Coping with Covid-19 Pandemic
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For April’s Five Moore Minutes video we are reminded about the importance of supporting inclusive learning communities! So often, we respond to individuals in crisis by removing them from a learning community, rather than seeing crisis and responding to the entire community with wrap around support. This 5MM video will be connecting with supplemental content including The Five Moore Minutes Podcast which can be found on all podcast platforms.
As the CISS team works from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wish to share our rainbows of hope to show that we will get through this together.
We invite you to share your rainbow at CISS-SIJE@afchildrensservices.ca
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While we are all spending more time at home, the timing is right to learn and practice a new skill, such as using the toilet. Before getting started, there are some preliminary developmental skills that need to be in place, in order to ensure a positive experience.
Outdoor activities:
Feel with your feet! Use differently textured items to create your own sensory walking path. Use fallen logs, wet grass, smooth stones, piles of sand, crushed ice, etc. This activity can also be done inside using various household items. Continue reading Navigating a New Country and a Career in Home Child Care
My journey was just beginning, as I got settled in Ottawa, found a school for my eldest and a childcare for my two young ones. I was very fortunate to find a childcare renowned for its services (Andrew Fleck Children’s Services) staffed with highly competent, professional and caring employees. Continue reading
Pina Giovannitti, Behaviour Consultant at Children’s Inclusion Support Services talks about Empathetic Responses and how this strategy can reduce challenging behaviours in your program.
Also see:
Part 1 – Safe and Secure Relationships
Part 3 – Conflict Resolution
ACCESS Inclusion Newsletter 