Online resources for families

 

The Neufeld Institute

 

Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap

 

Shuswap Trail Alliance trail page

 

Children and Nature Network - loads of resources for getting your family outdoors and good research summaries

 

The Child and Nature Alliance of Canada

 

Power of Ten - Excellent Math website

 

Shuswap Outdoor Learning Foundation - Outdoor Learning camps and programming in our area

 

MediaSmarts - Canadian website on digital literacy with loads of information and resources

 

Canadian Parents for French (Yukon and BC Branch) - includes activities, research and loads of useful links

 

Shuswap Children's Association - a great local resource particularly good for updates on local events for children

 

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Books

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Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers‎ - Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté

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No-drama discipline: the whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child’s developing mind - Daniel Siegel

       (Note: I haven't read this yet but highly recommended by parents and teachers I trust)

 

Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom: Moving Forward.

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/aboriginal-education/awp_moving_forward.pdf

 

UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World - Michele Borba

i-Minds: How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming, and Social Media are Changing our Brains, our Behavior, and the Evolution of our Species - Mari K. Swingle

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How to Raise a Wild Child: The art and science of falling in love with nature - Scott Sampson

 

The Nature Fix: Why nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative - Florence Williams

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The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life - William Damon

  (some great advice on how to help children cultivate the necessary attitudes to find their purpose later in life)