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Make your dinner routine fun and build your child's language skills too!

Feb 10

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Make your dinner routine fun and build your child's language skills too!

Play 'peak and pit' (also called 'petal and thorn') to prompt conversations at dinner time. Adding time to play ‘peak and pit’ or ‘petal...

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Parenting quick tip: Try using I-messages

Feb 3

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Parenting quick tip: Try using I-messages

Parenting is tough! And one of the really hard parts of parenting is setting limits for our children. One thing that can make life a...

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Sep 2, 2022

Emotional Development

The Developmental Domains: Emotional Development

Welcome, September! This month, we discuss the last piece of what we call “S.P.L.I.C.E” in child development. The "E" in "S.P.L.I.C.E"...

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Mar 26, 2022

Core Concepts in Child Development

Science and early childhood - wrapup

Early this month, we introduced Science in Early Childhood through five topics including: Executive Function and Self-Regulation,...

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Welcome to our 2022 blog series: Core Concepts in Early Childhood Development

Jan 6, 2022

Core Concepts in Child Development

Welcome to our 2022 blog series: Core Concepts in Early Childhood Development

At Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre, we focus on optimal brain development for children under six years old. These early years...

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Nov 22, 2021

Program News

Mindful Parenting

Drop-in Parent/Child Group Starts December 6 10:00 - 11:30 am Clareview Recreation Centre, 3804 139 Avenue, Edmonton It’s one thing to...

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Sep 10, 2021

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Getting eye-level with your child

One easy and often overlooked strategy to use when communicating with very young children is to simply get down to the child’s level....

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