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Have a ball together – Poster
Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Posters (11x 17) include the campaign key messages. Available in English, French or culturally adapted Aboriginal version.

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Have a ball together – Poster - Aboriginal adaptation
Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Posters (11x 17) include the campaign key messages. Available in English, French or culturally adapted Aboriginal version.

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Have a ball together – Brochure
Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Brochure (8.5 x 11) is designed to provide parents with additional information about the promotion of physical activity for children aged 2-5 years. 

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Have a ball together –Bookmark
Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
It can be downloaded and copied. Available in French and English.

Available PDF.
 

 


Have a ball together – Aboriginal adaptation – Brochure
Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Brochure (8.5 x 11) is designed to provide parents with additional information about the promotion of physical activity for children aged 2-5 years.  Culturally adapted Aboriginal version also available in French. 

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Twenty-four stickers on a 8.5 X 11 sheet with indoor/outdoor and seasonal activities. These stickers can be placed on the family calendar to schedule plans for physical activity. The stickers do not contain any text so can be used with all cultures and languages. Culturally adapted Aboriginal version available.

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


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Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Twenty-four stickers on a 8.5 X 11 sheet with indoor/outdoor and seasonal activities.  These stickers can be placed on the family calendar to schedule plans for physical activity. The stickers do not contain any text so can be used with all cultures and languages. 

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Four laminated cards (4X6). A carabiner allows parents to attach the resource to their diaper bag, stroller, backpack etc.   Each card provides parents with seasonal ideas of how to be physically active with their children.   Available in English, French or culturally adapted Aboriginal version.

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
Four laminated cards (4X6). A carabiner allows parents to attach the resource to their diaper bag, stroller, backpack etc.   Each card provides parents with seasonal ideas of how to be physically active with their children.   Available in English, French or culturally adapted Aboriginal version

Available in print and PDF.
 

 


My Child and I - Attachment for Life
Best Start Resource Centre, 2010
A resource for parents of children aged 0-3 to help them understand the principles of attachment and learn ways to promote attachment. Activities are suggested for each age group.
Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Improving the Odds: Healthy Child Development. Focus on the Early Years: Neuroscience and Implications for Clinical Practice.
Ontario College of Family Physicians, revised 2007.
Appendix P: Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines for Primary Health Care Providers, revised 2008
A MAINPRO©-C training program developed for family doctors and other health care providers.
Available in print and PDF. Download Part 1 | Part 2 in PDF.
 

 

A collaborative project of: the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program, Toronto Public Health, and the Best Start Resource Centre, 2008.
With content developed by the ONF SBS Prevention Program, these handouts provide information about infant crying and comforting techniques. Available in English, French, and 17 other languages, for download only. Includes a text box to insert local contact information.
Available in English, French, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu by download only.
 

 

Holistic Support Wheel Tool
Best Start Resource Centre in collaboration with Spirit Moon Consulting, 2007.
A tool to assist in planning holistic care and supports for Aboriginal children and their caregivers.
Available in black and white PDF and in full colour PDF.
 

 


 

A Sense of Belonging : Supporting Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
Best Start Resource Centre, 2006 (in collaboration with Spirit Moon
Consulting, Waabinong Head Start, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship
Centres, Ontario Native Woman’s Association, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of
Canada, Ontario Native Woman’s Association, Union of Ontario Indians, Métis
Nation of Ontario and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation).
This manual was developed to improve service delivery to Aboriginal families
in Ontario. It shares important information about what Aboriginal people
feel they need to support their families in having happy, healthy children.
Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Putting Health Promotion into Action: A Resource for Early Learning and Child Care Settings
Best Start Resource Centre, 2006
This resource provides an introduction to health promotion and it's significance to the early learning and child care sector. Programs in Ontario that are successfully implementing health promotion are highlighted.
Available in print and PDF.
 

 


Have a Ball! A Toolkit for Physical Activity and the Early Years
Best Start Resource Centre, Physical Activity Resource Centre and the Nutrition Resource Centre, 2005

A variety of materials in a handy, ready-to-go 'briefcase' for promoting and delivering physical activity opportunities for young children. The Toolkit includes a binder of information, a copy of Moving and Growing: Ages Two, Three and Four, a copy of the Rainbow Fun resource on CD, the Chief Medical Officer of Health Report: Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives, Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating: Focus on Preschoolers, a beach ball to (must we say it)…get the ball rolling, and other complementary materials.

Please note: Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating: Focus on Preschoolers is no longer current. Advice and guidance for educators on the revised Canada's Food Guide recommendations for children is now included in Section 5 of the Resource for Educators and Communicators available through Health Canada online at:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/educ-comm/index_e.html

 

Download the binder contents available in PDF.

- What the Research Says (PDF 535KB)
- Resource Selection Critera (164KB)
- Resources (PDF 344KB)
- Great Ideas (PDF 3.5 MB)
- Have a Ball with a Ball ! (88.6KB)
- Fact sheets - Professionals (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Fact sheets - Parents (PDF 316KB)

 

 

 
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