Course Description

For the last few decades, research and clinical practice have demonstrated and continue to provide evidence to advocate the importance of social and emotional development.  

In this webinar, we will focus on understanding the important role that continues to be played by supportive relationships with Educators. School aged-children take many of their cues about ways to interact and relate to others from educators, including assessing the worth of their peers.  Group settings that expect and model caring and respect from all participants create environments that encourage participation, risk-taking and enjoyment of social engagement.

EYPDC Program Development and Early Years Consultant

Jan Blaxall, MASc, RECE, AECEO.C

Jan has 30 years of teaching Early Childhood Education courses at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario and Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario. Jan has co-authored an ECE textbook, Children at the Centre: Principles of Early Childhood Education in Canada and is a regular contributor to the Canadian Child Care Federation's Journal, Interaction. She is on the editorial board of IDEAS - Emotional Well-being in Child Care. Jan served as a member of Ontario's Expert Panel on an Early Learning Framework, for Ontario's Ministry of Children and Youth Services. She works with the Psychology Foundation of Canada, promoting children's emotional wellness.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview of Experts that I Rely On

  • 2

    Emotional Needs of School Age Children

    • Foundations for Emotional Well-being
  • 3

    Why Relationships Matter

    • Sense of Safety and other Benefits of Educator - Child Relationships

    • The Power of Relationships
  • 4

    The 3 R's of Meaningful Relationships

    • The 3 R's of Relationships

    • Taking the Temperature of your School-Aged Relationships

  • 5

    Building and Maintaining Relatiionships

    • Relationships as a Primary Role of Educators
  • 6

    Social-Emotional Opportunities with Schoolagers

    • Time and Attention

    • Welcome Ritual

    • Caring and Calming
  • 7

    Closing Video

    • Children Full of Life

  • $100.00 / year

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