Starting from 0 to 18 years old, this guide features detailed advice from Inuit Elders on childrearing. Each age group featured includes the categories:
- What’s special about me at this age (e.g. character building, communication, skill building)
- Applying Inuit values
- About this age
- What parents can do
- Parenting skills to practice for this age
- Extra tips from parents
Download here: https://www.qhrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Inuinnguiniq-Brochure-ENG.pdf
Laying a good foundation in childhood is regarded as critically important in every aspect of life. The process of socialization and education in early childhood is fundamental to Inunnguiniq, translated as “the making of a human being.” This fact sheet describes the key tenets of Inuit worldview related to Inunnguiniq, the process by which it is taught to children, why it is so critical that Inunnguiniq be revitalized in Inuit communities today, and the potential impact of using it as a foundation for Inuit child development policy and programs.
(also available in Inuktitut )
Description and download here: https://www.nccih.ca/495/_i_Inunnguiniq__i___Caring_for_children_the_Inuit_way_.nccih?id=4
Growing Up Healthy: A resource booklet about providing for a healthy family based on Inunnguiniq teachings provides supports to Inuit parents and families by sharing knowledge and activities of Inuit in the past to set an example for healthy living today. Harvesting food, physical activity, strength and endurance, and positive well-being are, then and now, required in order to live successfully.
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) worked in partnership with the Aqqiumavvik Society to develop this booklet as well as three other booklets in the series.
The booklets are available for download in Inuktitut (see below), in English, and in French from both the Aqqiumavvik Society and NCCIH websites. They are also as available for hard copy order from the NCCIH at no charge.
Read the web story: Launch of Inuit resource booklets for parents and care-givers of children (0-6 years)
Read or download: Growing Up Healthy: A resource booklet about providing for a healthy family based on Inunnguiniq teachings (PDF)
Description above taken from: https://www.nccih.ca/495/Growing_Up_Healthy___A_resource_booklet_about_providing_for_a_healthy_family_based_on_Inunnguiniq_te….nccih?id=10356
Family Connections: A resource booklet about building strength in families based on Inunnguiniq teachings gives guidance to Inuit parents on how to build a strong family and support a healthy future for your children. It is grounded in the cultural teachings and experiences of Inuit Elders and in the practices of inunnguiniq – making a capable human being.
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) worked in partnership with the Aqqiumavvik Society to develop this booklet as well as three other booklets in the series.
The booklets are available for download in Inuktitut (see below), in English, and in French from both the Aqqiumavvik Society and NCCIH websites. They are also as available for hard copy order from the NCCIH at no charge.
Read the web story: Launch of Inuit resource booklets for parents and care-givers of children (0-6 years)
Read or download: Family Connections: A resource booklet about building strength in families based on Inunnguiniq teachings (PDF)
Description above taken from: https://www.nccih.ca/495/Family_Connections__A_resource_booklet_about_building_strength_in_families_based_on_Inunnguiniq_teac….nccih?id=10355
Parents as First Teachers: A resource booklet about providing for a healthy family based on Inunnguiniq teachings provides supports to Inuit parents on raising children in a strong environment of close relations. It is grounded in the cultural teachings and experiences of Inuit Elders and in the practices of inunnguiniq – making a capable human being.
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) worked in partnership with the Aqqiumavvik Society to develop this booklet as well as three other booklets in the series.
The booklets are available for download in Inuktitut (see below), in English, and in French from both the Aqqiumavvik Society and NCCIH websites. They are also as available for hard copy order from the NCCIH at no charge.
Read the web story: Launch of Inuit resource booklets for parents and care-givers of children (0-6 years)
Read or download: Parents as First Teachers: A resource booklet about providing for a healthy family based on Inunnguiniq teachings (PDF)
Description above taken from: https://www.nccih.ca/495/Parents_as_First_Teachers___A_resource_booklet_about_providing_for_a_healthy_family_based_on_Inunngu….nccih?id=10357
