CCRR May June 2014 Newsletter

CCRR TEAM
Shannon Cote
Program Coordinator/
SMALL TALK
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Northern Regional Coordinator
Newsletter of the Smithers & Area CCRR Program
~serving the communities of Topley, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers,
Kathy Petursson
Moricetown, the Hazelton’s, Kitwanga, Stewart, Iskut, Dease Lake,
Telegraph Creek and Atlin~
Family Resource Consultant
Glenda Patterson
Your Community’s Best Source of Child Care Information and Resources
Resource Educator
Arlene Morrison
Resource Educator
(Hazelton Area)
1-250-842-5044
Smithers & Area CCRR
Box 206, 3843B 4th Ave.
Smithers BC V0J 2N0
[email protected]
Toll Free 1-877-847-8824
Phone 1-250-847-8824
Fax 1-250-847-2428
Smithers & Area CCRR
Facebook page
www.childcarechoices.ca
Funded by: The Ministry of
Children and Family Development
www.ccrr.bc.ca
A program of the Bulkley Valley
Child Development Centre
(BVCDC)
www.bvcdc.ca
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Closed 12:00pm - 1:00pm for lunch
Fridays: CLOSED
OFFICE CLOSURES
May 1 & 2, 2014 - Staff Training
May 12 - 11am to 3pm for CDC Staff Meeting
OPEN LATE (8:00pm) May 14 & June 11
May is Child Care Month
The B.C. government is proclaiming the month of May as Child Care
Month to celebrate the work of thousands of caring and committed
child-care operators and early childhood
educators throughout the province.
On May 17, B.C. will celebrate Child Care Provider Appreciation
Day, which acknowledges the valuable service child-care providers
deliver - and the significant contributions they make to children's
development - through local appreciation events.
The Smithers CCRR will be hosting a dessert and tea evening on
May 14 for our local, hard-working child care providers.
NEW: in our Retail sales corner at CCRR
Chewy Tubes for children —
to develop biting and chewing skills.
2 Styles to choose from.
Recommended by Therapists
$11.25 + Tax Each
MISSING
Anxiety BC DVDs
CCRR staff would greatly appreciate it if
everyone could have a look to see if they have
these DVDs. We have been missing them for
several months now and would love to have
them returned.
THANK YOU!
Smithers & Area CCRR
Is now on Facebook!
If you would like to receive
training/workshop information
or community events we will be
attending, please visit our page
at Smithers & Area CCRR
CCRR Bird nest has visitors!
Houston, BC
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
10:00am – 2:00pm
In the Houston Public Library
This event is for Houston children 0-6 years old.
After Kindergarten Round-up, bring your Teddy and
have a picnic and other FUN activities.
Sponsored by Houston ECD Committee
and the Houston Public Library
MAY 22, 2014
10:00—2:00
The community of Stewart in
collaboration with health service
Providers invites their community
members to participate in a Health Fair.
In celebration
of our Child Care Providers,
The CCRR is hosting a
drop-in dessert
and tea evening
for Care Providers, on
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
5:00 — 8:00 pm
This is an opportunity
to drop-in, visit,
eat something sweet and
pick up a treat from the
CCRR staff.
Dental Screening, Speech &
Language, Vision, etc are just a few
of the activities available.
Smithers CCRR will be providing an
activity for ALL children in attendance.
WINNER of the
Easter Basket draw:
Growing Together
Playhouse
Pictured is Melanie Martin
receiving the basket from
Kathy Petursson
Sufficient interest has been expressed in
bringing the Ethics training to Smithers.
The Bulkley Valley ECEBC Branch in
partnership with the CCRR, is currently in
negotiation with Provincial ECEBC to
arrange dates, times and costs.
There are 4 training modules. Each
module is a pre-requisite for the following
one.
June 11, 2014 6:30pm
Click here for more information.
We will be meeting to discuss
the book, share stories and
strategies and have a snack.
Everyone that received a
copy of the book and
attends this session will
receive a certificate.
Have you heard?
Plans are just beginning for a
Care Provider’s Conference in
Smithers this fall.
Stay tuned for further details…...
“Let your smile
change the World
But don’t let the World
change your Smile!”
The CCRR has this
book
available for
parents to borrow.
Great resource with
practical tips.
Child Discipline: To Punish or Not
by Dr. Jane Nelsen
What do you think of when you hear the word “discipline”? Most people think of punishment. I invite you to think a little deeper starting
with the exploration of the long-term results of punishment.
When children are punished they do not learn self-discipline. Punishment provides “external” motivation. Self-discipline requires “inner”
motivation. When children are punished they either comply to avoid the punishment (and may become approval junkies), or they may get
sneaky and do all they can to avoid getting caught. They may they blatantly rebel—resulting in endless power-struggles with their parents.
Then parents complain about the behavior of their children without taking responsibility for their part—how they invited the power
struggles by using ineffective discipline methods (punishment).
Positive Discipline does not advocate any form of punishment—no punitive time-out or grounding, no withdrawal of privileges, no yelling,
no lectures, no threatening, no spanking, no rewards, no praise.
At this point you may be wondering two things, “What else is there?”, and, “Wait a minute; praise and rewards aren’t punishment.” Praise
and rewards are not punishment but they are external motivators, which do not teach self-discipline, self-control, and the desire to make a
contribution based on inner motivation.
In answer to what else is there; that is what Positive Discipline is all about—providing many non-punitive parenting tools that follow two
basic guidelines: 1) Create a connection before correction, 2) Correction usually involves children in focusing on solutions.
A few strategies are:
Family Meetings: where children learn to give and receive compliments and to brainstorm for solutions to family challenges that have
been put on the agenda.
Curiosity Questions: where parents invite children to think instead of telling them what to think.
Validating Feelings: to help children feel supported without needing to be rescued or fixed. They learn they can survive the ups and
downs of life.
Positive Time-out: to help children learn self-soothing by creating a place that helps them feel better (so they can access their rational
brains).
Routine Charts: created by children so they feel motivated to follow the routines they have created (or at least helped create.)
Most parents would prefer to give up punishment if they knew what else to do that would help their children develop into capable and
caring adults. That is what Positive Discipline is all about.
As the weather warms up, here are some
simple ideas for your kids…
‘Paint’ with water — great for building
hand and arm strength, which are
important pre-writing skills. Depending
on the age of your children, you could
also talk about shapes, sizes and
maybe even what ‘evaporation’ means.
Use lots of words to describe what your
children are doing as they are doing it
to build their language skills.
“Look at the circle you are painting on
the pavement.”
Introduce different items such as spray
bottles, watering cans, and condiment
bottles.
Smoothies are all the rage because they are a simple (and delicious!) way to bump up your
children’s daily intake of fruits and veggies. Here are a few kid-tested recipes:
CHOCOLATE FROSTY
TROPICAL SENSATION
1
1
1
1
3
cup ripe pineapple
cup papaya
mango
cup coconut milk
ice cubes
GREEN GODDESS
2 avocados
1 handful spinach
1 banana
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 cup milk
3 ice cubes
1 cup milk
1 frozen banana
1 tbsp cacao powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 ice cubes
A little honey, Stevia, or
maple syrup to sweeten
How to reach me?
The Hazelton’s
Make’N’Take
“Dress up Doll Felt”
&
“Finger puppets 5 little monkeys”
Is being planned for
May 21, 2014 @ 5:30pm
Please call if you are going to attend. No calls = no make’n’take!
Hazelton & Area Early Child Development Services Office
Pre-register by calling Arlene @ 250 842 - 5044
Arlene Morrison
Resource Educator
4215 Field Street
MAIL
Box 206
Smithers, BC
V0J 2N0
PHONE
250 842-5044
FAX
250 842-5048
Outdoor Sound Wall
Search for anything that you feel would make interesting sounds (for the
wall itself) and for any interesting and unusual items you could use as
"drum sticks" Second hand stores would be perfect for this. For example:
- Types of colanders
- A cream (tea) dispenser,
- A fish and a clover gelatin mold
- Part of a broiler
- A drying rack
- A bell
- A pot lid
Drum sticks could be a few strange shaped whisks, some interesting
large spoons, and a potato masher.
Loose parts can be kept in a clear plastic container.
Outdoor Color Matching
To create this game, gather a few simple materials:
Outdoor craft paint in a variety of bright colors
Several sizes of paint brushes
Natural items for matching—you can use rocks, shells, and
pinecones
Flagstones or large flat rocks
Paint each large stone one solid colour. Next, paint natural items with the
same solid colors. The natural items can be matched with the large flat rock by
being placed on top of the large rock.
The temptation to lead,
direct or solve problems
can be great, but if we can
control these impulses,
children will learn much
more and build confidence.
~Janet Lansbury
The Hazelton’s
Is your child 3 years old?
Please bring him/her to the
Gitwangak Health Center
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Or
Thursday May 15, 2014
from 1:30pm - 3:30pm
For our 3 year old
Healthy development
Kid’s Prizes
& vision testing
FUN, FUN, FUN
Snacks!
Door Prizes
NEW!!
The CCRR will now be keeping a
sub list for child care providers.
The list will contain the person’s name,
contact info and qualifications.
All other documentation will be the
responsibility of individual
child care providers.
Please contact the CCRR if you
want a copy of this list.
(250) 847-8824
The Get Outdoors Workshop
facilitated by Jen Hegan from
Wild BC was great fun!
Participants met at Riverside
Park for an outdoor activity
session followed by hot chili
and an indoor debriefing and
sharing session. A copy of the
Get Outdoors Activity book
that everyone received is
available for loan at the CCRR.
Child Care Operating Funding Program
(CCOF)
Important note:
Effective June 1, 2014 Monthly Enrolment
Reports must be submitted online using a
BCeID via the Child Care Web Application.
Register for a business BCeID. Instructions are
available at:https://www.bceid.ca/
Call the Child Care Operating Funding Program for
access to the online Monthly Enrolment Reports
Web Application
Fill out a Direct Deposit Application to have your
monthly payment automatically deposited into your
bank account. (New activations or changes only.)
If
Create an All About Mom
poster and help small children
fill in the blanks. Let them add
their own pictures. Roll up and
tie with a ribbon to give to
Mom.
Hand and Footprint Cards
(always a favorite)
You need : Cardstock, paint,
paper, small hands and feet, a
pan of warm soapy water and
towels for clean-up.
Dip hands or feet in paint and
print on paper. BE CREATIVE.
Wash off paint residue from
hands and feet. It is recommended that the foot printing
take place separately from the
hand printing (or you may have
found a new way to decorate!
Popsicle Stick Bracelets
Get started: Soak popsicle
sticks in hot water for at least
an hour...longer if they refuse
to bend easily!
Bend around a rolling pin or
glass. When the popsicle stick
is curved to your satisfaction,
place it inside the rim of a
glass or mug to dry. Let it dry
thoroughly before handling.
Once dry: let children paint,
decorate with stickers or add
‘jewels’.
Spray with clear acrylic spray
to seal the paint.
Have child wrap bracelet in
home made wrapping paper and
give to Mom.
You Give a Mom a Muffin
By Beth Brubaker
If you give a Mom a muffin,
She’ll want a cup of coffee to go with
it. She’ll pour herself some. Her three
year old will come and spill the coffee.
Mom will wipe it up. Wiping the floor,
she will find dirty socks. She’ll
remember she has to do laundry.
When she puts the laundry into the
washer, she’ll trip over shoes and
bump into the freezer. Bumping into
the freezer will remind her she has to
plan supper. She will get out a pound
of hamburger. She’ll look for her
cookbook (How to Make 101 Things
with a Pound of Hamburger.) The
cookbook is sitting under a pile of
mail. She will see that the phone bill is
due tomorrow. She will look for her
checkbook. The checkbook is in her
purse, which is being dumped out by
her two year old. Then she’ll smell
something funny. She’ll change the
two year old. While she is changing
the two year old, the phone will ring.
Her five year old will answer and hang
up. She’ll remember she was supposed
to phone a friend to come over for
coffee. Thinking of coffee will remind
her that she was going to have a cup.
She will pour herself some more.
And chances are,
If she has a cup of coffee, her kids
will have eaten the muffin that went
with it!
Mini Treat Box
You need: Card stock (assorted colors)
Scissors, hole punch, Ribbon, Hershey’s
Hugs or Kisses.
Following the diagram shown at the right,
cut out shape. Score fold lines.
Bend edges over to form points. Fold up
bottom edges to form small pyramid. Using
a small hole punch place a hole at each
point for the top of the pyramid. Thread a
ribbon through each hole, place a Hershey
Kiss inside and tie shut.
Dad’s LOVE chocolate so you might want to
string a few of these pyramids together.
Cookies ‘n Cream Fudge Rocks
1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) finely chopped white chocolate
(or chips) or white confectionary coating
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
Pinch of salt
1/4-2/3 cup Oreo cookie crumbs
1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder, optional
1 drop red food coloring, optional
Create a poster about Dad. Help small
children by filling in the blanks with their
answers. Have them decorate with a picture
or handprint. Roll up and tie with a ribbon.
In a medium saucepan, over LOW heat, heat chocolate,
sweetened condensed milk and salt. Use a heatproof spatula or
wooden spoon to stir frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/4
cup cookie crumbs until barely blended. At this point you may
want to divide mix into 4 small bowls. Add 1 drop red food
coloring to one. Add more crumbs to another. Add cocoa powder
and some crumbs to the third bowl. Leave the last bowl plain.
Press plastic wrap down over fudge mixture in each bowl and cool
at room temperature for 30 minutes, until it thick and not
sticky. Break off small pieces and roll to form rocks.
Place in a container or bucket (or mini treat box) Wrap up. Add
ribbon. Create a card with “My Dad Rocks” on it. Deliver to Dad!