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Please join us for the next Wiggle, Giggle, & Munch Virtual Training.
Dates: September 12-15th, 2022
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Zoom (link to be provided to registrants closer to the starting date)
Please join us for the next Wiggle, Giggle, & Munch Virtual Training.
Dates: September 12-15th, 2022
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Zoom (link to be provided to registrants closer to the starting date)
Outdoor Play Fundamentals – 2-hour condensed version
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
1:15 – 3:15 pm via Zoom
Topics include:
- The importance of outdoor play for early childhood development
- Four fundamentals of successful outdoor play which touches on sensory play, child-led play, play with loose parts, and risky play
- Other topics touched on include parental/caregiver roles related to outdoor play, and how to utilize space and resources easily accessible to anyone
- Participants will also be directed to links and resources for practical ideas and activities
Registration is now closed
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 6-hour workshop
- exploring ways of building on resiliency skills through the lens of oral stories we share
- Empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills through storytelling
Register here
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 6-hour workshop
- exploring ways of building on resiliency skills through the lens of oral stories we share
- Empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills through storytelling
Register here
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop
- This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
- Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.
http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop
- This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
- Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.
http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true
Join us for a focused discussion about Downtown families and how best to serve them.
- This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families
- This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families
- This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families
- This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families
- Exploring what neuroscience says about early childhood brain development and resiliency
- Gathering strategies designed to enhance healthy brain development with early literacy activities
- Sharing resources such as children’s book lists, hands-on activities, and other ideas that can be integrated into programming to support healthy brain development
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 4-hour workshop
- exploring ways of building resiliency skills through the lens of the oral stories we share
- empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills
Register here
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 4-hour workshop
- exploring ways of building resiliency skills through the lens of the oral stories we share
- empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills
Register here
Join us for our first 2023 Lunch & Learn
Find out more about the supports in our community for families with special needs with presentations by:
- Inspire Community Outreach
- Family Advocacy Network of Manitoba (FAN)
- Others to be confirmed
Please contact us for the Zoom link
Please join us in person for our Annual General Meeting. We’ll be celebrating the work we’ve accomplished in 2022-23 and learning more about our exciting new Raising the Village project.
Celebratory refreshments and activities will be included!
With summer here, outdoor play beckons. How can you take your indoor family programming outdoors? Cheri and Chris will help you discover how!
This workshop is great for any parent-child programs, but especially helpful if you run a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program.
- free for downtown serving agencies and if you have taken WGM facilitator training within the past year
- $10 for those serving outside downtown Winnipeg
Part Time Contract Opportunity Job Posting
Start Date: Monday, September 25,2023
Salary: $20 per hour
Benefits: Laptop/headset provided, personal and professional development opportunities, access to a Health and Wellbeing Account
Time Requirement: 20 hours per week, semi-flexible, work from home/in person/online
Because C4F is passionate about supporting communities, service providers, and families to raise happy, healthy children, the person we are looking for will be able to work independently, is highly motivated, and has an engaging personality.
- This 5 1/2 – hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Day 1 includes teachings that are deliver virtually
- Day 2 includes in-person learning and demonstrations
- Both days are required to complete the training
Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families.
Register here
- This 5 1/2 – hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
- Day 1 includes teachings that are deliver virtually
- Day 2 includes in-person learning and demonstrations
- Both days are required to complete the training
Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families.
Discover the benefits of outdoor play as we enter a new season!
Contact us for zoom link for this event.
Annual planning meeting – Wednesday, December 13 (noon to 3:00 pm starting with lunch in the Drop-In area) at WestEnd Commons, 365 McGee St. Plan to join us – in person! (Parking restrictions have been lifted on McGee between Ellice and Portage)
Bookmates’ Play to Learn, Learn to Play is a 5 week parent-child program founded on the importance of play in guiding early years learning and healthy child development.
This is an interactive workshop – participants will explore the value of play and the philosophy behind child led play. You will also receive a facilitator manual complete with all the information needed for running Play to Learn, Learn to Play in your community.
There is no cost to participate but you must commit to attending both days. Spaces are limited.
Registration for this workshop is now full. Thank you for your interest.
Bookmates’ Play to Learn, Learn to Play is a 5 week parent-child program founded on the importance of play in guiding early years learning and healthy child development.
This is an interactive workshop – participants will explore the value of play and the philosophy behind child led play. You will also receive a facilitator manual complete with all the information needed for running Play to Learn, Learn to Play in your community.
There is no cost to participate but you must commit to attending both days. Spaces are limited.
Registration for this workshop is now full. Thank you for your interest.
Celebrate I Love to Read month with this FREE workshop!
This workshop is focused on sharing early literacy resources that promote diversity including race, creed, gender, culture, family structures and abilities. Content includes:
- Reviewing the importance of being intentional with the types of family literacy information, tools and strategies we incorporate into our programs
- Exploring concepts to strengthen, support and enhance the fundamentals of literacy while celebrating diverse communities
- Sharing a variety of children’s books and related hands-on literacy extension activities that can be integrated into our current environments. These resources will be primarily geared to children aged 0-5
Supporting resources will be emailed out to participants
Register here
Do you support families who may be “neurodiverse” (parents and/or their children who may be on this spectrum)?
Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one “right” way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits. Knowledge about neurodiversity and respectful language is also important for clinicians, so they can address the mental and physical health of people with neurodevelopmental differences. (from Harvard Health Publishing)
This Lunch and Learn will explore what may be considered “neurodiversity”, and consists of ideas and information curated by the C4F team in how to ensure parent-child programming maximizes it’s accessibility for all families. We will briefly discuss:
- the main types of “disorders” that may be categorized as “neurodiversity” (i.e. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)
- why the “disorder” label misguides people to focus too much on weaknesses rather than strengths and what we can do to help switch that focus
- how to assess program accessibility
- tips on how to communicate openness to accommodating diverse needs without forcing people to disclose medical diagnoses
- possible resources for service providers to support their work with families
The goal of this session is to inspire thought and engagement about how our programs and services may not feel as accessible to some people due to neurodiverse needs, and to consider ways to change this.
Have lived experience with this? Please feel free to share as we learn together as a community. Discussion will be welcomed.
Join us! You are also welcome to stay for our regular monthly Coalition meeting, resourcing agencies serving downtown Winnipeg families.