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by Monique Staples & Michaela Myles

 

Bethany Hope Centre. (2021). From Cradle to College. Retrieved March 31, 2021, from https://bethanyhopecentre.org/

Buffalo Schools. (n.d.). Questions from the Movie "Inside Out". Retrieved March 31, 2021, from https://www.buffaloschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=8596&dataid=45486&FileName=inside_out_movie_questions.pdf

First 5 LA. (2020, August 06). Building Resilience and Decreasing Childhood Trauma. Retrieved April 2, 2021, from https://www.first5la.org/article/building-resilience-and-childhood-trauma/

Harvard University. (2015, June 19). Retrieved March 31, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41k2p-YRCs

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Lucy’s Blue Day. (2019, August 02). Retrieved March 31, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmrUV8v-KQg

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Parenting in Ottawa, & Ottawa Public Health. (2020). Resiliency. Retrieved April 2, 2021, from https://www.parentinginottawa.ca/en/babies-and-toddlers/Resiliency.aspx

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The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto. (2019, May). Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion. Retrieved March 31, 2021, from https://imhpromotion.ca/

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