Island Parent February/March 2021
Victoria and Vancouver Island's Parenting Resource for 33 Years • Special Needs Issue • 20 Things Parent of Kids with Special Needs Should Hear • From Stylist to Fashion Police: What to do when kids decide what to wear • Kid-friendly Favourites in Tofino
Victoria and Vancouver Island's Parenting Resource for 33 Years • Special Needs Issue • 20 Things Parent of Kids with Special Needs Should Hear • From Stylist to Fashion Police: What to do when kids decide what to wear • Kid-friendly Favourites in Tofino
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The Family<br />
Care Kit<br />
To help support families, The Calmversation<br />
Learning Foundation has<br />
released a Family Care Kit full of activities,<br />
games and discussion prompts<br />
to help parents and caregivers truly<br />
connect with their kids and keep them<br />
engaged and thriving. Based on community<br />
feedback, the Family Care Kit<br />
is centered around five core themes:<br />
Ideas and Inspiration, Communication,<br />
Emotions, Learning, and Problem<br />
Solving. Activities in the downloadable<br />
workbook are meant to bring families<br />
closer together, help kids manage and<br />
understand emotions, and empower<br />
them to share ideas, thoughts and feelings.<br />
Some of the activities include picture<br />
journaling, planning and preparing<br />
meals, making the everyday neighbourhood<br />
walk an adventure, crossword<br />
puzzles and wordsearches, family trivia<br />
nights, riddles and problem solvers, as<br />
well as questions to ask at the dinner<br />
table, during the bedtime routine, or<br />
when out for a walk to help parents<br />
and caregivers connect with their kids.<br />
Funded by the Canadian Red Cross and<br />
the Government of Canada, the Family<br />
Care Kit is available at no cost and<br />
can be downloaded in one easy step at<br />
calmversation.org.<br />
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Childbirth Preparation & Refreshers<br />
Baby Care & Infant First Aid<br />
Cloth Diapering Workshop<br />
Baby-Wearing Workshop<br />
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Nursing bras and tops<br />
Cloth diapers and accessories<br />
Baby Carriers<br />
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