Handle with Care: Strategies for Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children in Community-Based Child Care
prepared by the Canadian Mental Health Association and 
the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre.

The development of "age-appropriate and culturally relevant life skills that enhance children’s well-being” 
and outline strategies for achieving this goal through activities and 
regular day-to-day interactions is outlined in this resource.

Supplemented with many real-life experiences, ideas and best practices,
Handle with Care deals with subjects such as:

• self-esteem,
• respecting diversity,
• expressing emotions,
• challenges and problem-solving,
• practitioners’ well-being,
• communication with parents,
• the child care environment, and
• policies and practices.