From June 2012

June 1, 2012

Eat Healthy on a Budget Workshop for Parents Workshop June 7th

Join us for an evening of healthy living education. Learn how to eat well on a budget, and have fun doing it. Flyer: Healthy Choices flyer

Our main topics will be:

Whole foods vs. processed foods
How to get your kids to eat healthy too: Fruit and veggie snack ideas
Group discussion on healthy meals success stories: What’s worked for you?
Growing your own garden, from apartments to communities to farmers markets: What’s in it for you?

Where: 613 Queens Ave (Olivet Church), New Westminster

When: Thurs. June 7, 6:30—9:00 pm

Cost: This is a FREE workshop!

June 1, 2012

Kids The Heart of CoParenting

Ending a marriage or long-term relationship is never easy, and it’s particularly challenging when there are children involved. Whether it’s a separation or a divorce, families must re-organize and redefine almost everything about their family situation. For adults, it can be a long, stressful process that raises many painful feelings. For children, adapting to life in two households can be uneasy and frightening, and if they are not protected from parental conflict and adult issues, children can be in a position of vulnerability and risk. But families can, and do, weather the challenges of divorce and separation successfully.

Kids: The Heart of Co-Parenting helps family practitioners to build key skills to assist families in managing the issue of separation and divorce, with a focus on supporting children’s adjustment throughout the process. Program details here: Kids: The Heart of Co-Parenting.

(Source: www.bccf.ca)

June 1, 2012

Not Just Any Place Event June 11th

An invitation to a special event being held at Douglas on Monday, June 11th, in support of the Wonder of Learning Exhibit coming to Vancouver this July: Invitation-not just any place event

Attendance is by donation and seats must be reserved by contacting Monica Freeman freemanm@douglascollege.ca 604.527.5163.

This event is appropriate for parents, students, teachers, practitioners and anyone interested in learning more about emergent curriculum philosophy and practice in early childhood settings.

June 1, 2012

New Online Tools for BC Parents

For parents in BC looking for childcare or for programs and services for young children and families, life just got a little easier. Two new online maps launched May 24 by the Ministry of Children and Family Development help users zero in on MCFD-funded programs and services available in their communities.

The Early Years Services map helps parents and caregivers find a variety of programs and services in their community or nearby, including Parent Child Mother Goose, Home Visiting programs, Family Resource Programs, Seeds of Empathy and Aboriginal Seeds of Empathy, Immigrant Settlement Agencies, Children First, StrongStarts, and others. Locations and contact information are provided for the mapped services, and users are instructed to contact the service providers in their area for further information on accessing a program.

The Child Care Map displays the locations of the more than 5,000 licensed child-care providers in BC communities, along with links to the summaries of health authority inspection reports. Parents can specify in their search the type of care needed, hours of operation, languages spoken, and more.

Mary McNeil, Minister of Children and Family Development, explains that “we know that parents are often juggling several things at once, so we wanted to create user-friendly online tools to help busy parents find and access local programs.” In the months ahead, the ministry plans to continue to add service providers to the maps, and to work on ensuring the maps are easy to use and up to date.

(Source: www.bccf.ca)