{"id":88,"date":"2020-05-06T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/?p=88"},"modified":"2020-05-06T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:29:53","slug":"community-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/2020\/05\/06\/community-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello StrongStart Families;<\/p>\n

I hope you are all doing well.\u00a0 It’s hard to believe that is’s been almost two months since we all came together in the fight against COVID-19.\u00a0 It has been challenging to say the lest trying to adapt to all these changes.\u00a0 We have became excellent in multitasking.\u00a0 You might have picked up a new hobby, or learned new skills.\u00a0 If you are like me, some days I feel great and amazed at the things that I can do and some days I feel stressed and alone and thinking how do I get through the day.\u00a0 It is ok to acknowledge your feelings.\u00a0 You are not alone.\u00a0 Take a deep breathe and let it go.\u00a0 Remember to look for and appreciate the little things in life and be grateful for them.\u00a0 While you are doing your part to take care of your community, family and loves ones, remember to take care of yourself too by eating healthy, exercise, stay connected with friends, work on your mental health…Give yourself a big hug for doing a great job during these challenging times, hug your children harder, send virtual hugs to love ones.<\/p>\n

As many of you know about our community partners that come to StrongStart to talk to parents regarding child development, parenting issues, sleeping, eating, behaviour or whatever that is on your mind regarding your child, their services are still available and they would be happy to talk to you especially during these challenging times.\u00a0 Please note that their services are FREE<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember you are not alone.\u00a0 Here are their contact information.<\/p>\n

Information Children<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Information Children is open<\/p>\n

Helpline number:\u00a0 778 782 3548<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Email: \u00a0info@informationchildren.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parent series for families who may wish to participate<\/p>\n

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  1. Circle of Security<\/u><\/i><\/strong>,<\/strong> \u00a0April 20th – June 15th, \u00a010 – 11:30AM (Parenting series)<\/i><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0<\/span>Keeping Calm to Carry On<\/u><\/strong>,<\/strong> April 29 – June 2nd,\u00a010- 11:00AM\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers<\/u>,<\/strong> May 1 – June 5, 10-11:30 (Parenting\u00a0Series)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    http\/\/www.informationchildren.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Family Services of Greater Vancouver<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    Anita Olson works for\u00a0Family Services of Greater Vancouver<\/i>\u00a0as Burnaby\u2019s\u00a0Early Childhood Community Consultant (ECCC).<\/i>\u00a0She 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\u2019s work with families aims to create and preserve loving connection and curiosity.<\/p>\n

    If you are looking for parenting support: email your questions or join the daily Resource Newsletter \u00a0aolson@fsgv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

    Anita<\/span>\u00a0Olson<\/b>\u00a0(she\/her) ECE, BA, MEd<\/p>\n

    Early Childhood Community Consultant<\/b><\/p>\n

    T 604 525 9144<\/p>\n

    M 604 723 9548<\/p>\n

    3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Floor \u2013 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7<\/p>\n

    www.fsgv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Hello StrongStart Families; I hope you are all doing well.\u00a0 It’s hard to believe that is’s been almost two months since we all came together in the fight against COVID-19.\u00a0 It has been challenging to say the lest trying to adapt to all these changes.\u00a0 We have became excellent in multitasking.\u00a0 You might have picked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/kitchener-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}