Adventurous Play at Pearce Estate Park (Ages 0-6)
YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary- No events scheduled for June 4, 2023.
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Sensory Play for Little Ones (Ages 0-6) – WAITLISTED
Sensory Play for Little Ones (Ages 0-6) – WAITLISTED
The first three years are a time of tremendous learning and brain development, and little ones learn primarily through their 5 senses. This interactive workshop will explore a variety of ways that parents can play with their infants and toddlers and engage their senses to promote attachment and build their brains. This session is currently [...]
What is Empathy? (ages 0 – 17)
What is Empathy? (ages 0 – 17)
Learn how to use empathy and connecting words to build a strong attachment with your child. These skills truly are the life-long key of being emotionally healthy. The whole family will benefit! Register
Routines and Expectations (5-17)
Routines and Expectations (5-17)
Planning ahead and being proactive with our routines can help you, your child and your family thrive in any season. This session will provide caregivers with a framework of understanding the importance of routines and expectations, how to implement them and how to use them to grow more connected with your child. Register
Parent Child Mother Goose (ages 0 – 2)
Parent Child Mother Goose (ages 0 – 2)
Singing, rhyming and story telling help build babies' brains. Come and enjoy and interactive session with your child. Register
Changing Families
Changing Families
Changes to Canada’s federal Divorce Act came into effect in March of 2021. Come join us to learn more about these changes and the impact they may have on Canadian families experiencing separation and divorce. Participants will learn more about the impact of family conflict on children, describe how the changes can help keep families [...]
Strides Forward
Strides Forward
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 parents [...]
Recognize and Respond
Recognize and Respond
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 explore different strategies and skills to be able to respond to their children’s [...]
LENA Start (ages 0-4) HYBRID
LENA Start (ages 0-4) HYBRID
LENA Start is a program for parents that uses regular feedback from LENA’s “talk pedometer” technology to help increase interactive talk in order to close the early talk gap, improve school readiness, and build stronger families. This is a 10-week, closed group for families with children ages 0 - 4 from April 19th to June 21st [...]
Coffee and Connection (ages 0 – 17)
Coffee and Connection (ages 0 – 17)
Coffee and Connection is a program that provides a safe and supportive environment where caregivers can come together to discuss their challenges, share their experiences, and learn from one another. During each session, participants will be provided with a warm cup of coffee to enjoy while they engage in discussions and activities. The program will [...]
Changing Families
Changing Families
Come join us to learn more about the Divorce Act and the impact it has on Canadian families experiencing separation and divorce. Participants will learn more about the impact of family conflict on children, describe how it can help keep families safer and apply this knowledge to improve navigation of the family justice system. This [...]
Adventurous Play at Pearce Estate Park (Ages 0-6)
Adventurous Play at Pearce Estate Park (Ages 0-6)
What is Adventurous Play? What does it look like? What does it mean? Join us with your little ones for an interactive session at the park where we will explore different types of risky play and what that looks like for young children. We will learn how risk-taking during play can expand children’s healthy development [...]
Recognize and Respond
Recognize and Respond
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 explore different strategies and skills to be able to respond to their children’s [...]
Creating Consistency
Creating Consistency
This workshop will provide parents and caregivers with evidence-based information, support and resources that will help build the skills too positively, effectively guide, and support children’s behaviours. Participants will learn new and innovative strategies for positive behaviour guidance and understand the impact of separation, divorce and other family conflict has on children’s development, and will [...]
Understanding Influences
Understanding Influences
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. This [...]
Music and Movement (ages 18m-6)
Music and Movement (ages 18m-6)
We will be sharing the fun of different songs, rhymes, movements, and stories. The focus is creative, emotional expression. Register
Early Experiences
Early Experiences
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 workshop [...]
Taking Care
Taking Care
This workshop will examine the specific challenges that family restructuring can bring and focus on strategies to promote self-care in adults and children to enhance overall family well-being during separation and divorce. Participants will learn strategies and develop tools to keep themselves and their children emotionally safer through family transitions, as well as recognizing the [...]
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