Conference Information
Friday
| 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Marketplace and Community Displays Open |
| 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm | Conference Welcome Reception |
| 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Keynote Address by Dr. Laura Markham |
WELCOME RECEPTION
Please join us for our opening reception, Friday January 16th beginning at 6:30 pm. This informal gathering will feature some light appetizers, live music and a chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues as well as meet some new ones. This is a great time to visit our marketplace and community displays as well!
Friday Keynote
Dr. Laura Markham
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
Are you tired of battling with your child? Do you wish you knew how to get your child cooperating without yelling and threats? Are you trying to find the sweet spot between spoiling and strict? Dr. Laura Markham gives you practical everyday strategies to help you raise a child who WANTS to cooperate. No parent is peaceful all the time, but it’s completely possible to create a more peaceful home where affection, connection and humour help you resolve conflict happily, and where kids WANT to follow your lead. In this talk, you’ll have a chance to ask questions about your own parenting, and you’ll learn:
- Why Yelling, Threats and Punishment actually create more misbehavior.
- How children develop self-discipline and learn to regulate their emotions.
- Your secret weapon to get your child cooperating.
- The most important parenting habit to create a peaceful home.
- Strategies to handle your own strong emotions so you can help your child.
Saturday
| 8:00 am to 3:30 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 am to 1:30 pm | Marketplace and Community Displays Open |
| 9:00 am to 9:15 am | Conference Welcome in Theatre |
| 9:15 am to 10:15 am | Keynote Address by Gary Anaka |
| 10:45 am to 12:45 pm | Session A Workshops |
| 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm | Lunch in the Gym |
| 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm | Session P Workshops |
| 3:45 pm | Conference Close |
Saturday Keynote
Gary Anaka
How Play Grows The Child's Brain
Playing· is the most natural and genuine way the brain learns best. It is the essence of life. Playing is critical to grow and develop a child’s brain. Discover how playing literally builds connections in the brain that promote intelligence and establish multiple pathways for learning, experiencing and relating to life. What is the basic ingredient for emotional growth, social growth, intellectual growth, and physical growth? It’s play! Play engages the brain for learning.
Workshop Overview
A1 An Attachment-Based Approach to Challenging Behaviours
- Camille Netherton
A2 Understanding Toddlers and How Their Behaviours Aff ect Us
- Kim Pender
A3 Deep in the Forest: Cultivating Connections Between Children and Nature
- Tricia Edgar
A4 Responding to a Need for Change: Implementing Emergent/Responsive Curriculum in Your Centre
- Lauren OpdenDries & Tara Elston
A5 Hey, My Brain Doesn’t Work That Way! Understanding Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation
- Marc Landry
A6 Learn, Live and Play by-Heart! Your Amazing Operating System and How to Use it in the Classroom
- Marianna Paulson
A7 Developing Communication Skills
- Amanda Lenk & Karine Tardif
A8 More Great Circle Times
- Amy Ashmore & Susan Andrews
A9 Messy Art
- Julie Hansen
A10 Mindfulness for Early Learning Professionals
- Dr. Laura Markham
P1 Bridging the Gaps: Strategies for Challenging Behaviour
– Katy Bigsby
P2 Inviting Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers
– Julie Hansen
P3 Educating the Heart Through Nature Art
– Marghanita Hughes
P4 Food for Thought: What You Need to Know About Food Allergy
– Laura Bantock
P5 Tips and Tricks to Planning a Successful Day
– Kim Pender
P6 Experience Diversity
– Debra Akhurst & Margret Hanke
P7 Engaging Diffi cult to Reach Children and Families
– Matthew Johnston
P8 Teaching the Hurt Child
– Meagan VanDiermen
P9 BC Hydro Energy Explorers Program
– Wendy Lorch
P10 Your Brain on the Job
– Gary Anaka
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