ELSA Net has updated its popular Newcomer & Diversity ECE Resources: See what’s new!
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Highlights: First Nations children continue to experience unacceptable and disproportional levels of risk due to a combination of historical trauma, intergenerational poverty, and discriminatory and underfunded child welfare policies.
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Dan Dubrovsky, FASD Specialist for SAMHSA FASD Centre for Excellence, responds with concern to a recent article in the British Telegraph newspaper
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Checkout the practical information, tools and resources.
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The United Way of the Lower Mainland’s (UWLM) pilot program My Neighbourhood, My Future in Port Coquitlam, aims to engage neighbourhood residents in rebuilding their community to ensure that children, particularly preschoolers, have the best chance to succeed.
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In January, the provincial government officially announced the launch of the provincial Office for the Early Years and requested feedback on their proposal for Early Years Centres. Read the BC Association of Family Resource Programs’ feedback on the draft criteria.
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Nominate an outstanding early childhood educator today! Deadline for 2014 Prime Minister’s Award nominations is April 15!
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Food Skills for Families is a hands-on curriculum based program that makes healthy eating, shopping and cooking easy, quick and fun.
Read MoreThe Alberta Family Wellness Initiative presents the core story of brain development in an accessible and engaging format.
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Conference on April 10th to 13th 2014 in Vancouver.
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As part of Kelty Mental Health’s Pinwheel Education Series, this recording on Nutrition and Mental Health includes a panel discussion of strategies parents, children and youth can use to promote good nutrition.
Read MoreIn January, all participating CAPC and CPNP projects received funds from the Public Health Agency of Canada to engage in Family Violence Prevention activities. Click here to access some great ideas for the use of these funds.
Read MoreThe National Projects Fund Mothers’ Mental Health Toolkit is officially available. This well developed and practical kit has been mailed out to all CAPC and CPNP projects and training on the use of the kit is being planned across the province.
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Check out the Canadian Red Cross’ new Be Safe! Safety Kit for children aged 5-9, based on the same format as the former c.a.r.e. program but completely refreshed and updated, and designed to help educators promote children’s safety by helping to prevent sexual abuse.
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A great resource that highlights rights and resources available for grandparents and other relatives raising children.
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Encouraging news that warm, supportive family environments may be able to mitigate some of the adult health challenges linked to poor socioeconomic status in early life.
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Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services’ Spanish Family Power drop-in program has proved to be a starting-point for several community initiatives, growing out of relationships developed at the weekly drop-in.
Read MoreCheck out this heartwarming video about what a group of kids really think about their moms.
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In September, Healthy Minds Canada (HMC), in collaboration with various partners across Canada, hosted the 5th annual Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia, which provided an opportunity for members of the community to receive information and resources on mental health and addictions.
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Check out Zonein.ca for a wide range of information on children and technology from a team of pediatric occupation therapists with expert knowledge in the field of technology’s impact on child development.
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