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Cris's 2011-12 Workshop Schedule |
October 6/7, 2011
Parent/Professional workshops in Richmond, BC sponsored by Richmond Children First.
Contact: Helen Davidson, 604-241-4035,
richmondchildrenfirst@shaw.ca
October 15, 2011
Early Intervention workshop in Sechelt, BC
sponsored by CCRR.
Contact: Hilary Griffiths, 604-885-5699,
hilarygriffiths@dccnet.com
October 21/22, 2011
Parent/Professional workshops in Ft. Nelson, BC.
Contact: Lorraine Gerwing,
250-774-3882, lgerwing@theedge.ca
November 23/30, 2011
Professional workshop in Richmond, BC for the BC Nursing Education Conference
Contact: Marlene Hoover, 604-666-5961,
marlene.hoover@hc-sc.gc.ca
November 23/24, 2011
Parent/Professional workshops in Maple Ridge, BC sponsored by BC Mental Health and Addiction
Services
Contact: Marika Sandrelli, 604-467-3471,
Marika.Sandrelli@fraserhealth.ca
November 26, 2011
Early Intervention workshop in Abbotsford, BC
sponsored by CCRR.
Contact: Catherine Imbeault, 604-850-7934,
catherine.imbeault@abbotsfordcommunityservices.com
January 26/27, 2012
Parent/Early Intervention workshops in
Salmon Arm, BC sponsored by Literacy
Alliance.
Contact: Jennifer Findlay 250-833-1541
lassloc@telus.net
April
19/20, 2012
Parent/Professional workshops in Brandon,
Manitoba sponsored by Brandon Regional
Health Authority, Child and Adolescent
Treatment Centre.
Contact: Jill Brown, 204-571-7267, BrownJ@brandonrha.mb.ca
May
7, 8 & 9, 2012
Foundation Series Comprehensive in Vancouver, BC
Download the registration form, or
register online now.
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Cris in the News |
Dragons Den, CBC TV - October 12, 2011
Tune into
Dragons Den on Wednesday October 12,
2011 at 8 pm PST and watch Cris Rowan try to
present her system of solutions for child
technology addictions. Roasted!
BAM Radio Network - October 12, 2011
Listen to
Rae Pica, Host of "Body,
Mind and Child," for the BAM Radio Network
interview Cris Rowan, Pediatric Occupational
Therapist and Jacqui Murray,Technology
Teacher on Wednesday October 12, 2011 at 6
am PST on the TOPIC: When Should Keyboarding
Be Taught?
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Research |
The effects of fast-paced cartoons
By D.
Christakis for Pediatrics published online
September 12, 2011
Research on four year old children showed
significant reduction in executive
function after 9 minutes of Spongebob
cartoon. Long term implications for
attention and learning ability are
discussed.
Pre-schoolers total daily screen time at home and by type of
childcare
By Tandon et al for Journal of Pediatrics
2011:158 (2); 297-399
By preschool age, 80% of children in study
were in some form of child care. Average
screen time was 4.1 hours daily, including
3.6 hours at home and 0.4 hours in child
care. Children in centers had the lowest
screen time (3.2 hours) compared with
children in parental care only (4.4 hours).
The effects of TV in the bedroom on young
hispanic children
By Feng et al for The American Journal of Health
Promotion 2011: 25(5);310-318
Research indicates 70% of hispanic children
have a TV in their bedroom, raising
their risk of obesity by 30%, increasing TV
usage by one hour per day, and increasing
their consumption of fast food.
Social outcomes associated with media viewing
habits of low income preschool children
By Conners-Burrow et al for Early Education and
Development 2011:22(2);256-273
Results suggest that viewing of
inappropriate content was associated
with higher hyperactivity and aggression
scores and a lower social skills rating,
whereas the amount of viewing was not
related to these classroom outcomes.
Wired at a young age: The effect of caffine and
technology on sleep duration and body
mass index in school-aged children
By et al for Journal of Pediatric Health Care
2011:0(0);1-8
30% of children consumed a daily caffeinated
beverage, reducing total sleep by 15
minutes per night. 42% had a television in
the bedroom reducing total sleep by 45
minutes per night.
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News |
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Play Area Affordable Outdoor Learning
Modules
STEM, Nature, Arts, Pre K Elementary And
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Many
US schools adding iPads, trimming
textbooks
By Associated Press for Yahoo Finance on
September 30, 2011
While iPads
have rocketed to popularity on many college
campuses since Apple Inc.
introduced the device in spring 2010, many
public secondary schools this fall will move
away from textbooks in favor of the lightweight
tablet computers.
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Conferences |
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The Development of Children's Mental Health - How
do we become who we are?
The Early Years
Conference on February 2-4,
2012 in Vancouver, BC |
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Announcement |
Cris Rowan is pleased to announce the
certification of three new dynamic
Foundation Series Workshops Instructors:
Sharon Arndt from
Saskatchewan
Mina
Lee from Alberta
Pam
Becker from
Manitoba
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Private Consultations |
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Cris Rowan is now offering private phone/Skype
consultations as guidance for parents,
educators, therapists, and government to manage
balance between activities children need for
growth and success with technology. Give Cris a
call and find out how your organization can work
to enhance child development.
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Donate Now! |
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Zone'in Programs Inc. and Cris Rowan are seeking
your support and assistance to ensure
sustainable and productive futures for our
children. Find out more about how you can help
us!
www.zonein.ca/donate.html |
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Balanced Technology Management Foundation Teams -
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Child now use 7.5 hours per day of technology,
at great cost to their health and academic
performance. One third of children enter school
developmentally delayed, and one in four
children are obese. Child aggression is causing
significant behaviour challenges in schools and
homes, as evidenced by soaring rates of child
behaviour diagnosis and use of psychotropic
medications. Sleep deprived, isolated and
illiterate, the ways in which we raise and
educate new millennium children are threatening
their very sustainability.
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Zone'in Resources
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Virtual Child - The terrifying truth
about what technology is doing to children
By Cris Rowan, pediatric occupational therapist.
Virtual Child documents the impact technology has
had on the developing child, and proposes tools
and techniques to manage balance between
activities children need for growth and success
with technology use.
Need more info? Visit
www.virtualchild.ca
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Workshops are offered in the
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2011/12 Schedule
Buy individual recorded webinars for $99 each
or the first 6 in the series for $499!
You will have two weeks to download your file.
Once saved, you may watch at your leisure, alone
or with your friends/colleagues. Stop and start
the recording to suit your schedule - watch as
many times as you like!
Training
Instructor training for Foundation Series
Workshops places pediatric occupational
therapists on the cutting edge as experts in
the field of technology's impact on child
development.
Instructor Training in
Vancouver,
BC - May 10, 11, 2012
OT's can now take the three day
Foundation Series Workshops
recorded webinars, and then travel to
Vancouver, BC, May 10 and 11, 2012 for the
two day instructor training with Cris Rowan
and become fully certified to deliver these
ground breaking workshops in their own
communities.
www.zoneintraining.com
Consultation
Innovative team-based approach to manage balance
between activities children need to grow and
succeed with technology use.
www.zonein.ca/consulting
Cris Rowan is now offering private phone/Skype
consultations.
Click here to learn more or sign up.
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Cris Rowan |
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Cris Rowan is a Pediatric Occupational
Therapist, author, speaker and champion of
easing the job of learning for all children.
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Contact Us |
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Zone'in Programs Inc. |
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6840 Seaview Road
Sechelt,
BC V0N 3A4
1-888-896-6346
1-877-896-6346 (fax)
info@zonein.ca
www.zonein.ca
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