The CDPP is putting together a Youth Advisory Committee. Are you a high school aged youth with a disability (aged 14-20)? Meet on a monthly basis and get paid for your help. More details here: tinyurl.com/2xtpssfe

Incredibly proud of Sophie Phillips for receiving the first ever Western Health Sciences Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award!!! 💜🤍

The ME & YOU Study informed educational resource development and training for parents/guardians in Canada to ensure they feel well-equipped to facilitate their child's engagement in healthy movement behaviours. 🏃‍♀️ Check out our study publications here: childpalab.ca/currentproject…

In celebration of the inaugural International Day of Play, we are excited to share a new webinar on the importance of #riskyplay with you! 🎙️ youtube.com/watch?v=kG-22J… Canadian Paediatric Society IPA World @ipa_Canada __ #Play #OutdoorPlay #OutdoorPlayCA #Canada #Policy #Health

Thanks for the feature Human Kinetics 👍🏼 Actual front page for the Move2Smile article 👇🏼 doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2…

NASPEM is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Marco Cabrera Student Research Award! Congratulations to the following students: Matthew Chepelski (University of Saskatchewan) McKenna Faragher (Brock University) Leah Taylor (Western University) 🎉🏆🎉🏆

Congratulations to Leah Taylor for her 2024 Marco Cabrera Student Research Award! #WesternU Trish Tucker, PhD

Exciting news: Our book Participatory Research in Sport and Physical Activity is now PUBLISHED! And - we have a few FREE COPIES to give away! RT to share and we will choose a few lucky winners. Dr. Audrey R. Giles Robyn Smith QRSE Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism Simon Whitmore

Kicking off #NASPEM2024 with bingo and bourbon 🥃 Can’t wait for a great week ahead full of excellent science, familiar colleagues and friends from around the world! NASPEM

Was great to be back in my old stomping grounds to discuss the future of physical activity research for children and youth with disabilities 🤸🏽‍♂️♿️ The future is looking bright.. and busy 😅 CDPP U of T Kinesiology & Phys Ed Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos Adapt Lab HALO Research

The abstracts from the 2024 NASPEM Biennial Meeting: Giving Kids a Chance Through Exercise have been published in Pediatric Exercise Science (PES). You can view them at: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

Heading home after a fantastic trip to Paris to attend my first ISPAH conference and present on the upcoming 10 Year Anniversary of the Active Outdoor Play Position Statement. Loved seeing old colleagues and meeting new ones! Au revoir Paris 🇫🇷 HALO Research Outdoor Play Canada

So proud of the U of T Inclusive Communities Canada chapter for running a hugely successful PA day camp with U of T Sport & Rec for children of all abilities 🤸🏽‍♂️♿️ Its always exciting to see the next generation of undergrads doing amazing work with and for the community! kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty-news/i…

Excited to welcome @SenMartyDeacon, Prof. Bruce Kidd, Steve Joordens and Varsity Blues Football coach Darrell Adams as our panelists for the discussion, touching on the cultural, psychological and legislative approaches to sports betting issues. Don't miss it! uoft.me/ScienceCafe25

🌟New Child Health and Physical Activity Lab study: We asked OTs what influences their use of the 24H Movement Guidelines when working with preschoolers with developmental disabilities. doi.org/10.1177/000841… Trish Tucker, PhD Matthew Bourke Shauna Burke, PhD (she/her) Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos Liliana Alvarez CAOT_ACE

Spring is coming! ☀️ BGC London and Schulich ICCAN will host a 6-week play program for children with special needs, ages 8-12. Register by March 17! 🛝 For more info 📧 [email protected] 🔗 bgclondon.recdesk.com/Community #accessible #sports #inclusive #adaptive

James et al. examined the relationship between parent physical activity (PA) support and children’s motor skill development and PA during early childhood and explored the potential moderating effect of child PA and motor skills on these relationships. DOI: doi.org/10.1123/pes.20…