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ZuluONLINE GROUPS JULY 2021[4] (1)FREE BURNABY summer programs 2021 (1)
Category: Nature (Page 1 of 2)
Hi Everyone!
Summer is almost here.
Burnaby Public Library has some
Fun ideas as well as a list of ideas for you and your Child.
Please take a look. Take care!
Ms. Trish
BPL Summer Reading Club Developmentally Appropriate Learning Activities
Hi Everyone here are some outdoor
play dates you can register for in Burnaby Parks
They have limited spaces so book ASAP!
May 27, 2021
Good Thursday Afternoon!
v NatureKids BC is hosting a virtual conversation and they would like to discuss how families access the benefits of nature and what could support families to enjoy nature. This is an open community conversation and participating families receive a gift from NatureKids BC! If you would like to attend this Conversation of Equity with NatureKids BC on June 15th at 630 PM- 730 PM, register here.
v Games with our children don’t have to be complicated! Paper tubes (from paper towel, toilet paper, or posters) have a lot of potential. Taping tubes together and rolling balls through is a simple and highly engaging game for little ones curious about hiding smaller objects in larger objects or are curious about the different components of toys or objects. Taping two rolls together make for a quick set of binoculars for a game of eye spy. Adding some rice or dried lentils and taping off the top and bottom with tin foil make a little shaker! Set out a basket of tubes and see what your little one comes up with.
v For more children’s activities, parenting tips and self-care ideas, make sure to check out the Parenting Place Blog!
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Enjoy the rest of you cloudy Thursday!
Anita
Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd
Early Childhood Community Consultant
T 604 525 9144
M 604 723 9548
3rd Floor – 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7
Outreach Poster PHONE NUMBER ONLY (2)
March 1, 2021
Good Morning – Happy March!
v It’s hard to believe we are starting March already – that means spring is just around the corner! On your walk today, see if you can spy any bird’s nests in the trees – children are great at this game when they know what to look for – and see what they know about nests. When you get home invite your little one to build a nest for you to sit in together – pillows and blankets work well. If you’re feeling up to a bit of a messy activity and have some yarn and white glue, you can invite your little one to make a yarn nest! Check out the imaginationtree.com for the step by step instructions on how to create these messy and beautiful nests!
v After a conversation with my sister this morning about mental health, it became very clear that there is this idea to keep busy with the things you love doing to keep mental health up during the pandemic. And don’t get me wrong, I think this is a great strategy – currently I have about 4 different side projects that I dabble in to keep me afloat. But it also made me think – the days that I don’t feel motivated to touch any of them doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m not fostering my mental health. Recognizing and honouring all feelings that come up is essential to our mental health – knowing how we feel and putting a name to it is a powerful thing – we can use those feelings, both good and bad, as a kind of fuel to keep on moving or help get unstuck. Talking with people you trust and love can really help unpack feelings too. I’ve attached a poster with many support phone numbers on it, one of which is specific to mental health and dealing with worries or concerns – check it out or call: 604-951-8855
v If you are interested in a free one-on-one consultation about your child’s development, behavior, parenting tips, tricks and education please email or call me, Anita, to set up either a virtual appointment or a socially distanced visit in the community.
aolson@fsgv.ca 604-723-9548
Have a wonderful Monday!
Anita
Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA,
https://bflgrowscommunity.org/ple2021
“Embracing Challenges”
Free, online Parenting Learning Event 2021
Working in collaboration with Burnaby Public Library and others in the community, Burnaby Family Life is hosting its second Parenting Learning Event. The four sessions will offer Burnaby families creative and practical solutions and emerging research findings to help them thrive and sustain their resiliency during and beyond the pandemic. The PLE2021 sessions will focus on four themes:
1. THE POWER OF SELF COMPASSION – March 4
2. SHIFTING SCREEN HABITS – March 11
3. NATURE… A PLAYGROUND FOR ALL CHILDREN – March 18
4. BELONGING TO THE VILLAGE – March 25
v It’s such a lovely day for a walk – how about a silly walk with the little ones today? Different animals can be a great source for acting out a silly walk – animals that you may see on your walk like dogs, cats, birds walking on the ground – favorite animals or even dinosaurs! See what you and your little one can come up with, it’s sure to be a good laugh.
v Join the Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Service Society for a weekly online Mother and Child Emotional Power Program on Mondays Feb 22 – March 29th between 10 – 11 am. Learn about your child’s emotions, development, community resources and connect with other parents through fun games, storytelling and arts! This program is for parents with children 0-6 years old – new immigrant families and refugee status welcome! Check out the attached poster for more information and registration or contact Liliane or Ramzia cwwa@vlmfss.ca or Tel : (604) 436 – 1025
v Do your children like to draw? Set them up with some virtual drawing classes with Saba through the Burnaby Neighbourhood House on Tuesdays between 4-4:45 PM. Registration is required – see the attached poster for more information and registration or click here!
Mom&Child Emotional Power 2021_Online Saba-Drawing-class-for-kids
Welcome back!
When we go walking, what do you see?
When you go walking, what do you hear?
When you go walking, what do you feel?
Here are some books and songs that I hope will
inspire your walks throughout the season…
Click here to hear this story and songs!
Well it seems I have not got a handle on this new computer!
I believed I was putting all these books on the blog?
It turns out any new book takes over the last I have read.
I am so very sorry, but these are wonderful books you could
take out from the library and read.
I will do my best to get this figured out for next year!
Truly Ms. Trish
Happy Monday Everyone.
Anita has sent an Important message
about the Power of Nature.
PLEASE READ!!!
Nature – the magic bullet?
Since the pandemic began many changes have ensued steering families to make decisions they never thought they would ever make. Working from home with little children banging on the door demanding fishy crackers may not exactly be what you thought going back to work would look like. The low level anxiety people are faced with everyday as the pandemic lingers on, just shouldn’t be – and yet, here we are.
Children feel stress too and are really good at letting parents/caregivers know through their behaviour. Play dates are postponed, grandma and grandpa need to stay safe and can’t help out like they use to. Parents are concerned about their children’s social and emotional development and screen time. The list goes on. Stress and anxiety are real and present for many families – all members included.
Now, I am not one for magic bullets, but that’s kind of what I’m going to share with you here. Being in nature and the benefits it creates may be as close to a magic bullet as we can get. There is an ever growing body of evidence based research pointing to the power of nature for adult’s and children’s well being.
Children 3-4 years old are recommended by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology to engage in 3 hours of physical activity spread over the course of every day. Young children need to move and challenge their bodies. Parks, gardens, beaches, forests, even the back yard are perfect spaces for children to get their move on. Children who engage in nature tend to be physically healthier because;
- Heart health is better – they move more and sit less
- Have better eye health – children who spend more time outside reduce the risk of myopia (nearsightedness)
- Sleep better as the sun helps regulate sleep patterns
- Improves the immune system
If you are feeling low, being in nature may give that needed boost. There is a vast body of research on how spending time in nature actually reduces stress, anxiety and depression for children and adults. Being in nature calms the brain by reducing cortisol (the stress hormone) and boosts endorphins and dopamine (happy hormones) in the body. Walking though a forest is call, shinrin-yoku, in Japanese, which literally means, “forest bathing” because of this calming effect it embodies.
Playing in nature offers children unstructured play where the possibilities are seemingly limitless to choose and design what and how to play. By engaging with their world by their own accord, children have the opportunity to make meaningful discoveries about the world promoting creativity and imagination.
Discoveries on colours, patterns and shapes found in nature make the great outdoors the perfect place to begin learning about early math concepts and language development. Research on learning outcomes for school aged children with regular access to outdoor lessons show significantly stronger reading and writing skills than for children without these nature experiences. The sights, sounds and smells of nature help calm the nervous system cultivating better focus and concentration, both key factors to learning. There are also many studies linking time spent in nature reducing ADHD symptoms. Being outside matters!
Getting outside and into nature has benefits for the entire family. Family programs held outside, such as Strong Start, offer families a special gift. These outdoor programs allow for multi-generational shared learning and exploration in an environment rich with information that promotes physical and mental well-being. So, it may not be the magic bullet – but it’s close!
Anita Olson works on the traditional, ancestral, and unceeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples for Family Services of Greater Vancouver as Burnaby’s Early Childhood Community Consultant (ECCC). She has been working with families and young children for well over a decade and as a parent herself recognizes the challenges, complexity and delight parenting brings. Understanding the foundational importance of infant and early childhood development, Anita shares information, strategies and practical tools with parents as they begin and continue their parental journey. Focusing on the parent/caregiver and child relationship, Anita’s work with families aims to create and preserve loving connection and curiosity. Anita holds a current ECE licence, BA and MEd from Simon Fraser University. If you would like to speak with Anita, email her at aolson@fsgv.ca or call 604-723-9548
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/42/eaba2578
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/sour-mood-getting-you-down-get-back-to-nature
https://medium.com/parentingplace/nature-walks-f9971e064c0
https://childmind.org/article/why-kids-need-to-spend-time-in-nature/
https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/kids-vs-screens
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_ways_nature_helps_children_learn
https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/mental-health-benefits-outdoors/
Take Great Care,
Truly Ms. Trish
How is everyone today?
In light of our two week lockdown
we know what works now and what doesn’t.
Washing our hands well and often is So
important for ourselves and our children.
Staying in our Household bubbles and gathering
in small groups with social distancing is lifesaving!
Today I am sending some Important news from Anita.
I will also include a link on how to support our Children
through this very difficult and changing time.
We are All in this together,
Please take great care of yourselves.
Truly Love Ms. Trish
v Growing up in Canada I watched my fair share of the CBC show, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. I loved learning about animals and ecosystems, and lucky for me, being raised on a farm in rural Saskatchewan I had access to acres of land to explore and animals to find. Times have changed and with it, technology – children spending time outside has been declining and increasing on screens. The Nature of Things is airing a documentary on November 13th called Kids vs. Screens exploring how screens affect our children’s development, learning abilities and mental health. Looks interesting!
v Giving your little ones the opportunity to explore on their own helps build independence. Go exploring with your kiddo in nature and let them do the leading – see which way they want to go, what tree they want to touch ,what stone they want to hold – when parent share power by letting their little ones make decisions about what to do, in this case exploring outside, they will likely enjoy the activity more and want to spend more time engaged.
v For more children’s activities, self-care ideas, and parent education make sure to check out The Parenting Place Blog.
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Tips to Support Children
HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE!
Gratitude to All the Elders of the four directions, East, South, West and North for allowing me to Teach, Learn, Live and Love on these unceded Lands. Join us today and share your Teachings, Wisdoms, Love and Support. All My Relations.
