Join us at Pearce Estates Park as we wrap up our Family Day Camps, for lunch, playtime, and a chance to get to know other families. All families are welcome, whether you attended the Family Day Camps or not. This is a FREE Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group [...]
YW Family Champions and Birth and Babies are collaborating! Please join us for a casual chat group where you can meet with an Alberta Health Services childbirth educator and connect with other parents on the topics of: pregnancy labour and birth breastfeeding feeding your baby infant sleep newborn care transition to parenthood early parenting [...]
It’s been a tough school year for many students, changing and adapting to different learning methods as we shifted through the pandemic. As we finally return to school, our children are pressured more than ever with lots of uncertainties. This session will explore the most common factors of school pressure and how we can [...]
Join us for an interactive gathering at various parks for some distanced play and chat. Come for the whole time, or just for some. This causal meetup is a great way to get to know other families in our community! This is an in-person session. This is a Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. The [...]
Restful sleep is important for good health. This workshop will talk about building a sleep routine that works for your kids so that everybody can get a good night’s rest. Discussion will focus on establishing or re-establishing healthy sleep routines for the school year. This session is in-person. This is a FREE Family Resource [...]
This workshop will look at the link between strong emotions and impulsive behavior in children. Facilitators will share information to build understanding around what drives challenging behavior and some different ways to respond. This is a FREE Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention [...]
Part of YW's Financial Literacy Workshop series, the Assets session is based on the Sustainable Livelihoods research published by the Canadian Women’s Foundation and Eko Nomos. The Sustainable Livelihoods approach focuses on working from an individual’s strengths rather than their deficits. With an understanding of the five assets areas and how they are interconnected, [...]
This workshop will provide parents with information about anxiety in children and youth with a focus on back to school anxiety. Learn information about the difference between anxiety versus other uncomfortable emotions and how you can support your child with their emotions surrounding the return to school. This is a FREE Family Resource Network [...]
Our little ones (and teenagers) are always curious and we have some topics that are hard to talk about. This Parent Chat session will explore different strategies to talk about hard topics and ways we can support your child. This month we will focus on common topics of concern for parents of school-age children, [...]
Sending your kids off to school for the first time, or back to school can be tough, and parents might experience as much anxiety around this transition as their children do. This workshop will define parental anxiety, discuss how it manifests in our lives, and share some strategies for managing our anxiety to allow [...]
