Understanding Influences

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Separation, divorce, and family restructuring can bring about a variety of different changes and challenges for both children and their families. Participants in this workshop will learn more about recognizing and understanding children’s needs and emotions during difficult times. Additionally, participant will recognize positive conflict management skills to support their children through difficult times. [...]

Recurring

What to Expect: Supervised Parenting Time

Virtual- Strengthening Families

This session is designed for parents who are involved in any supervised access parenting program. In this workshop we go over navigating our emotions about supervised parenting time, navigating our children's emotions, how missed parenting time affect our children, and how to prepare ourselves and our children for our time together. This workshop is [...]

Recurring

Tween & Me (ages 7 – 12)

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

My Tween and Me is a facilitated group program that provides parents and their tweens with the knowledge, tools and support they need during the child’s transition to adolescence. Offered to parents/caregivers and their children aged 7 through 12, the program strengthens parent-child communication and supports parents in building a positive relationship with their [...]

Free
Recurring

Mindful Parents Series

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Welcome to our new mindfulness series! On the first Wednesday of the month, we will take a look at what mindfulness is, its benefits, how to practice it, and how it can help you as a parent. Then we will have a brief mindfulness practice. The series continues Wednesdays at noon where we will [...]

Early Experiences

Virtual- Strengthening Families

This workshop will explore the impact of family violence and other family conflict on children is developing brains. Stress and anxiety can be healthy responses to difficult situations for children, but when stress and anxiety is prolonged and frequent it can lead to negative health outcomes for children as they grow. Participants in this [...]

Recurring

What to Expect: Supervised Parenting Time

Virtual- Strengthening Families

This session is designed for parents who are involved in any supervised access parenting program. In this workshop we go over navigating our emotions about supervised parenting time, navigating our children's emotions, how missed parenting time affect our children, and how to prepare ourselves and our children for our time together. This workshop is [...]

Strides Forward

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Learning how to move forward and navigate a co-parenting arrangement amongst changing relationships can be difficult. Join us to learn more about common challenges associated to co-parenting, the benefits of establishing a healthy co-parenting arrangement and different strategies and ideas for making co-parenting more manageable. This program is free of charge and open to [...]

Haven Series: Talking to Children About Divorce

YW Calgary Hub 1715 17 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

How we talk to children about divorce matters! Come learn how to approach the subject and how to talk to kids of all ages about it! This program is free of charge and open to parents and caregivers across Canada. All participants will receive a certificate of completion for each workshop they participate in. [...]

Talking to Children About Divorce

Virtual- Strengthening Families

How we talk to children about divorce matters! Come learn how to approach the subject and how to talk to kids of all ages about it! This program is free of charge and open to parents and caregivers across Canada. All participants will receive a certificate of completion for each workshop they participate in. [...]

What is LENA Start? (ages 0-4)

Family Resource Network Hybrid 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Talking with your baby is the best way to help their brain grow. The YW Family Champions will be launching the next LENA Start program in fall 2023. Join us for an information session as we introduce what LENA Start is, and how we can increase children’s language development, and so much more! [...]

Free