Teaching Traditional Parenting – The Family Centre

This immersive experience, facilitated in ceremony, provides an overview of Indigenous parenting concepts and practices, including the history, legacy, and intergenerational impacts of colonization on parenting.

In this 6-hour workshop, participants will:

• Learn about moss bags, cradleboards, swings, baby rattles, Indigenous stories, and tipi teachings

• Gain a deeper understanding of nêhiyaw parenting from an Indigenous worldview

• Acquire practical tools to help their service users integrate these concepts into their homes

The core of this workshop was developed by the late Janet Fox from the Onion Lake Cree First Nation.

To register: TFC – Indigenous Teachings

Parenting Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers – The Family Centre

As a parent of a child under five, every day is an exciting challenge full of surprises. You never really know what to expect next when it comes to things like language, learning, or physical activity. And then there are those temper tantrums that seem to flare up out of nowhere! At times, you may feel like nothing you do as a parent is working. We’ll offer positive strategies to help you guide your children’s behaviour and provide a nurturing home, while you take care of yourself.

Who can attend:

• Any caregiver who is parenting a child between 18 months and five years old.

• Caregivers interested in establishing positive parenting practices in toddlers or preschoolers.

You will build skills for parenting toddlers and preschoolers by understanding:

• What to expect as your child develops

• Your parenting style and how it affects your child

• Why children behave the way they do

• How to positively guide behaviours

• What bonding is and why it’s important

• How ‘play’ helps develop physical, intellectual, and social skills

• How to encourage confidence

• How to better communicate with children

• How to deal with misbehaviour and tantrums

• How to potty train

• How to care of yourself

By the end of the session, you will feel more comfortable:

• Creating effective parenting strategies and giving positive feedback

• Addressing misbehaviour or other issues

• Setting boundaries, limits, and guidelines

• Communicating with your child or children

• Providing a nurturing home environment

• Minimizing the negative effects of divorce or separation (if applicable), and

• Solving day-to-day problems and challenges

Cost:

Group workshop: $150 per person.

Private session: $325

We are dedicated to supporting families of all income levels. We offer a subsidy for attending the group workshop for this class, thanks to funding from the City of Edmonton Family and Community Support Services.

If needed, you can apply for a subsidy by selecting one of the subsidy options in the registration form.

To register: TFC – PTPS

Parenting School Age Children – The Family Centre

When your child turns 5, they start to gain a new level of independence. Between the ages of 5 and 11, they spend more time at school, with friends, and participating in extra-curricular activities. This means they are spending less time with you under your direct supervision and care.

Since you can’t be there to solve all of your child’s problems as they occur, you need skills to teach them to be independent and make positive choices. The Parenting School Age Children workshop offers a way to help you understand how they’re growing up and the type of role you should have with them as they go through the school years.

Who can attend:

• Any caregiver who is parenting a child between 5 and 11 years old

• Caregivers interested in establishing positive parenting practices or addressing challenges in school age children

You will build skills for parenting school-age children by understanding:

• What to expect as your child grows and develops

• Your parenting style and how it affects your child

• Why school-age children behave the way they do

• How to positively guide behaviours

• How to better communicate with your child

• What bonding is and why it’s important

• Ways to teach your child problem-solving skills

• The ins and outs of self-esteem

• Discipline strategies

• Internet safety

• Chores – what to expect and when

• What drives power struggles and how to address them

• How to care for yourself during this stage

By the end of the session, you will feel more comfortable:

• Creating effective parenting strategies and giving positive feedback

• Addressing misbehaviour or other issues

• Setting boundaries, limits, and guidelines

• Communicating with your child

• Providing a nurturing home environment

• Minimizing the negative effects of divorce or separation (if applicable), and

• Solving day-to-day problems and challenges

How much does it cost?

Group workshops: $150 per person.

Private session: $325

We are dedicated to supporting families of all income levels. We offer a subsidy for attending the group workshop for this class, thanks to funding from the City of Edmonton Family and Community Support Services.

If needed, you can apply for a subsidy by selecting one of the subsidy options in the registration form.

To register: TFC - PSAC

Empowering Parents – KARA Family Resource Centre

Discover practical, uplifting tips on positive parenting, building confident children, and caring for yourself along the way. These supportive sessions are here to empower you on your parenting journey.

To register: KARA – Programs

Parenting After Separation (PAS) – Government of Alberta

PAS provides parents with information about the separation and divorce process, the effects of separation and divorce on children, techniques for communication and legal information that affects parents and children.

PAS and PASHC e-Courses are available in English and French at no cost.

To register: GoA – PAS

Parenting After Separation High Conflict (PASHC) - Government of Alberta

PASHC provides information and strategies to help reduce the level of conflict between separated parents and help minimize the negative impacts of parental conflict on children.

PAS and PASHC e-Courses are available in English and French at no cost.

To register: GoA – PASHC

Birth & Babies – Alberta Health Services

This program is available in varying durations, from 2 weeks to 5 weeks, or on weekends. Each class is two hours long. Classroom topics are determined in real time and may change from group to group and class to class. Topics often include when to go to the hospital, the labour process, coping strengths & strategies for both mom and the support person, postpartum care, newborn feeding & care basics, finding credible information on the internet and more.

We recommend bringing with you: water bottle/snacks, a mat (to try out labor positions/massage) and printed resources sent to you by your facilitator for activities. Hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes will be provided in class.

It is recommended that a series ending approximately 4 weeks prior to the expected due date be selected whenever possible. If this is not possible, please choose a class that works best for you.

If you require financial support to attend a class please call 780-342-2833 or email birthandbabiesedmonton@albertahealthservices.ca.

To register: AHS – B&B

Best Beginning Program - Alberta Health Services

This program is designed for women who:

• Need information to make healthy choices during pregnancy

• Feel alone and isolated

• Face language or cultural barriers

• Are living on a low income

We offer:

• Support from social workers, nurses, dietitians, and outreach workers

• Group health education and peer support

• Children's programming (1-6 yrs)

• Healthy snacks and time to connect with other pregnant women

• Community and Health Resources

To register: AHS - BBP

Exploring Family Literacy – Centre for Family Literacy

Parents and primary caregivers hold the key to early literacy skills for their children.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Science and Literacy – Centre for Family Literacy

Parents and primary caregivers hold the key to early literacy skills for their children. This workshop takes a closer look at what family literacy is, with the focus on science, and shares ideas on how parents can enhance and build on their child’s emergent literacy and language skills.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Skills for Learning – Centre for Family Literacy

Do you know what the 9 essential skills are and why they have been deemed as skills everyone needs to have to be successful? We use them at work and at home and you may be surprised to learn how often you use them. These are skills that can help your child navigate in their world. The workshop will look at new ways to help you enhance these skills for your child in fun and creative ways.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Numbers are Everywhere – Centre for Family Literacy

Do you need help sorting the socks, measuring for a recipe or finding Family Day on the calendar? Your toddler can help as they learn and understand numbers.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Building Blocks to Literacy – Centre for Family Literacy

Can parents and caregivers help their children get ready for literacy? Parents and caregivers will be able to identify the stage their child is in and participate in fun hands-on activities with their child.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Technology and the Early Years – Centre for Family Literacy

Are children and technology a good combination? We also look at how much time children spend with technology every day and explore what technology is out there for young children and how it is being used.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Bringing Stories to Life – Centre for Family Literacy

Do you read a book or share a story and what is the difference? This workshop explores the strategies parents and caregivers can use to lift the written words off the pages of a book and truly bring the book to life! Participants will be provided with a variety of resources, tools and strategies to take story time to the next level.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Learn Together- How to Build Your Own Family Book Club – Centre for Family Literacy

Learning happens best when in the context of a family! Family Book Club is an engaging program that allows family members to develop and strengthen their literacy, numeracy and language skills through interactive and innovative story sharing. The program will provide families with all the tools, activities and materials they need to extend this learning into their everyday lives.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Learning Together- How to Build Your Own 3,2,1, Fun! Numeracy Program – Centre for Family Literacy

Learning happens best when in the context of family! This workshop will provide participants with everything they need to build and start their own 3,2,1, Fun! Numeracy Program. Participants will be provided with simple and engaging ideas and activities to help families discover a love of numbers; you can COUNT on that!

To register: CFL - Workshops