Family Connection – Cooking with Kiddos (ages 7 – 10)

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Join our family connection workshop for a delightful blend of cooking, movies and board games. Discover the joy of preparing delicious meals together, enjoy captivating films that spark meaningful conversations and engage in a variety of exciting board games. Strengthen the family bonds and create lasting memories in this immersive and fun-filled experience. Register

Free

Music and Movement (ages 18m-6)

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

We will be sharing the fun of different songs, rhymes, movements, and stories. The focus is creative, emotional expression. Register

Free

Understanding Influences workshop

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Conflict 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 resiliency. Participants in this workshop will learn strategies to support the development of conflict management skills in children as well as various ways to keep their children safer through difficult times.

Email to Register: Strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca

Family Yoga: Starting the day off Right

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Come 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

Taking Care

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Taking Care: Physical and Mental Well-being for Families during Separation and Divorce
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 importance of taking care of oneself physically, emotionally and spiritually while navigating the family justice system.

Email to register: strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca

Bring’n the Sing’n (ages 0-6)

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Rhymes, 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

Recognize and Respond

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Recognize and Respond: Understanding and Supporting Children’s Needs
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 more effectively respond to their children’s needs. This program is free of charge and open to individuals across Canada. A certificate of attendance is provided upon request based upon participation.

Email to register: strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca

Coffee and Playtime Collaboration with Counsellor – Understanding Empathy (ages 0-17)

YW Family Resource Network 1715 17 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Coffee and Play is a program that provides a safe and supportive environment where caregivers can bring their little ones to explore and engage in a variety of play activities, and come together with others to discuss their challenges, share their experiences, and learn from one another. During each session, participants will be provided with […]

Free

Early Experiences

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Early Experiences: The Influence of Stress on Children’s Development
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 will learn strategies to recognize and respond to their children when they are experiencing stress and anxiety learn ways to keep their children safer through difficult times.

Email to register: strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca

Strides Forward

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Strides Forward: Strategies and Supports for Effective Co-parenting
Learning 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.

Email to register: strengtheningfamilies@ywcalgary.ca