FRP Canada has recently developed a policy paper entitled Family is the Foundation:  Why Family Support and Early Childhood Education Must be a Collaborative Effort. It represents FRP Canada’s response to the reorganization of early childhood services in many jurisdictions across Canada. The full paper can be downloaded at www.frp.ca/policypapers. Please add your comments to the discussion.

Question sent in:

“All the staff here have specific job titles, e.g. program worker, volunteer coordinator, etc.  There are 2 staff who are primarily responsible for coordinating & running registered parent education programs.  They’re currently called “Parent educators”, but we all feel that doesn’t capture the reciprocal nature of the work they do.  We’re looking for a job title that isn’t weird or cumbersome, but captures the idea that we all learn from the group participants.  I’m wondering how other folks have dealt with this.”

Positive Discipline: What it is and how to do it, by Joan E. Durrant is now available for order in hard-copy format from FRP Canada. A facilitator manual, available as a download only, is also available. Please click here for all of the details.

FRP Canada is considering hosting a webinar with Joan Durrant later in the spring/early summer. If you are interested, let us know of any topics you might like her to address.

This e-Valuation blog will provide a shared place to ask questions about using the e-Valuation system, offer ideas about making the most of the tools and the reports, suggest improvements and share success stories.

Please make suggestions for next year’s National Family Week theme.

The next FRP Canada Conference will be in Montreal in April 2011.

Please click here to read a brief overview of the family resource sector in Newfoundland/Labrador. Through this forum, we invite you to comment, discuss and provide your insights to enrich the Newfoundland/Labrador profile. (The complete 2009 Update on Canadian FRPs can be found on FRP Canada’s homepage under NEWS.)

Please click here to read a brief overview of the family resource sector in the Yukon. Through this forum, we invite you to comment, discuss and provide your insights to enrich the Yukon profile. (The complete 2009 Update on Canadian FRPs can be found on FRP Canada’s homepage under NEWS.)

Please click here to read a brief overview of the family resource sector in Saskatchewan. Through this forum, we invite you to comment, discuss and provide your insights to enrich the Saskatchewan profile. (The complete 2009 Update on Canadian FRPs can be found on FRP Canada’s homepage under NEWS.)

Please click here to read a brief overview of the family resource sector in Quebec. Through this forum, we invite you to comment, discuss and provide your insights to enrich the Quebec profile. (The complete 2009 Update on Canadian FRPs can be found on FRP Canada’s homepage under NEWS.)