This e-module focuses on science-based information and strategies that support the positive impact of outdoor play on brain development and mental health in early childhood as well as for adults and educators alike. Helping participants to understand the importance of outdoor play, touching on risky play and how to implement it.

This course is FREE for Families Canada members all year round. Log in to your member portal at familiescanada.ca to get your 100% discount code or to renew or sign up for membership. Email membership@familiescanada.ca for support.

Certificates of participation will be provided to those who complete the course. Time to complete: 23:44.

Recommended Participants:

-Service providers working with families with young children and/or young children directly

-Family support workers

-Early Childhood Educators

-Childcare providers

Presenter: Dr. Mariana Brussoni

Dr. Mariana Brussoni is Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She is an investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit. Mariana is a founding member and on the board of Outdoor Play Canada. Her cross-disciplinary research investigates child injury prevention and children’s risky play, focusing on parents’ and educators’ perceptions of risk, and design of outdoor play-friendly environments. She partners with practitioners and policy makers in early childhood education, schooling, municipal planning and recreation provision, with the aim of creating environments where all children can thrive in healthy societies.

Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic Webinar Series:

Families Canada and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development offered an 'Early Childhood Development in a Time of Pandemic' webinar series in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar series is now being offered as an e-module course series, focusing on providing evidence-based information to support young children’s resilience and recovery.