Early Years Task Force

Question 1

What are the ‘ABCs’ to help clinicians strengthen relationships with—and within—the families they see:

Answer 1

A- ask questions
B- build on each families relationship strengths
C- counsel with family centred guidance
D- develop plans for changing behaviors related to sleep or discipline
E- educate about positive parenting strategies

Question 2

what are the ABC’s of positive discipline

Answer 2

A- awareness around antecedents
B- Behaviors
C- consequences

Question 3

REDIRECT acronym steps

Answer 3

Reduce words,
Embrace emotions
Describe (without lecturing)
Involve the child in discipline,
Reframe a ‘no’ into a ‘yes’ (with conditions),
Emphasize the positive
Creatively approach a disciplinary situation
Teach

Question 4

what is the first line intervention for serious, disruptive or intractable child behaviours

Answer 4

parent management training

Question 5

what is the best way to track early child development of all children across canada

Answer 5

A population-based survey approach is the best way to measure and track the state of ECD in Canada.
ex: Early Development Instrument

Question 6

what is the early development instrument

Answer 6

completed by kindergarten teachers (for each student)
It reports on five key domains of a child’s early development: physical, social, emotional, language/cognitive and communication skills

Question 7

what should be included in an enhanced 18 month well baby followup appointment (5)

Answer 7

1. Health supervision guide (such as the Rourke Baby Record).
2. A developmental screening tool (the most widely used are the Nipissing District Developmental Screen, ASQ, and PEDS/PEDS:DM)
3. Screen for parental morbidities (mental health problems, abuse, substance misuse, physical illness).
4. Promote early literacy activities
5. Information about community-based early childhood development resources for every family (parenting programs, parent and early learning resource centres, libraries,