Family Place is part of a large network of Family Resource programs operating across Canada. We are excited to share with you a new website that showcases our wonderful companion programs across the province. Take a few moments and check out our neighbours on mainland Nova Scotia. See something you like? See something that peeks…
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History and Significance of Diwali Although, there are no official records stating the origin of Diwali; among many legends about this festival, one thing is common — the triumph of good over evil. It would be apt to say that different parts of the nation celebrate this day for different reasons. The northern part of…
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Healthy Tips to Keep in Mind During the Upcoming Holiday Season Wear your mask if you are going to be indoors or around a crowd of people. It will help keep the spread of COVID down. Be certain to stay up-to-date with recommended vaccinations. Wash your hands often to keep yourself from spreading germs and…
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Did you know that National Child Day has been celebrated across Canada since 1993? It is a special day that is set aside to commemorate the United Nations’ adoption of two documents centered on children’s rights: the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1959, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights…
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Our Fall Programming schedules are set and we have loads of exciting programs and services to offer you. No matter where you are located around the Island, our staff are ready to engage with you and your family. We are offering lots of programs and services to support you as parents and caregivers – and…
Read MoreTeaching opposites is an ideal way to help improve your child’s ability to communicate. The addition of descriptive words to their vocabulary will greatly transform the level of detail your child can convey – ‘soft bunny’, ‘big teddy’ or ‘little boy’. You can teach opposites to your child through a range of simple activities at home. Teaching Opposites with Games…
Read MoreSledding and Tobogganing Ensure that the hill is free of hazards – trees, rocks, bumps, fences and bare spots. Do not sled on ice-covered areas. Ensure that the hill is situated away from roads, rivers or railroads and that there is plenty of room to stop at the bottom of the hill. Look for…
Read MoreClothing for Outdoor Play All winter activities require warm, dry clothing. To prevent frostbite, children should be dressed in warm clothes, including: a hat and clothing made of tightly woven fibers, such as wool, which trap warm air against your body. A few lighter layers protect better than one heavy garment loose layers (an absorbent synthetic…
Read MoreSocial Determinants of Health Research and Government Strategies – Keeping Ourselves Informed If you check under the Understanding the Early Years Tab you will see a few new web pages that have recently been added to our site. The first of these pages is a page dedicated to sharing resources connected to the Social Determinants…
Read MoreEvents & activities across Cape Breton Island
Programs offered by the Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre
Car Seat Installations/Presentations
Since injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death for Canadian children, an important part of injury prevention work is to facilitate child restraint systems presentations and installations. The majority of these injuries are predictable and preventable. Technicians trained by the Child Passenger Association of Canada work to increase community awareness…
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You’re A Better Parent Than You Think
A parenting program that offers parents and caregivers the opportunity to come together and brainstorm solutions to common parenting challenges. Topics are selected by each group so are different each time the program is run as the program is tailored to the needs of the group. Common topics include Communication, Discipline, Self Esteem, Stress, Child…
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Learning Language and Loving It
This program is designed to help facilitators understand a child’s language development and communication skills through interaction and information. Facilitators learn how to encourage children’s language development and communication skills in a fun and interactive atmosphere. Training involves up to eight group sessions plus video taped practice sessions using the techniques discussed.
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Storysacks
A story sack includes a good children’s book and lots of activities to bring reading to life. It is a fun way for children and adults to read together. Children play an active role as they work with the characters and materials that they see in the story. Story sacks are a great way to…
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Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy delivers an innovative classroom-based parenting program that aims to reduce aggression through the fostering of empathy and emotional literacy to school children at the Grade Primary or Grade One level. It provides an opportunity for children to observe the growth and development of a newborn over a nine month period. Along with…
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Play Groups
Informal opportunities for parents, grandparents, child care providers and children to come together and enjoy a safe, friendly, developmentally appropriate play environment where they can enjoy each other’s company. The program involves free play, craft time, circle time and snack time.
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Parent Education Support Group
This supportive parent/caregiver group provides a relaxed, accepting environment where parents/caregivers share information, techniques and challenges, and learn new approaches to parenting. Weekly sessions provide information about specific topics concerning parenting or child development. Topic areas are determined by parent/caregiver interest.
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Book Bag Program
A family literacy program for children between the ages of three and five years of age along with their parents or child care providers. The group meets, reads a story together, and shares in a related craft activity. The program ends with the children selecting books to take home for a week and return these…
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Handle with Care
Handle with Care is a simple interactive program to help parents and caregivers, including those who work in early childhood settings, to promote the mental health of young children from birth to 6 years. Handle with Care is based on a number of important assumptions about mental health: Mental health, or social and emotional well-being,…
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Family Place Mother Goose Program
Group experiences for parents, child care providers, babies and young children focusing on the pleasure and power of sharing rhymes, songs, and stories together. So much learning takes place while focusing on fun for all – laughing, playing and listening to stories. The program offers an opportunity to further develop parent-child attachment and positive bonding.
Read MoreResearch and Results
CAPC and CPNP: Sowing the Seeds for Enhanced Capacity in Atlantic Canada
This report synthesizes the results from the CAPC and CPNP project evaluation reports submitted to PHAC Atlantic in 2005. It specifically looks at how creating supportive environments and providing opportunities for participation and involvement enhances capacity-building at the individual, project and community levels. Qualitative data from a selection of 30 reports were broken into meaningful…
At the Heart of Our Work: The Theoretical Framework and Core Elements of the Reporting and Evaluation System for CAPC and CPNP in Atlantic Canada
At the Heart of Our Work is a product of an ongoing, participatory process with parents, staff, volunteers, community partners, provincial and federal government representatives, evaluators and researchers associated with the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) in Atlantic Canada. The purpose of the document is to outline a…