrators.

Dr. Deborah MacNamara has produced an infographic, The Preschooler Personality, available on her website at http://macnamara.ca/portfolio/infographic-the-preschooler-personality/ that summarizes the characteristics of preschoolers “that often frustrate or baffle adults but are part of the preschooler’s nature”.