Child and Youth Programs

National Child Day Forum 2016: Every Family Matters

Forum Agenda

Conference Keynotes

Michael Ungar – I Still Love You: Nine Things Troubled Kids Need from their Parents, Caregivers, and Community Service Providers

Monique Gray Smith – Fostering Resiliency with Indigenous Children and Families

Workshop Presentations

Tough Conversations: Nurturing Resilience when Young People’s Problems are Very Complex / Handout

Inclusion of Families and Children with Disabilities – Early Childhood Support: Lessons Learned for Effective Collaboration

Domestic Violence and Addictions – Empowering Community by Building on Strengths

Raising a Healthy Eater

Immunization and Oral Heath – Healthy Smile Happy Child: Engaging Communities in Early Childhood Oral Health

The Ripple Effect of Resiliency

Helping the Anxious Child: Supporting Parents in Helping their Children / Handout

 

National Child Day Forum 2015: Embracing Diversity, Nurturing Roots

 

Forum Agenda

Conference Keynotes

Joan Durrant – What is “Discipline” in the Age of Children’s Rights?

Liz Robinson – The Manitoba Picture, Growing Through Immigration

Workshop Presentations

Coming Home or Lost in Transition

Educational Needs and Barriers for African Refugee Students in Manitoba

L’intégration des parents nouveaux arrivants dans les programmes organisationnels/ Engaging Newcomer Parents in Organizational Programs

Newcomer Employment & Education Development Services (NEEDS) Inc.

Play is the Universal Language

The Poem of Communicating Cross Culturally

SERC Sexuality Education Resource Centre

Supporting Newcomer Families - Westman Immigrant Services Experience

Trauma and Distress of Immigrant and Refugee Families - The Journey of Strengths Resilience and Healing

Welcoming Communities – Regional Connections

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National Child Day Forum 2012: Coming Back to the Drum, A Shared Journey

 

Forum Agenda

Speaker: Dr. Robert Santos, Healthy Child Manitoba Office

The Importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and How our Aboriginal Children are Doing

Speaker: Wanda Phillips-Beck, Nurse Program Advisor - Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs

Our Sacred Gifts: What we have learned from the 2008-2012 Manitoba First Nations Regional Health Survey

 

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National Child Day Forum 2010: Celebrating 10 Years of Community Partnership

 

Forum Agenda

Video: Investing In Manitoba's Future | Part I | Part II

Pre-conference Data Day Presentations

School Nutrition: How do we know if we're making a Difference

The Manitoba Youth Health Survey

Using Data from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy to Help Us Understand Child Health - Manitoba Healthy Baby Program

Being Born and Starting School in Manitoba:The Families First Screening (FFS) and
the Early Development Instrument (EDI)

Conference Keynotes

Epigenetics: A Revolution in Understanding Child and Youth Development

The First ‘R” Relationships: How Love Builds Brains

A Decade of the Healthy Child Manitoba Strategy What We’ve Learned from Evidence and
Experience (So Far)

Workshop Presentations

Promising Practices: Working with Newcomer Families

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Regional Forums

 

In the spring of 2012, regional forums were held in seven communities throughout the province. The focus of these community based events was to promote the importance of the early years and early brain development, and to provide research information and resources on play based learning for young children.

Forum Brochure

Speaker: Gayle Karen Robertson, University of Winnipeg

Let the Children Play, Part I

Let the Children Play, Part II

Let the Children Play, Part III

Let the Children Play, Part IV

Resources on Display at the Forum

Play Resources (includes links to online resources)