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What are Parenting Workshops?
Parenting Workshops are free, interactive, and informative online workshops on a variety of parenting topics. These workshops provide parents and caregivers with practical strategies for supporting the development of their children.
Upcoming Workshops
Advocating for Your
Neurodivergent Child
Every child deserves to feel understood, included, and supported. In this workshop, we’ll explore practical ways to advocate for your neurodivergent child in schools, extracurricular activities, healthcare, and community settings.
In this workshop we’ll explore:
- communication strategies,
- practical tools,
- partnering with the adults who play an important role in your child’s life.
Ready, Set, School!
Supporting Your Child’s Learning
Now that the school year is underway, discover simple ways to support learning at home, build positive relationships with teachers, and help your child develop confidence as a learner.
In this workshop we’ll explore:
- Building positive communication
- Supporting classroom expectations at home
- Respectfully advocating for your child
- Encouraging literacy through everyday activities
- Making math part of daily life
Understanding the Middle Years: Development, Connection & Parenting
The years between early childhood and adolescence bring significant changes for children and parents. As children become more independent, develop stronger friendships, think more complexly, and form their identities, they still need the security, connection, guidance, and support of their caregivers.
This workshop will explore:
- What children are working on developmentally,
- How their needs change as they grow, and
- How parents can support increasing independence without losing connection.
Ready, Set, School!
Healthy Bodies, Ready Minds
Part 3 of our Ready, Set, School! Workshop series.
Children learn best when their physical and emotional needs are supported. Explore healthy habits that improve focus, emotional regulation, and overall well-being.
This workshop will explore:
- Healthy sleep habits
- Nutrition for learning and energy
- Physical activity and movement
- Creating healthy screen time habits
Supporting Your Eater In Training
This workshop will explore:
- Understanding your role vs your child’s role in feeding
- Support children to have a positive relationship with food
- Manage common mealtime behaviours like grazing, food refusal, and standoffs
Calm in the Face of Overwhelm
Parenting can be overwhelming when big feelings take over…for children and adults alike. This workshop helps parents understand and respond to anger and anxiety in themselves and their children.
In this workshop we’ll discuss:
- Practical, screen-free strategies for calming strong emotions,
- Building connection, and
- Caring for your own well-being.
Supporting Your Growing Eater
Struggling with mealtimes? Join Registered Dietitians for a free 1.5 hour virtual workshop designed for parents/caregivers of children aged 6-12.
In this workshop we’ll discuss:
- Understanding your role vs your child’s role in feeding
- Supporting children to have a positive relationship with food
- Managing common mealtime behaviours like food refusal, pushback, and uneaten school lunches
Ready, Set, School!
Supporting A Growth Mindset
Part 4 of our Ready, Set, School! Workshop series. Help your child develop confidence, resilience, and problem-solving skills by encouraging independence while providing the support they need to succeed.
In this workshop we’ll discuss:
- Praise that builds resilience
- Teaching goal-setting skills
- Celebrating effort instead of perfection
- Supporting social skills
Got Questions?
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