Social Skills Program
The Social Skills Program is a great way to help young children build social skills in a group setting. There are six sessions, usually implemented on a weekly basis with the entire group of children.
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Identifying Classroom Stressors Checklist
For anxiety to be prevented or reduced, children must feel safe, cared for and be able to understand what is expected of them. Use the checklist below to evaluate your classroom environment, then follow the suggestions.
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Preventing and Reducing Classroom Stressors
Caregiver Behaviour and Expectations As caregivers, the things we say and do, our behaviour and our expectations can sometimes contribute to a child’s anxiety. Working to build and maintain safe, comfortable, predictable, positive relationships with each child can prevent and …
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Sleep Workshop: Group Guide
The Sleep Workshop has been created to help parents and caregivers deal with sleep time issues with their children. It is important for children to learn to sleep on their own and to sleep through the night. Strategies suggested in …
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Reinforcement Workshop: Group Guide
In this workshop we will explore activities and interactions to help motivate your child to learn. Reinforcement is used to build self-esteem and independence. Before the session starts Materials Required: Icebreaker Handout #1 (Task / Rewards) Handout #2 (Case Studies) …
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Giving Instructions Workshop: Group Guide
Giving Instructions workshop is geared to assist parents to communicate directions and instructions to their children in a clear and supportive manner. It highlights how to state directions and instructions in a way that will reinforce positive interactions with children …
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Visual Communication Workshop: Group Guide
The Visual Communication workshop has been created to help parents and caregivers expand their communication through the use of simple but powerful visual tools. Before the Session Starts Materials Required: Icebreaker option one – picture symbols of bottle shapes option …
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Creating Rules That Work
You may remember the saying, “Rules are meant to be broken.” Although we all break rules from time to time, most people realize that rules are meant to protect us. For example, if we ignored the “rules of the road”, …
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Visual Communications
Learn about using visuals
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Using Visuals
We as adults all rely on visual helpers every day. We use calendars, day timers, street signs, grocery lists, maps, and so on. Using visual cues in our environment allows us to plan, organize, and most of all be independent. …
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