Haven Series: Understanding Influences

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

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. [...]

What to Expect: Supervised Visits

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

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 visits, navigating our children's emotions, how missed visits affect our children, and how to prepare ourselves and our children for the visits. This program is free of charge [...]

Neighbour Day

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

Join us in celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Neighbour Day with YW Calgary! We're thrilled to invite you to a day filled with delicious food, live music, family fun, and interactive booths featuring information about YW Calgary and our incredible community partners. You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with our dedicated teams, [...]

Changing Families

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

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. [...]

Taking Care

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

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 [...]

Early Experiences

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

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 [...]

Infant Massage

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

Did you know you can build attachment with your baby with massage? Come join us for a session of baby massage led by Doula who specializes in pediatric massage. We will explore different massage techniques to relax our children’s bodies and build strong attachment. Not to mention, when your child is relaxed, it helps [...]

Free

Busy Bodies (ages 0-8)

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

This workshop will explore different definitions of physical literacy and what that looks like for young children. Facilitators will share information on how being active benefits children for their healthy development (including their brain development) as well as building strong foundations that will help them thrive and stay active for life! [...]

‘Tis the Season for Smart Spending

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

Give yourself the gift of financial stability this holiday season and join Neo Financial & YW Calgary for a casual Q&A on holiday spending! Tackle emotional spending habits, discover the benefit of financial gifts and their value over time, and learn the tools and skills needed to avoid financial pitfalls during this casual conversation. [...]

Free

the ALEX Dental Bus

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