Alberta Employment Standards Seminar

Register Here Join us at the YW Calgary Hub facility for an informative seminar on Alberta Employment Standards in collaboration with the Workers' Resource Centre. Whether you're an employer or an employee, this event is essential for understanding your rights and responsibilities in the workplace. Our expert speakers will cover topics such as workplace rights, and labour laws. […]

Taking Care: Physical and Mental Well-being for Families During Seperation and Divorce

Virtual- Strengthening Families

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 […]

Parent Chat: You Got This! Navigating Being a Working Mom

YW Calgary Online (Virtual) 1715 17 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The balancing act of being a working mom is not easy. You got this! will provide an opportunity to build community and participate in facilitator led conversations in helping navigate the pressures and challenges of being a mom and a career woman. Register

Free

Sensory Play for Little Ones (Ages 0-6)

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

  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. Register

Free

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 [...]

Free

Kids Create (Ages 18m-6)

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

  Join us in person as children explore different materials and learn new skills each week to spark their imagination and create something truly unique. Register

Free

Strides Forward: Strategies and Supports for Effective Co-parenting

Virtual- Strengthening Families

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. Free Virtual Email to Register Click Here [...]

Early Experiences: The Influence of Stress on Children’s Development

Virtual- Strengthening Families

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 [...]

Changing Families: Amendment’s to Canada’s Divorce Act

Virtual- Strengthening Families

Changes 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: Family Conflict and the Developing Brain

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. […]