Early Years Program (EYP)
Early Years Program goals aims to support new immigrant families to thrive and grow in their -role as new parents within Canadian society and child rearing culture, ensure that immigrant children have the same opportunities to succeed in nursery and school as non-immigrant children, support the development of partnerships and culturally meaningful connections within the community, and support new immigrant families and the community at large in their process of adaptation and integration
Program Topics:
- Understanding the process being an immigrant and the implication it has on parenting.
- Child development (social, physical, emotional, behavioral) and well-being.
- Relationship between parent and child.
- Brain development.
- Language and communication development and strategies.
- Mental health protective factors.
- Play based parent-child relationship approaches.
- Safety issues 0-3 years.
- Screen time and devices.
- Strategies to discipline.
This program is perfect for parents who are expecting or have a child from 0-3 years old.
