Music and Movement (ages 18m-6)
YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaWe will be sharing the fun of different songs, rhymes, movements, and stories. The focus is creative, emotional expression. Register
Free
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Family Supports
Taking Care Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesThis 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 […]
Early Experiences Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesThis 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 […]
Sensory Play for Little Ones (Ages 0-6)
YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe 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. Register
Free
Family Yoga: Starting the day off Right (ages 0-4)
YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCome join us in a gentle yoga practice to learn about poses that will help your baby with digestion and sleep. This is an opportunity to connect and create a strong healthy bond with your baby while enjoying a gentle stretch for yourself. Namaste! In this session, a guest facilitator will lead families into a state […]
Free
Bring’n the Sing’n (ages 0-6)
YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaRhymes, stories, and songs. Bring your little on, to come and sing along! Dance, move, get into the grove. Build your attachment in a fun, loving way. This class will make you and your baby’s day!! Register
Free
Strides Forward Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesLearning how to move forward and navigate a co-parenting arrangement amongst changing relationships can be difficult. Join Family Access Services 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. Free Virtual Email to register: strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca
Early Experiences Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesThis 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 […]
Canada’s Divorce Act Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesChanges to Canada’s federal Divorce Act came into effect in March of 2021. Come join YW’s Family Access Services team 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 […]
Understanding Influences Workshop
Virtual- Strengthening FamiliesConflict can have a profound impact on children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. In this workshop we will explore the impacts of family conflict on the developing brain, and how we, as important adults in a child’s life, can resolve family conflict in ways that help children learn appropriate conflict-resolution skills and build [...]