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Successful inclusion

By Myriam Thibault|2021-06-06T10:39:41-04:003 March 2021|Child Development, Special Needs|

In day care centers, special attention is often required for the inclusion of children with special needs. Even with the best of intentions, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. I will share with you my little tips so that children and educators can experience successful inclusion! 1. Have a good understanding of the child's strengths and difficulties It is essential to start with a solid foundation. The educator should have access to the child's file, have the chance to talk with the [...]

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Teaching your child to calm down in 4 easy steps

By CRCM Occupational therapist|2021-02-24T09:25:48-05:0023 February 2021|Unclassified|

Life moves so fast! Learning to relax is a great gift for our children. The simple act of taking deep breaths helps lower daily stress levels. With your support, your child can use this learned skill during times of anger, anxiety, or excitement to better manage their emotions. Also, when practiced before bedtime, this breathing also promotes sleep. Here is the process for teaching your child to calm down: First, pinpoint a quiet moment when your child is available and practice the following sequence with him [...]

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Screen time: how do I set limits for my child?

By CRCM Occupational therapist|2021-02-24T10:37:07-05:0017 February 2021|Child Development, Other, Physical Activity|

Every day, managing screen time for children and adolescents is a challenge! However, with the pandemic and reduction (or even the absence!!) of social and sports activities, screen time is increasing dramatically! Many parents no longer know how to deal with this issue. How much time should be allowed? Should we give the child free reign? How much time to allow? The first step is to determine how much screen time will be given per day. This will depend on the age of the child. Here [...]

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manimo: love at first sight!

By Myriam Thibault|2021-03-03T11:56:30-05:0010 February 2021|Child Development, Help with Homework, Other, Unclassified|

manimo are definitely popular these days. Educators and parents talk to me about it regularly. I am also always pleasantly surprised to find them in the premises of different Childcare Centres! This enthusiasm prompted me to reclaim these weighted animals that I had already used in the past. I have a few uses in mind for my little coconuts who find it difficult to stay put or who always want to touch other children and other small problems. When I received my manimo dog, I fell [...]

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5 steps to teach emotions!

By CRCM Occupational therapist|2021-02-04T20:20:53-05:004 February 2021|Child Development|

Mélanie has 3 children: 12, 9 and 5 years old. There is no denying, it gets very busy in the house at times! If it is not a crisis that is triggered by the refusal to grant something, it is crying or screaming because the 2 youngest bicker. Mélanie is sometimes exhausted. She no longer knows how to keep a temperate climate in the house or how to help her children get better managing their emotions! Did you know that there are 6 universal emotions? All [...]

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Lack of concentration? Move to stimulate your brain!

By fdmt team|2020-09-24T09:30:52-04:0024 September 2020|Help with Homework|

Whether in the classroom, workplace, or working from home, flexible accommodations are offered more and more often to improve our level of attention and concentration: work standing at a high table, swap the office chair for a ball or a wiggle stool... Did you know ? The brain is more attentive and retains more information when it is stimulated by movement or physical activity. This need to move in order to remain receptive is important for everyone, especially children and adults living with ADHD. Does it [...]

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This is not just a simple timer – why I need a Time Timer

By Zoé Leblanc|2020-02-19T10:24:07-05:0019 February 2020|Child Development|

In my life as a mom, I try to consciously to choose material that is really worth it. To decrease my clutter, I’m a little picky about what I let into my house. I only keep what has a real impact on a daily basis. This is the case for the Time Timer, which I have been using every week (sometimes every day!) for about 5 years. Recently, it broke and it was then that I realized how much I had developed using it automatically. I [...]

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The Only Resolution You Should Make

By Véronique Gauthier|2020-01-22T11:36:47-05:0022 January 2020|Child Development|

When you're a parent it's often wonderful, but often very difficult. Why is it so complicated to be a parent? A mini-person who looks like us It's hard to be a parent because the mini-person we interact with is also the one we love the most in the world. They are the one that we would be ready to give our lives for, the one we want to see happy at all costs. It’s difficult to put constraints on them under these conditions, which is normal.This [...]

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10 Educational Christmas Activities for Preschoolers

By Myriam Thibault|2019-12-16T10:12:41-05:0016 December 2019|Unclassified|

Christmas is a very busy time of the year with gifts to buy, meals and visits to plan, the tree and the house to decorate ... I was very surprised last year when I started doing Christmas Bingos with children because I realized they didn’t know all of the vocabulary associated with this time of the year! As adults, we don’t realize how much children are exposed to new words (nursery rhymes, movies, stories) and to what extent they’re supposed to know them. Take the test! [...]

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How long? The (often abstract) notion of time

By Véronique Gauthier|2019-11-14T12:04:24-05:0014 November 2019|Child Development|

We’re leaving in 5 minutes… You must be ready in 15 minutes ... Quick, your bus will leave in 10 minutes ... Easy to say (and to repeat) for parents, but difficult to understand for children! Ah, the idea of time! If there is an abstract concept for little ones (and some bigger ones), that's it ... And this is probably the main reason why parents are stressed and tired of repeating themselves. Why is the idea of time so complicated? First, analog clocks - you know [...]

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