Join Karen in a conversation with Karlina Belbeck and Holly VanEvery, both Family Gathering’s EarlyON Facilitator, Indigenous led EarlyON, as they talk about Who’s in Your Village. We will talk about the people we surround ourselves with, how those we call family may not be related biologically to us, and how we learn and grow in our relationships with one another.

Episode Highlights:

(00:08) Building Your Parenting Village

(09:56) Nurturing Your Personal Village

(18:40) Fostering Relationships in Parenting Villages

(25:08) Building Strong Parenting Village Bonds

This podcast is brought to you by the City of Brantford Children's Services and Early Learning and Child and Family Services of Grand Erie (CFSGE).

This podcast is hosted by Karen Bulmer. Karen has worked with children and families for over 20 years at Child and Family Services. She is the Service Manager for the Child Development Unit with CFSGE. Through this position, Karen works with her team to provide a wide variety of programming and support for families through EarlyON Child and Family Centre programming. Karen is an avid podcast listener, enjoyer of music, craft enthusiast and lover of books!

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