Haven Series: 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 the […]

Haven Series: Talking to Children About Divorce

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

How we talk to children about divorce matters! Come learn how to approach the subject and how to talk to kids of all ages about it! This program is free of charge and open to parents and caregivers across Canada. All participants will receive a certificate of completion for each workshop they participate in. Haven […]

Haven Series: Boundaries During Family Restructuring

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

Boundaries are tough! Especially when working with someone who you don’t see eye to eye with. This workshop talks about things that are within our control and outside of our control, and gives strategies to communicate our boundaries gently and effectively. This program is free of charge and open to parents and caregivers across Canada. […]

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. This […]

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 and […]

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. This […]

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 the […]

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 workshop […]

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 them […]

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! Register