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Virtual Session: What is Attachment?

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What is attachment and why is it important? Our discussion and exploration of attachment theory will give you a better understanding of this important aspect of parenting for strong, healthy children. This is a FREE Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention and [...]

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Virtual Session: Parenting Styles: Aligning Styles

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Everybody has a parenting style, what’s yours? This FREE workshop will help parents/ caregivers identity their own parenting style as well as the style of their co-parent/ caregiver and will help participants find ways to align those parenting styles in ways that benefit children. This is a Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is [...]

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Building Your Parental Toolbox

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Being a parent requires us to have many skills and abilities that we did not even know we needed! Join us to learn about how to fill your parental toolbox with strategies for dealing with those challenging child and adolescent moments. This is a FREE Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is [...]

Adventurous Play

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What is Adventurous Play? What does it look like? This workshop will explore definitions and types of risky play and what that looks like for young children.  We will learn how risk-taking play can expand children's healthy development as well as build strong foundations for exploring and learning about their world. This is a [...]

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Movement for Busy Bodies (ages 2-8)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

How do we promote active play? Invite your children (ages 2-8) as we use materials from our homes and learn how to move our bodies to stay active! This is a FREE Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention and early intervention services [...]

Parent Chat: Parenting in a Gendered World

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Children begin to understand gender from an early age.  In this workshop, parents or caregivers will learn and discuss how gender, parenting styles, and expectations influence your child's social-emotional development. This is a Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention and early intervention [...]

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Understanding Challenging Behaviour

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This virtual workshop will look at the link between strong emotions and impulsive behaviour in children. Facilitators will share information to build understanding around what drives challenging behaviour and some different ways to respond. This program is free! This is a Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service [...]

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Virtual Session: Resilience: Stressful Experiences and Child Development

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Did you know your child can also be stressed just like any of us? During this session, we will explore different types of stresses children experience and how it affects their development. This program is free! This is a Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers […]

Parent Chat: Parent Guilt Follow Up

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

As a parent we have all kinds of real and perceived expectations, some that we are able to meet and others that we can’t or won’t which can bring us all kinds of parental guilt.  In this parent chat, we are going to talk about those places where we feel guilt and learn strategies for […]

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FRN – Healthy Coping Strategies for Children

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

How can we help our children to cope during these times of change? This workshop will provide parents and caregivers with practical and easy strategies for helping our children manage their stressors. This is a Family Resource Network workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention and early intervention services […]