Early Years Resources
As any mom, dad, caregiver know, parenthood is a time when we rely on a community like never before in our adult lives. It’s in everybody’s interest to support child development, but it’s important for parents to know when to ask for help and where to get it.
- Strengthen the abilities of parents, caregivers, and the community to raise happy, healthy, children
- Catch concerns early
- Guide parents and caregivers to know where to go and what to do when they have concerns
- Support and learn from one another
Language Communication & General Knowledge
Activities
- Vroom Tips Age 0-5
- What you can do Development 18 months to 2 Yrs
- What you can do development 2 to 2.5 yrs
- What can you Development 24 to 36 months
Book Lists
- Calgary Reads Reading Milestones 2018
- Multicultural Book List
General Knowledge
- Cleaning up
- Crying
- Crying, Cooing, Communication – English
- Parent Tip Sheet – Participation & Helping Out
- Sensory Integration
- Sensory Kid Drawing
- Teaching Routines
- Understanding the Senses - 1
School Readiness
- Preschool Activity calendar
- Getting Ready for School Begins at Birth
- Kindergarten in Alberta
- Preschool Readiness
- What You Can Do to Support School Readiness Skills 24 to 36 Months
- Kindergarten Activity Calendar
Screen Time
- Alternatives-to-Screen-Time-for-Children-0-2-years-of-age
- Alternatives-to-Screen-Time-for-Children-2-5-years-of-age
- Choosing Media Content for Young Children using the E-AIMS Model
- Five Tips to Make the Most of Video Chats
- Managing Screen Time
- Screen Sense Executive Summary
- Screen – Use Tips for Parents Under Three
- Unplug and Connect
Speech
- Talk Box – Learning More than One Language
- Talk Box – Newsletter - Five Year Old
- Talk Box – Newsletter - Four Year Old
- Talk Box – Newsletter – Three Year Old
- Talk Box – Newsletter – Two Year Old
- Talk Box – Newsletter – One Year Old
- Talk Box – Newsletter – Under 12 Months
- Talk Box – Speech, Sounds Checklist
- Talk Box – Talking & Listening Checklist
Parents
Co-Parenting
- Co-Parenting
- Co-Parenting Tip Sheets 2017
- Divorce with a Under 3 in the house: What you need to know
Developmental Milestones
- ASQE2 Social Emotional Development Guidelines
- Calgary Reads - Reading Milestones 2018
- The Early Years
- Virtual Baby Class
- FREE - CDC Milestone Tracker App
Mental Wellness
- Caregiver Mental Health Fact Sheet
- Balancing Work
- Coping with Depression
- Dads Renovate Your Relationship
- General Tips
- Going Shopping
- Interrupting
- Positive Parenting
- Managing Your Own Emotions & Anxiety Overview
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children - Growing and Learning Together
- Impact of Your Child Hood Experiences on How You Parent Today
Need Help - Access Mental Health
1-844-943-1500
Provides information, consultation and referral to individuals residing in Calgary and area who have addiction and/or mental health concerns. Clinicians work order the telephone to help people navigate the addiction and mental health system. They are familiar with both Alberta Health Services and community based programs and will explore options and direct/refer clients to the most appropriate resource to meet their needs. Access Mental Health is a non-urgent service.
Physical Health & Well Being
Daddy Specific
- Tummy Time
- Activities List for Dads Under 1 Year
- Daddy & Me on the Move
- Factsheet – Dads General
- Factsheet – School
- Part Time Dads
Nutrition & Eating
- Eating & Mealtime Problems
- Feeding Checklist
- Feeding Toddlers & Young Children
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Snacks
- Appetite Slump in Children
- Feeding Your Baby from six months to one year
- Plan a Healthy Plate
- Enjoy more vegetables and fruit
Grandparent Specific
- Grandparent FAQ
- Grandparent FAQ - tagalog
- 100 Free Things to do with your Grandkids
- FAQ
- Making the Most of Mealtimes
- Play for Grandparents – 0-12 Months
- Play for Grandparents – 12-24 Months
- Play for Grandparents – 24-36 Months
- Partnering With Your Adult Child to Care for Your Grandchild
- Sharing Family Traditions With Your Grandchildren
- What’s New…What’s the Same
- When the Final Answer is No
Play
- Playing and Learning with Bubbles
- Playing and Learning with Playdough
- Playing and Learning with Toy Ball
- 40 things to do for free or almost free - spring/summer
- 40 things to do for free or almost free - winter
- Online Resource – Activities for Kids of all Ages
- Have a Ball together with Play
- Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers
- Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers - Bubble Chase
- Healthy Opportunitiy for Preschoolers - Knock Down
- Healthy Resource Opportunity for Preschoolers - Rainbow Scatter
- Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolser - Resource
- Learning to Play and Playing to Learn for Families
- Move with Me from Birth to 3
- Play Builds Skill
- Play 0-12 Months
- Play 12– 24 Months
- Play 24-36 Months
- Talk Box Good Times with Games
Sleep
- Sleep in Toddlers
- Sleep in Preschoolers
- Sleep Tips for Children
- Bedtime Problems
- Nighttime Fears
- Let’s Talk About How to Sleep 2-6 Years Shorter
- Nightmares
- What to do About Sleep Problems in Young Children
- Sleep Questionnaire
- Tips on Infant Sleep
- Learning Night Time Sleep
- Learning Nap Time Sleep
Summer Wellness
- Insect Repellents
- Sun Safety for Young Children
Toileting
- Toilet Training
Professional
- 8 Things to Remember about Child Development
- ACEs Infographic
- Custodial Grandparents Across Systems
- Dr. Gibbs Activities for Brain Development & Executive Function
- Dr. Gibbs Brain Development in Brief
- Growth Chart
- Harvard 3 Principles to Improve Outcomes
- InBrief Adversity
- InBrief Early Childhood Mental Health
- InBrief Executive Function Skills for Life and Learning
- InBrief The Science of Neglect
- InBrief The Science of Resilience
- Parenting Children Who are Anxious
- Positive Outlook - Resilience Activity
- RAM-Resilience Activity - Understanding Feelings
- What can we do about Toxic Stress
- What is Epigenetics
- What is Executive Function
- What the Research says About the Impact of Media on Children Aged 0-3 Years Old
- Young Children develop in an Environment of Relationships
- Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children
- Early Childhood Coalitions Alberta (ECCA)
- ECCA Podcast
Alberta Early Development Community Profile Report (2016 Data Collection)
- Early Development Instrument - MD of Foothills
- 2016 Early Developement Instrument Results - The Foothills Region
- Foothills "B" Region: Black Diamond, Turnder Valley, Longview, Millarville
- Foothills "D" Region: North of Railway, Okotoks
- Foothills "E" Region: South of Railway, Okotoks
- Foothills "F"Region: Cayley, Blackie, Aldersyde
- Foothills "G: Region: West of Centre Street High River
- Foothills "H" Region: East of Centre Street High River
Social and Emotional Development
Activities
Reading
- Children’s Booklist – Positive Outlook
- Exploring Feelings – Booklist
- Social Emotional Booklist
- Building Blocks for Resilience - Ages 5-8
- #COVIBOOK - Supporting and reassuring children around the world
- COVID Story and Coloring Book - Read and Learn about Influenza
- Calming Cards
- FACES Show Feelings Game
- Make your own stick puppets
Anxiety
- Chester the cat
- Feeling Overwhelmed
- Healthy Thinking for Younger Children
- Helping Children Express and Challenge Their Thoughts – RIRO
- Phrases to Help with Anxiety & Worries
- Reassurance Seeking
- Separation Anxiety
- Strategies for Separation Anxiety with Kindergarten
- Talking to your Child about Anxiety
Behaviors
- Calming Cards to Make
- Growing Healthy Minds Tip Sheets
- Interrupting
- Lying
- Rudeness
- Sharing
- Temper Tantrums
- Tuning into Tantrums
- Whining
Brain Development
- Brain Comic
- Building Brain Basics
- Baby Brain Map
- Build A Better Brain
- Brain Core Stories for Families
- How to Make a Brain Builder Bottle
- How to Play with a Brain Bottle
- Brains are Built - Colouring Sheets
Podcasts
Centre on the Developeing Child Harvard University
- The Brain Architects Podcast
Development
- 10 Things Your Baby Wants You to Know
- 10 Things Your School Aged Child Wants You to Know
- 10 Things Your Toddler Wants you to Know
- ASQ:SE-2 Social - Emotional Development Guide
- SAEW for Parents, Caregivers & Doctors
- SAEW Framework
- Social & Emotional Wellness Development 0-6
- Social Emotional Development 0-12 Months
- Social Emotional Development 12-24 Months
- Social Emotional Development 24-36 Months
Emotions
- How do you feel when Coloring Sheet
- Aggression and Your Preschooler Tip Sheet
- Coping with Aggression from 0 - 3
- Parent Tip Sheet - Keep Trying
- Parent Tip Sheet - Positive Outlook
- Parent Tip Sheet - Understanding Feelings
- Serve & Return for Parents
- Sharing
- Social Emotional Brochure
- Teaching Emotions
- Teaching your Child Feeling
- Tip Sheet Anger in Children
Understanding your child's Temperament
- Temperament
- Cautious-slow-to-warm-up
- Frustration
- Reaction to Change
- Sociability
- Intensity of Reaction
Self-Regulation
- Building Resilience in Young Children
- Executive Function Brochure
- Parent Tip Sheet - Being Calm
- Parent Tip Sheet - Keep Trying
- Self-Regulation Early Years
- Self-Regulation Lessons
- Self-Regulation Parents Guide
- Teaching Cooperation
Stress
- KHST – Stop Light Poster
- KHST - Yellow Brochure
- Kids Have Stress Too, Strategies for Parents
- Stress Management Strategies for Families
Our Time Together Cookbook
Strong brains are built by supportive relationships. Our Time Together Cookbook will help you and the children you care about build strong brains together.
Happy Cooking, Happy Brain Building!
