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Growing Up Ready Timetable & Checklists

Young people and their families go through many changes as they grow up. The Growing Up Ready resources are designed to help children and youth with disabilities to get ready for adult life.

A Timetable for Growing Up is a chart of things to think about at different ages and stages, starting from birth.

The Skills for Growing Up Checklists are for use with children 7 years of age and older.

The checklists are organized into three levels:

• Level 1: Getting Started
• Level 2: On My Way
• Level 3: Almost There

Colour copies of the Growing Up Ready resources can be ordered from Bloorview’s Life Skills and Wellness Institute at 416-425-6220, extension 3498.

Bloorview Kids Rehab offers educational sessions periodically for youth, families and service providers regarding Growing Up Ready resources and strategies. 

Guidelines for Service Providers – to support youth and families in using the Skills for Growing Up Checklists

A checklist for life skills - Growing Up Ready targets the real-world experiences children with disabilities often miss out on (Bloorview story)

Ontario Hospital Association's Executive Report (PDF: 115 KB) - December 2007 "Growing Up Ready Program for Children with Disabilities" (page 2)

Newsroom: Growing Up Ready targets the real-world experiences

For more info, contact:

Tel: 416-425-6220, extension 3498
E-mail: growingupready at bloorview dot ca *(see Note below)

*Note: Copy the above e-mail address into the To field of your e-mail message and reconstruct the e-mail address by removing the spaces and replacing the “at” and “dot” with the proper symbols (@ and .) respectively.

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