Family Resources
Families have an important role in the child's learning, growth, and development. This guide is for families and helps to identity ways in which families can support their child during the early years.
The Power of Play
This CBC documentary takes viewers around the world to meet the people who are turning play science into one of the most promising areas of research today. One scholar highlighted is Stuart Brown, a California psychiatrist known as the ‘grandfather’ of play research. Brown recognized play was essential to human nature as far back as 1966, finding that playing freely as a child is key to being mentally healthy as an adult.
This handbook recommends a play-based approach in the early years, with examples of how play experiences may be used to guide and shape children’s learning. It provides information and support for the integration of learning through play into various settings.
Outside Play
This online tool helps parents and caregivers gain the confidence in allowing their children to engage in more outdoor play.
Connecting a new generation with nature is a complex challenge, so where do we start? Next steps can be found here in this guide, which is the result of considerable work and years of research. Now that we have the knowledge, it’s time to bring in more players, and you are Canada’s starting line-up.
The Provincial Outreach Program for the Early Years has created a visual chart to support families and educators in helping children identify different feelings in themselves and others.
Educating the Heart and Mind
In this article, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl and Shelley Hymel describe how learning is a social process how emotions influence the learning process.
Having A Growth Mindset
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