Workplace mental health was address in a discussion on “The Employee Factor” in Healthy Minds Canada’s Mindful Employer series last month.
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n a two-part editorial on discipline, A Playful Approach to Discipline, Dr. Gordon Neufeld discusses the root causes of problem behaviour and their surprisingly playful solutions.
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The Coalition of Childcare Advocates have produced a range of materials around the $10 a Day Plan for childcare in BC. Their factsheet outlining the basics of the plan is now available in Chinese, Filipino, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English.
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KidCare Canada have begun a program of translating their most popular videos into a variety of languages. The first three are now available online.
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Popular Regional Training Event facilitator Dr. Deborah MacNamara has released a book called Rest, Play, Grow, based on her experience over the last decade of working with renowned psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld.
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As we begin to plan the 2016-2017 Regional Training Events, we have noticed that the topic of concurrent disorders has been discussed on a number of the regional calls. This overview contains an extensive list of resources you may find useful in supporting families where a concurrent disorder is present.
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Some of your participants may not yet have had an opportunity to complete their census, and it is important for them to know that it’s not too late to complete their census questionnaire. Find out how you can support your participants, particularly ESL participants and those who may not have computer access.
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The BC Provincial Health Services Authority’s bi-annual report on the cost of a nutritious family food basket, Food Costing in BC 2015, released in February this year, addresses the impacts of food insecurity and the rising costs of nutritious food for BC families.
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Parkgate Community Services, in North Vancouver, have introduced a drop-in outdoor play program for families, based on the Forest School principles and coordinated by a trained facilitator.
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