Why is physical activity important for children?
Attributes to meet: PDF: Download File, Information Cards
Download File: condition met
Information Card, 2022
This postcard describes physical activity and shares how physical activity helps children. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to brainstorm active play ideas for children.
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Healthy Parenting Poster
Poster, Revised 2023
These posters advertise the Healthy Parenting resource. The Healthy Parenting online resource is a literacy-friendly, interactive, web-based resource that covers topics relevant to parents of children under 6 years old, e.g., eating healthy, safety, child care, and child development. This resource can be accessed using a computer, tablet, or cell phone.
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My Curious Brain Poster
Poster, Updated 2026
The My Curious Brain Resource Room is an interactive virtual tool to help children and adults learn what happens in the brain and body when stress is experienced. This poster provides the QR code and link to access the resource.
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Healthy Minds Begin at Home: From Infant to Individual
Guide and Manual, Reviewed 2024
This guide was developed for use with the “Healthy Minds Begin at Home: from Infant to Individual” toolkit. It is designed to help service providers begin or continue to work in the area of early childhood mental health. Included in the guide is information on early childhood mental health topics, suggested activities that professionals or caregivers can do with children, tip sheets for caregivers, and a list of resources. The “Healthy Minds Begin at Home: from Infant to Individual” toolkit was developed for Community Action Program for Children projects.
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Breastfeeding
Brochure, 2024
This brochure describes the benefits of breastfeeding, as well as information about expressing milk by hand, helping baby successfully latch to breastfeed, and tips for increasing milk supply.
This resource was created in partnership with the Northern Healthy Communities Partnership Healthy Eating Team. For more information, visit www.nhcp.ca/healthy-eating-team.
SKU: 5-513