Families Canada / Familles Canada

We are excited to share our project, “French Footprints: FSL in the Early Years” in partnership with Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) and 123 Petits Pas.

This new e-module will help family support practitioners incorporate elements of French Second Language learning into programs for children (ages 1-9) in a responsive, engaging, and educational way! No French language skills are required to take the e-module!

We are looking for members who are interested in testing our new e-module and learning how you can incorporate French into your early childhood programming.

We would love to hear from you!
EOI: https://ow.ly/AXcp50PyQkl

Do you work with seniors and individuals living with dementia? We would love to hear from you!

Please fill out the short survey below and share your experiences with us! https://ow.ly/LfYR50Pw3Bf

Happy International Youth Day! 👫

This month we’re thrilled to share our new gift collection. Available in our store now, shop mugs, calendars, notebooks, stickers, and more!

Shop now: https://ow.ly/B6Bu50Pw3zx

🗓️ Save the date!

Our Annual General Meeting will be held virtually on September 29. Registration to follow.

Congratulations to Marian Hok and Carmen Contreras of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House in British Columbia!

As the winner of the quarterly draw for Nobody’s Perfect Facilitators offering Nobody’s Perfect programs in their organizations, they have won a $50 gift card to the Families Canada online store, where they will have access to a wide range of family support resources including Nobody’s Perfect Parent kits available in multiple languages!

Check out our blog to learn more:

Announcing the Winners of the Quarterly Nobody’s Perfect Draw! - Congratulations to Marina Hok and Carmen Contreras of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House in British Columbia! Nobody’s Perfect Facilitators have a chance to enter a quarterly draw during the 2023-24 year to win a wide range of prizes by filling out the Nobody’s Perfect Data Collection Form each ...

Lots of kids fear tackling unfamiliar activities.

This month, Active for Life shares great tips on how children can develop the courage to try new things. If you know a child who resists trying new things, they’re not alone!

Check out their blog:

9 simple ways to help your child build resilience Lots of kids fear trying new things. How can you help your child develop courage and build resilience? Try these nine strategies.

Our friends at FRP-BC are sharing resources about FRPs in action! 💪

Subscribe to their newsletter to learn about food justice, utilizing HELP data, a giveaway, and more!

Read more: https://ow.ly/fTlO50Psgwq

If you’re a family support practitioner, check out our training portal filled with exclusive content developed in partnership with experts in the field!

View the courses: https://ow.ly/oMur50Pr9rX

Thank you to our friends at UNICEF Canada and Child and Youth Planning Table for an excellent webinar on Giving Young People a Voice in Decisions.

In this webinar, we heard about UNICEF Canada’s free survey tool that can help you give young people a voice in local decisions that affect their well-being, make data-informed decisions to improve the lives of young people, and advance equity in your community.

View a recording of the webinar:

Giving Young People a Voice in Decisions Too often, decisions about children and youth are made by adults without understanding their lives, and without their involvement. The new UNICEF Canada Comm...

While nutrition and food safety resources are available to Canadians, many are inaccessible to newcomers who may not have the required language or literacy skills to understand them.

Access free, science-based resources on our online store: https://ow.ly/5ETQ50Pc5Zh

✋🏽You don't want to miss this webinar!

Ensuring young people have a voice in local decisions that affect their well-being is vital.

On August 1, Lisa Wolff from UNICEF Canada and Joana Lincho from the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region will join us to share how you can make data-informed decisions to improve the lives of young people AND advance equity in your community.

Register for free: https://bit.ly/3pqhw6n

UNICEF Canada

🫵 We need to hear from you! Get your questions answered on key lessons to include seniors in family support programming.

We are developing two Supporting Families Podcast episodes that will help family support centres learn new strategies to include seniors in their programming. These podcast episodes will cover topics such as giving tools to family support centres to connect seniors to their programming, with expert guests from Andrew Fleck Children's Servies and Connected Canadians.

Submit your questions here: https://ow.ly/FAeH50Pc5yx

The Nobody's Perfect parent kit has evidenced-based content that reflects advances in child health and safety, behaviour, early child development, parenting coping skills, anger management, and family violence prevention information.

Each kit includes:
📚 5 books (Parents, Body, Mind, Behaviour, and Safety)
🚼 1 chart showing development from birth to 5 years old
📉 1 growth chart for 2 to 5-year-olds

Get the kit here: https://bit.ly/349ljdu

Available in 6 languages and based on the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, the Why Play? series suggests play activities for children from 0-60 months.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/aHtz50PbMHK

Today is 🥰

Self-care is critical for maintaining personal wellness and good mental health!

Tell us in the comments what you plan to do to take care of yourself today.

📣 Last chance to register!

Healthy human development depends on the young child’s ability to learn from their successes and their own mistakes.

As a professional that supports families and works with children, you play a very special role in helping children understand their limits and supporting them in safely getting out of their comfort zone.

Join us Thursday, along with invited experts Dr. Stefania Maggi and Dr. Sebastiano Pocchi, to discuss strategies to deliver constructive criticism to young children.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3OKkfBO

Our members provide services to over 2,300 communities reaching over 500,000 families across Canada!

Member benefits include discounts on resources, courses, events - and more!

View all benefits: https://ow.ly/icBw50PbMm1

Our friends at Active for Life have SO many resources promoting physical literacy for family support practitioners to share with parents.

Resources include a playbook, activities, and more! 🤾‍♀️🤾

Check them out here: https://ow.ly/9iov50PbLIQ

On August 1, Lisa Wolff from UNICEF Canada and Joana Lincho from the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region will join us for our next webinar, Giving Young People a Voice in Decisions.

In this free webinar, we'll share:
→ information about UNICEF Canada's free survey tool
→ survey findings
→ action plans

You'll leave this session with exciting new ideas to improve the lives of young people in your community - for and with them.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3pqhw6n

UNICEF Canada

📣Calling family support centres interested in hosting financial wellness sessions!

With CIBC’s financial support and employees’ expertise, together we will pair eligible family support centres with financial wellness program facilitators to host financial wellness sessions across Canada.

Express your interest in hosting a session: https://ow.ly/rl7y50PbLXa

Like most Canadians, seniors rely on technology to access government services, to stay connected with loved ones, and to find entertainment like movies and art.

However, seniors may need support to navigate their digital devices. 💻🤳

Check out our blog on How Family Support Centres Support Senior Digital Literacy: https://ow.ly/Pvv450PbLc4

👋 If you're finding us for the first time, we work with those who support families and children across Canada. 🇨🇦

Filled with our most trusted and accessible products that meet the needs of diverse populations, our online store is the place to access valuable research, tools, program materials, and more!

View the resources: https://bit.ly/343YdVC

📣Upcoming Webinar!

Healthy human development depends on the young child’s ability to learn from their successes and, perhaps more importantly, their own mistakes.

Adults play a very special role in helping children understand their limits and supporting them in safely getting out of their comfort zone.

Join us on July 27, along with invited experts Dr. Stefania Maggi and Dr. Sebastiano Pocchi, as we discuss strategies to deliver constructive criticism to young children to help them reach their optimal potential.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3OKkfBO

Play is the essence of childhood and is fundamental for children’s health and well-being. 🤸

When children engage in self-directed play, they nurture their well-being and acquire life-long skills.

✨ Speaker Highlight!

We're thrilled to have 2 incredible experts leading our Active Empathic Listening for Professionals webinar series.

Dr. Stefania Maggi is the founder of the youth-led movement, mochi4theplanet, and a member of the Children’s Rights Academic Network (CRAN), the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America (CPA-NA) and Teachers for Future International.

Dr. Sebastiano Pocchi is the co-lead investigator on a research and knowledge mobilization initiative on active and empathic listening (AEL) and its impact on the developing child. He is the founder of Neuropsicogaming (NPG), a science communication digital platform that shares knowledge about video games and their potential for positive neural, cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioural development among young gamers.

To learn more about these expert speakers, or to register for the next webinar in the series, please visit: https://ow.ly/GoCz50P8Gsx

This month we're thrilled to highlight Ledy, our Finance Officer!

Ledy is a highly accomplished professional with an MBA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. 🎓

She has previously worked in the non-profit sector providing payroll services, financial analysis, administrative direction, and customer service. In her free time, Ledy loves going for long walks, reading fictional novels and watching movies.

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit has a fabulous YouTube video series called ! This video series shares healthy recipes and tips for healthy eating, grocery shopping, storing food properly, and more! Watch the series: https://ow.ly/36Jt50P6eVm

🎉 We're thrilled to announce an upcoming webinar with UNICEF Canada!

This live webinar will provide information about UNICEF Canada's free survey tool and share examples of survey findings and action plans.

You'll leave this session with exciting new ideas to improve the lives of young people and advance equity - for and with them.

Register for free: https://bit.ly/3pqhw6n

UNICEF Canada

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🍁

Rising food costs make it challenging for many Canadians to provide their families with fresh fruits and vegetables.💔

If you work with families, here are some tips you can share to help them stay healthy on a budget:

1. Check store flyers for seasonal produce that's on sale. 🥬🍅🍓
As we head into summer, many seasonal fruits & vegetables like berries and greens will be more affordable.

2. Buy Canadian-grown whenever possible. 🇨🇦
You can tell if food is grown locally by checking labels to see where it was grown.

3. Look for community gardens. 👩🏼‍🌾
Many are open from spring to fall and let you grow and harvest your own vegetables!

If you’re looking for toddler activities that both you and your busy toddler will enjoy, you’re in luck. Our friends at Active for Life share the best physical activities for toddlers in this blog: https://activeforlife.com/activities-for-toddlers/ ⛹🏽‍♂️🤸🏼

Activities for toddlers When our toddlers get moving, we need to keep up! Check out these great activity ideas to keep your toddlers active and happy.

We need your help to win $20,000!🫵 Donate any amount this week, and join us in the race for the big prize! Let's do this! 🏆 Donate at: https://ow.ly/JicY50OZPEz

🌟New webinar!🌟

On July 27, we'll explore How to Empower Young Children with Constructive Criticism.

🤔 Healthy human development depends on the young child’s ability to learn from their successes and, perhaps more importantly, from their own mistakes.

If you have direct interactions with children as part of your work, you play a very special role in helping children understand their limits and in supporting them to safely get out of their comfort zone.

Register: https://bit.ly/3OKkfBO

New product alert! Visit our online store to check out hundreds of free, downloadable images from the Nobody's Perfect Parenting program! These illustrations are available for non-commercial use to any family support centre.

View the images: https://ow.ly/Eigy50OSRJZ

🤔 Do you support newcomer families?

We've refreshed our store to help you find resources easier. Try searching for resources by language using the new language filter option!

Visit the store: https://shop.familiescanada.ca/

🏆Interested in winning a free Families Canada membership, tip sheets, and more? Join us to discuss constructive on July 27: https://ow.ly/rVEA50OV6GX

Today, we learned many tips about for young . 😊 Thank you to all who joined us, and to our phenomenal speakers!

📣 Last chance to register!

Tomorrow, we're hosting a webinar where we'll share how you can use conversations to strengthen young children's propensity for empathy.

Empathy is a critical skill believed to be fundamental to a thriving society and the survival of the human species, and anyone who works with children plays a vital role in teaching empathy in the early years. ❤️

If you have direct interactions with children as part of your work, then this session is for you! You'll gain invaluable insights from this session that will help you in your work.

Register:
https://bit.ly/42iLk23

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Learn more: http://ow.ly/tYA650OHa0q