FRN-Parent Chat: Family Transitions

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Are you planning to have your second, third, or fourth child? Do you ever wonder how your child processes the transition of becoming a brother or sister?  Come join us to explore, chat, discuss, and learn about different strategies for parents and caregivers that will ease the transition for older sisters or brothers. This [...]

FRN-Screen Time and Engaged Parenting

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

How do we navigate boundaries with screen time as busy parents? What is too much, what is enough, and how do we learn to engage more meaningfully with our young children? Join us as we collaborate with the Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre to learn more about this relevant topic! This is a Family Resource [...]

Play Planning

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What does play look like for you? In this session, we will explore that it means to plan ‘purposeful play’ for our children, so we can incorporate learning into play! This is a FREE Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. The Family Resource Network is a collaborative group of community-based service providers offering prevention and early [...]

Book Club: Turning Tantrums into Triumphs

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Come join us for our book club series featuring 'Turning Tantrums into Triumphs' by Pamela Li.  Discover how today's brain research can help you to stop temper tantrums and give your child the gift of emotional self-control. If you’ve missed the last chapter, don’t worry.  We will catch you up. This is a Family [...]

Exploring Play

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

We know play is children’s language, their learning method, their day-to-day life! But how do we encourage play with creativity, imagination, and learning? In this session, parents and caregivers will explore different types of play and specific activities that they can try out with their little ones. We will explore how to change an [...]

FRN – Packing a Health Lunch (AHS)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lunch-packing can be very stressful. It can be difficult to find a fine balance of light, packable lunch that captures all the essential nutrients our little ones need... and that they will eat! In this session, we will explore the basics of packing a healthy lunch and promote healthy eating even at school, camps, [...]

Child Safety & First Aid (with AHS)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Safety is a parenting priority so it’s important to learn some basic skills in first aid and protecting children from hazards. Join us for a session in learning about safety and basic first aid to help your child when it is necessary. This is a FREE Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. The Family Resource [...]

Building Your Teen’s Self-Esteem

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The adolescent years are a time when self-esteem can fluctuate wildly. This workshop will explore what self-esteem is, what impacts self-esteem, and how we can help our teens have a healthy sense of self and have confidence in themselves and their abilities. This workshop is free! This is a Family Resource Network (FRN) workshop. [...]

FRN – Parents Offering Parents Support (POPS) – Oral Health

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

For this month of POPS, we will be focusing on oral health! We have a special guest speaker from AHS and she will share how to keep your little one’s teeth healthy and clean! Come meet other parents in Calgary who are also going through the same challenges you are. This is a FREE [...]

FRN- Healthy Eating for Children

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ever wonder how much your little one should eat? Are they getting enough nutrition? If you have had questions about healthy eating, come join us for a session with Sylvie from AHS. We will explore how much food is enough and the essential nutrition that your little ones need for a road to healthy [...]