Children's Social Well-Being
New Tools to Enhance Partnerships in Support of
Children's Social Well- Being!
The Canadian Child Care Federation is pleased to launch a set of resources to help you build strong partnerships between families and child care practitioners in support of children’s social well-being. Read the press release and backgrounder on these products for more information.
Click on the links below to access workshops, articles, and resource sheets on each of the social development themes addressed... all free of charge!
The Resource Sheets below are also available in Cantonese, Inuktitut, Punjabi and Spanish.
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Preparing Children to Meet Challenges 08Fall en.pdf (208.1 KB)
Preparing Children to Meet Challenges
Ways that families and child care practitioners can work together to enhance children’s resilience and problem-solving skills.
Cultural Identity Workshop 08Fall en.pdf (167.7 KB)
Cultural Identity
Following an introductory demonstration, this workshop draws on two short stories to illustrate positive cultural identity. The facilitator debriefs the stories and presents some theory, then participants divide into groups to apply the theory to various scenarios. Once the small groups have presented their discussion and answers, the group brainstorms things they could do, as parents and/or practitioners, to support children in building strong cultural identities.
Self-Esteem Workshop 08Fen.pdf (178.7 KB)
Practitioners and Families Together: Self-Esteem
This 90 minute workshop is built around two activities: the first helps to illustrate the nature of self-esteem while the second addresses ways to support self-esteem.
Building_Partnerships_to_Support_Language&Literacy_Skills.pdf (1999.5 KB)
Building Partnerships to Support Language and Early Literacy Skills
Ways that families and child care practitioners can work together to enhance children’s language development and early literacy skills.
Positive_Behaviour_Workshop_final.pdf (1333.4 KB)
Supporting Children's Positive Behaviour: Practitioners and Families Together
Finding ways for practitioners and families to work together to support children in developing positive social behaviours, particularly when the behaviours are challenging
Building_Partnerships_with_Families.pdf (1323 KB)
Building Partnerships with Families
Ways that child care practitioners can strengthen their partnerships with families with the aim of supporting children's well-being
Parent_Partnership_Workshop-final.pdf (2502.8 KB)
Families Building Partnerships with Practitioners
Ways that parents and other family members can strengthen their partrnerships with child care practitioners in order to enhance their children's social well-being
Resources in Cantonese, Inuktitut, Punjabi and Spanish below:
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