Live Learning WorkshopS

Join one of our upcoming live training sessions or events
In-Person Programs
Virtual Book Club
Monday May 26, 2025
8:00-9:00pm
VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
Join other parents and caregivers for a facilitator led discussion about the featured book every Monday evening. Discussion group will take place for approximately 12 weeks although this will vary according to the book length, structure, and content.
Beginning on May 26, we will be featuring the book: Honey I Wrecked the Kids by Alyson Schaefer.
*Looking for more information about the Book Club? Please email christine@familyedcentre.org
VirtuaL COURSES
PARENTING, ANGER, AND YOU
WEDNESDAYS JUNE 11 to JULY 30, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm
VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
Parenting can be incredibly demanding, discouraging, and difficult and you may find it incredibility challenging to manage your anger in certain situations. This can be even harder if you have a child who also has angry outbursts and moods.
Join us for apparent-to-parent eight-week program for some candid discussions and to learn some strategies that can help your child (and you) to keep your cool.
You will:
- Gain an understanding of what anger is and the different reactions your child (and you) may have while experiencing anger.
- Gain basic knowledge of your child’s personality (and your own) to grasp how he or she processes anger and what is needed from his or her primary caregivers/parents when angry.
- Learn about the different developmental stages of children and youth and how they may express/ experience anger at each stage.
- Discover some basic communication skills to help you navigate through sensitive interactions with your child.
*This program involves a combination of completing the eLearning course, Why So Angry? Parenting Strategies to Deal with Anger and Avoid Explosions with virtual discussions on Wednesday evenings for a total of 8 weeks.
SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY
THURSDAYS JULY 3 to AUGUST 21, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm
VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
Parents and caregivers everywhere ask the same question, “Why are these kids always fighting?” This is true for most families, whether you are a single parent family, a traditional family, or a blended step-family – siblings seem to get into or create combat situations among themselves no matter how hard we try to obtain the opposite results.
Join us for a parent-to-parent experience in this eight-week virtual course to:
- Explore ways to reduce the conflict amongst your children.
- Learn why children fight in the first place.
- Explore how to minimize the reasons for conflict.
- Discover various strategies to help you maneuver around the conflict when it happens.