Listening is recognized as one of the fundamental rights of children and adolescents, as expressed in Articles 12 and 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Listening to young children is easily overlooked within the family, school, and community contexts, which undermines the ability of young children to meaningfully …
We recently completed our “Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches for Financial Literacy Education” webinar series! The series was part of Families Canada’s SAFE Women project, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada. This project addressed the need for training on trauma- and violence-informed approaches (TVIA) in financial literacy education. This webinar series featured informative presentations from: …
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Happy Family Day to our Families Canada members in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan! Family Day is a great time to relax, play, and enjoy time with your family, whether at home, or outdoors with others. This Family Day, we encourage all educators, parents, and family support service providers to find new …
Families Canada is pleased to have completed our “Supported Parents, Supportive Parenting” project at the end of 2022! This project was funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and aimed to expand the linguistic accessibility of the Nobody’s Perfect Parenting (NPP) program to diverse communities in Ontario. NPP is a facilitated parenting program for parents of …
