Family Focus

Family Focus - "Parents Helping Parents"

Family Focus workshops support and share information and resources in areas of childcare and parenting issues. Topics are selected/suggested by participants. More workshops may be available, see monthly calendar of events.

Infant/Child CPR

A four hour course delivered in partnership with St. John’s Ambulance. Participants who complete the course will receive certification in Infant / Child CPR.

Nobody’s Perfect

An educational program for parents of children from birth to age five. It meets the needs of young, single, low income, socially or geographically isolated parents or parents with limited formal education.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids will Talk

An educational program for parents of children. Topics include: helping children deal with their feelings, engaging in cooperation, alternatives to punishment, encouraging autonomy, praise and self-esteem, and free children from playing roles.

Bullying

This workshop looks at various aspects of bullying. What is it? What are the roles of the bully, the bullied, and the bystander.

Surviving the Teen Years

An educational series of half day workshops delivered over four days that covers the following topics:

Teenagers - What’s Normal? Are the expectations for your teen realistic?

Parenting Teens:

An Emotional Nightmare - This session will focus on the seven “goals of misbehaviour”.

Setting Limits on Teen Behaviour - Learn how to help teens take charge of their own lives, make decisions, and learn from the consequences of those decisions.

Growing Up Too Fast -A re you aware of choices teens have to make about sex and drugs? How approachable are you?

Siblings Without Rivalry

An educational series of half day workshops delivered over four days that covers the following topics:

The goal of the Siblings Without Rivalry workshop is to help you help your children learn to live together. 

Workshop Covers:

  • Helping Siblings Deal With Their Feelings About Each Other

  • Keeping Children Separate and Unequal

  • Siblings in Roles

  • When the Kids Fight

  • Problem Solving

Triple P - Positive Parenting Program

There is often a high level of stress involved in parenting.  Triple P suggests simple routines and small changes that can make a big difference to your family. This series of three seminars will leave you feeling more confident and competent, and ready to deal with common child behavioural and emotional issues.

  • The Power of Positive Parenting

  • Raising Confident, Competent Children

  • Raising Resilient Children

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