How can I help my child manage their anxiety? Is this normal behaviour? What can I do to reduce the factors that add to my child’s anxiety? Under the expert direction of Betsy Mann at Family Services à la famille Ottawa, this one night workshop offers an informative and interactive exploration of the challenges and [ read more... ]

For people who have experienced mental health challenges and do not want to be defined by them This workshop covers the following topics: Factors that affect our motivation Understanding procrastination & avoidance Concrete strategies for increasing motivation Finding health & happiness in a stressful world When:  Tuesday February 14th, 2012 1:30 – 3:30 pm Where: [ read more... ]

The number of families requesting service from the Supervised Access Program has grown over the past year.  This means that the length of time that families will wait for service has increased substantially.  Please note: New applicants may wait up to a year for service. New applicants will receive a message from us acknowledging receipt [ read more... ]

In celebration of Family Day and the AIDS committee of Ottawa’s (ACO) Snowblower Festival, ACO, Around the Rainbow and the Ten Oaks Project are hosting a panel discussion on LGBTQ Parenting.  The panel will be moderated by Hannah McGechie and Megan Green, and panelists include Taina Mayberry, Dawn Moore, Eric Stephensen and Lee Rose. Snacks [ read more... ]

Under the expert direction of facilitators at Family Services à la famille Ottawa, this five-week course offers an informative and interactive exploration of the challenges and opportunities when parenting through separation and divorce. Topics include: coping with stress, understanding conflict and how it affects your family, problem solving, cooperative communication, effective discipline, co-parenting and parenting [ read more... ]

 Family Services à la famille Ottawa is offering a fourteen week group for women who have been sexually abused in childhood by a family member or other adult in a position of trust. This group offers the opportunity to break the silence and isolation of abuse by sharing with other women what each woman feels [ read more... ]

The MOMS group is a 10 week group program for mothers who are experiencing postpartum depression and/or anxiety. This group is designed for women who are noting the signs and symptoms of distress that go beyond the short-term “baby blues” that many women experience after birth. Common symptoms of this level of distress may include: [ read more... ]

Are you a dad parenting by yourself and feeling alone? Are you looking for concrete and practical ways to build your child’s self esteem? Do you wonder how to set reasonable behaviour limits for your child? Under the expert direction of Tim Paquette at Family Services à la famille Ottawa, this eight-week course offers an [ read more... ]