Sacred Children
Resource Kit Goals and Objectives Resources
Resource Kit
Sacred Children is an Aboriginal Parent Education Resource Kit designed to reinforce and support parents’ inherent knowledge in order to strengthen and enhance healthy parenting in Aboriginal families. The resources provides comprehensive, holistic knowledge to parents and communities on the health, safety, and development of children in the age group of six to twelve years.
This three-year project guided by Elders, Cultural Advisors, and a National Advisory Committee was funded by the Population Health Fund, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Focus groups, surveys and a literature review was used throughout the development of the resources to ensure best practice evidence and usefulness to Aboriginal families and parenting facilitators.
The committee was established in January 2006 and had representatives from the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador. There were three nationally-scoped organizations involved on the committee.
For the purpose of this project, the term Aboriginal, includes First Nations (status and non-status), Métis and Inuit people as outlined in the Canadian Constitution.
Goals and Objectives
Goal: To reinforce and support parents’ inherent knowledge in order to strengthen and enhance healthy parenting in Aboriginal families with children aged six to twelve years.
Objectives: To design and develop a unique parenting education resource that is culturally adaptable in content and design for Aboriginal families and to provide comprehensive, holistic knowledge to Aboriginal parents and communities on the health, safety, and development of children in the age group of six to twelve years.
Resources
Resources have been developed based on results of two national Parent and Parenting Facilitator surveys. Original kit is no longer available, however, all resources may be downloaded. The new revised kit includes a guide (English only) and a DVD.
The topic areas covered in the resources are: Self-Esteem, Communication, Nutrition, Discipline, and Bullying.
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SACRED CHILDREN: ABORIGINAL PARENT EDUCATION RESOURCE - KIT
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008The original kit is no longer available, however, you may download all of the resources from the original kit by downloading item numbers 6-101 through to 6-117. A new version of the kit is available as item 6-100 and is order only.
Sacred Children, Aboriginal Parent Education Resource Kit focuses on the strengths of Aboriginal parenting. Throughout history, the significance and importance of families has been celebrated and recognized as an integral social system in our communities. We strive for the retention of our heritage, culture, and values in building stronger communities and healthy families.
Our values and traditions surrounding Aboriginal parenting was explored as part of the research of this project. We accomplished this through sharing with Elders, traditional advisors, families, and organizations within Aboriginal communities.
Tradition continues to be a strong and viable link to building and creating an atmosphere for developing healthy family values. These traditional values such as sharing, caring, respect, and communication will be demonstrated and utilized in an informative and educational way. Traditional wisdom offers not only understanding, but child rearing methods that can be applied in today’s society.
By empowering ourselves with knowledge of our culture, language, and history we can strengthen our families. As we preserve and retain our cultural strength we become better equipped to live with a challenging and ever changing world.
The revised kit contains a DVD and booklet. The DVD is broken into five chapters: Self-Esteem, Communication, Nutrition, Discipline, and Bullying. There is also a PowerPoint Presentation on the DVD. All the original resources are available for downloading only in both English and French. The complete kit can be ordered as Item Number 6-100 or each resource can be downloaded separately.
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SACRED CHILDREN - BOOKLET
The Sacred Children booklet is ideal for parents, caregivers, or anyone looking for information on Self-Esteem, Communication, Nutrition, Discipline, or Bullying. This booklet focuses on Aboriginal parenting with ideas being shared on traditional teachings from Elders, traditional advisors, families, and organizations within Aboriginal communities. This resource is available in French as Item Number 6-115.
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SACRED CHILDREN - FACILITATOR'S GUIDE
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008The Sacred Children Facilitator’s Guide is a step-by-step guide full of examples, discussions, activities, and information on how to conduct sessions and training. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-116).
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SACRED CHILDREN: SELF-ESTEEM - FACT SHEET
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008What is self-esteem? How does self-esteem impact children? These are just a few of the questions answered in this informative fact sheet. Find out interesting facts on how parents can help their children learn the importance of self-esteem. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-110).
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SACRED CHILDREN: COMMUNICATION - FACT SHEET
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008What is communication? How does communication impact children? These are just a few of the questions answered in this informative fact sheet. Find out interesting facts on how parents can help their children learn the importance of developing good communication skills; how to communicate with Elders; or communicate your culture. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-111).
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SACRED CHILDREN: NUTRITION - FACT SHEET
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008What is nutrition? What influences children’s eating habits? These are just a few of the questions answered in this informative fact sheet. Find out interesting facts on the Canada Food Guide. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-112).
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SACRED CHILDREN: DISCIPLINE - FACT SHEET
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008What is discipline? What is the impact of residential schools on parenting skills? What is traditional parenting? These are just a few of the questions answered in this informative fact sheet. Find out interesting facts on what parents can do and why discipline is about respect. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-113).
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SACRED CHILDREN: BULLYING - FACT SHEET
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008What is bullying? What is the impact of bullying on children? These are just a few of the questions answered in this informative fact sheet. Find out facts on what parents can do about bullying; how to tell if your child is being bullied; and even how to tell if your child is the bully. This resource is available in English or French (Item Number 6-114).
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS : UN FEUILLET D'INFORMATION SUR L'ESTIME DE SOI
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008En quoi consiste l'estime de soi ? Quels sont les résultats de l'estime de soi chez les enfants ? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions ainsi que des réponses à d'autres questions pertinentes à ce sujet dans ce feuillet informatif. Découvrez la façon dont les parents peuvent apprendre l'importance de l'estime de soi à leurs enfants. Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-103 Self-Esteem - Fact Sheet).
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS : UN FEUILLET D'INFORMATION SUR LA COMMUNICATION
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008En quoi consiste la communication ? Qu'est-ce qui influence la communication ? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions ainsi que des réponses à d'autres questions pertinentes à ce sujet dans ce feuillet informatif. Découvrez la façon dont les parents peuvent apprendre l'importance de développer de bonnes habiletés en communication, comment communiquer avec les Aînés et comment communiquer votre culture. Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-104 Communication - Fact Sheet).
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POUR L'AMOUR DE ENFANTS : UN FEUILLET D'INFORMATION SUR LA NUTRITION
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008En quoi consiste la nutrition ? Qu'est-ce qui influencent les habitudes alimentaires des enfants ? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions ainsi que des réponses à d'autres questions reliées à ce sujet dans ce feuillet informatif. Découvrez des faits intéressants sur le Guide alimentaire canadien. Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-105 Nutrition - Fact Sheet ).
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS : UN FEUILLET D'INFORMATION SUR LA DISCIPLINE
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008En quoi consiste la discipline ? Quel est l'impact des pensionnats sur les expériences parentales ? En quoi consiste le parentage traditionnel ? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions ainsi que des réponses à d'autres questions reliées à ce sujet dans ce feuillet informatif. Découvrez ce que peuvent faire les parents et pourquoi la discipline est reliée au respect ? Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-106 Discipline -Fact Sheet).
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS : UN FEUILLET D'INFORMATION SUR L'INTIMIDATION
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008En quoi consiste l'intimidation? De quelle façon l'intimidation affecte-t-elle les enfants ? Vous trouverez les réponses à ces questions ainsi que des réponses à d'autres questions reliées à ce sujet dans ce feuillet informatif. Découvrez ce que les parents peuvent faire au sujet
de l'intimidation, comment savoir si votre enfant subit une quelconque forme d'intimidation et même reconnaître les signes indiquant que votre enfant est l'intimidateur. Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-107 Bullying - Fact Sheet ).
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS - LIVERT
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008Le livret Pour l'amour des enfants fournit des informations sur des sujets tels l'estime de soi, la communication, la nutrition, la discipline et l'intimidation et elles sont utiles aux parents, aux gardiens et à toute autre personne cherchant des informations pertinentes à ces sujets. Les thèmes couverts dans ce livret sont centrés sur le parentage autochtone dont la conception fut guidée par les Aînés à travers leurs enseignements traditionnels, les conseillers traditionnels, les familles et les organisations à l'intérieur des communautés autochtones. Cette ressource est disponible en anglais (article n° 6-101 Booklet)
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POUR L'AMOUR DES ENFANTS - LE GUIDE DE L'ANIMATEUR
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, 2008Le guide de l'utilisateur du programme Pour l'amour des enfants est un manuel qui guide et entraine le facilitateur, étape par étape, sur la façon de conduire des sessions en offrant une panoplie d'exemples, de discussions, d'activités et de renseignements. Cette ressource est disponible en français et en anglais (article n° 6-102).
