Parenting Courses

We know that this is a challenging time for parents and kids. We are available to help support you. All scheduled parenting programs are being offered by our team of caring facilitators via video conference. We are developing new programs and groups to help parents during this time. To register for a group or learn more about our parenting programs and how we can support you please contact wsmith@familyservicesottawa.org 613 725-3601 ext. 108.

Please visit us again for a complete schedule of upcoming Parenting Courses coming soon.

Courses and Seminars

Spring

Parenting with Confidence

Tuesdays: April 20, 2021 – June 29, 2021 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

You’re not the boss of me… Positive discipline for 0-12 year olds

Tuesdays: April 20, 2021 – May 18, 2021 6:30 to 8:30

Parenting through high conflict Separation and Divorce – Mondays

Mondays: May 3, 2021 – June 14, 2021
(Excluding Monday, May 24th)

Parenting through high conflict Separation and Divorce – Thursdays

Thursdays: May 6, 2021 – June 10, 2021

Anger Management…especially for parents

Wednesdays: May 5, 2021 – June 9, 2021

Working Through Anxiety Together

Thursdays: May 6, 2021 – June 17, 2021

Back to Basic for Parents

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

Teens… the great parenting challenge SEMINAR

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Caregiver Connect – for caregivers of infants and children up to the age of 6

Join us in a safe and judgment free zone led by experienced facilitators and guest speakers from Family Services Ottawa, Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre, Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario (PLEO), and Phoenix Centre for Children and Families. Parents will have an opportunity to share and learn from each other.

Registration for these workshops is processed by Family Services Ottawa and Caregiver Connect is facilitated by staff from Crossroads, PLEO, Phoenix Centre for Children and Families, and Family Services Ottawa. Participants may register for a single workshop or multiple workshops.

Workshop Descriptions

Connecting through Play – Thursday April 22, 2021

Play is the way children learn and grow. It is also the way they work through their emotions and deal with stress. We can support children’s play in ways that encourage this growth. At the same time, child-led play builds connections and strengthens our relationship. This presentation will give you ways to build the kind of strong relationship which will help you guide your children’s behaviour, now and all through their growing up.

Sharing Laughter and Fun: April 29, 2021

Has the atmosphere in your home got heavier as the business of living has got more complicated this last year? Laughter and shared fun can lighten the load and leave everyone feeling better. This presentation will help you find opportunities to change the mood for everyone in the family. At the same time, you will be strengthening your family team spirit so you’re ready to solve problems together.

Receiving Advice You Didn’t Ask For: May 6, 2021

When you have a baby, you soon discover that everyone has an opinion on how you should be a good parent. Some opinions you may welcome; others you may disagree with. How do you deal with the advice you didn’t ask for? This presentation will give you some ideas of how to decide what advice to accept. You’ll also learn ways to respond when you don’t agree, even when the advice is coming from someone close to you.

Tuning Into Your Children: Strengthening Relationships and Decreasing Conflict: May 13, 2021

This presentation will focus on helping participants to understand temperament and how it comes into play in our relationships with our children as well as with others in settings such as home, day care or school. Participants will learn how to chart the temperament differences between themselves and their child and be provided with strategies to improve the “goodness of fit” which leads towards more healthy, positive relationships and better long term outcomes for children. The charting as well as other strategies can be adopted by key figures in the child’s life to decrease stress and conflict for all.

Preparing Children to Meet Challenges: May 20, 2021

A parent’s job is to protect children from danger, but also to prepare them for the challenges they will face as they get older. In this workshop, you’ll discover activities, games, and songs that develop the resiliency skills that help children “bounce back” from difficulties.

Winter

Anger Management… especially for parents

Thursdays: January 28, 2021 to March 4, 2021

Parenting through high conflict Separation and Divorce – Tuesdays

Tuesdays: January 26, 2021 to March 2, 2021

Parenting through high conflict Separation and Divorce – Wednesdays

Wednesdays: January 27, 2021 to March 3, 2021

Effective Parenting through Positive Discipline SEMINAR

Tuesday: January 26, 2021 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Just for Dads… the nuts and bolts of parenting

Tuesdays: February 2, 2021 to March 30, 2021