Parenting Support: Triple P tip sheets
Caregivers and children 0-6 years
Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help build strong, healthy relationships and confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems from developing. Triple P has been shown to work across cultures, socio-economic groups and in many different kinds of family structures. Join us for this drop-in parent support program every Wednesday from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, children are welcome. Topics are as follows:
Caregivers and children 0-6 years
Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help build strong, healthy relationships and confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems from developing. Triple P has been shown to work across cultures, socio-economic groups and in many different kinds of family structures. Join us for this drop-in parent support program every Wednesday from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, children are welcome. Topics are as follows:
Date: Wednesdays
January: 5 - Being a Parent / 12 - Home Safety / 19 - Promoting Development / 26 - Tidying up
February: 2 - Having visitors / 9 - Self-esteem / 16 - Chores / 23 - Sharing
March: 2 - Coping with stress / 9 - Tantrums / 16 - Bedtime problems
23 - Power of Positive Parenting / 30 - Supporting your partner
April: 6 - Raising Resilient Children / 13 - Whining / 20 - Language Development
27 - Disobedience
May: 4 - Toilet Training / 11 - Independent Eating / 18 - Separation Anxiety
25 - Fighting and Aggression
June: 1 - Raising Confident Competent Children / 8 - Traveling in the car / 15 - Fears
22 - Creativity / 29 - Sport
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake Family Connections
Cost: Free, drop-in program
January: 5 - Being a Parent / 12 - Home Safety / 19 - Promoting Development / 26 - Tidying up
February: 2 - Having visitors / 9 - Self-esteem / 16 - Chores / 23 - Sharing
March: 2 - Coping with stress / 9 - Tantrums / 16 - Bedtime problems
23 - Power of Positive Parenting / 30 - Supporting your partner
April: 6 - Raising Resilient Children / 13 - Whining / 20 - Language Development
27 - Disobedience
May: 4 - Toilet Training / 11 - Independent Eating / 18 - Separation Anxiety
25 - Fighting and Aggression
June: 1 - Raising Confident Competent Children / 8 - Traveling in the car / 15 - Fears
22 - Creativity / 29 - Sport
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake Family Connections
Cost: Free, drop-in program
Parent/Caregiver Wellness Kit
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
An important part of being a parent is looking after yourself too. If you're tired, stressed or exhausted, it's difficult to be the parent that you're striving to be. But when you feel happy and well you're better able to cope with stress, maintain relationships and enjoy parenthood. Pick up your package filled with information on the following topics to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. These packages include activities and materials for parents and caregivers.
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
An important part of being a parent is looking after yourself too. If you're tired, stressed or exhausted, it's difficult to be the parent that you're striving to be. But when you feel happy and well you're better able to cope with stress, maintain relationships and enjoy parenthood. Pick up your package filled with information on the following topics to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. These packages include activities and materials for parents and caregivers.
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – Mindfulness Click here to register
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – Supporting your Partner and Kindness Click here to register
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – Anger and Anxiety Click here to register
Time: Pick up between 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
Location: Cold Lake Family Connections
Cost: Free, registration is required
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – Supporting your Partner and Kindness Click here to register
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – Anger and Anxiety Click here to register
Time: Pick up between 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
Location: Cold Lake Family Connections
Cost: Free, registration is required
Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
Parenting is a joyful, frustrating, exhilarating and exhausting journey. Positive discipline provides a solid foundation for parents based on the pillars of problem solving, providing warmth and structure, understanding how your children think and feel and identifying your long-term goals. It is a set of principles that can guide all of your interactions with your children, not just the challenging ones. Parents will find effective parenting tools, tips and techniques that will help them tackle parenting challenges and build closer family relationships.
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
Parenting is a joyful, frustrating, exhilarating and exhausting journey. Positive discipline provides a solid foundation for parents based on the pillars of problem solving, providing warmth and structure, understanding how your children think and feel and identifying your long-term goals. It is a set of principles that can guide all of your interactions with your children, not just the challenging ones. Parents will find effective parenting tools, tips and techniques that will help them tackle parenting challenges and build closer family relationships.
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
Click here to register
Cooperative Parenting and Divorce
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
This workshop addresses the importance for co-parents to design a collaborative plan to ensure their children’s needs and interests are the focus and priority through separation/divorce and beyond. Ideally, parents should develop the parenting plan themselves, using the help of professionals focused on supporting their co-parenting efforts. This session helps separating parents establish a cooperative and positive new relationship as co-parents.
Caregivers of children 0-18 years
This workshop addresses the importance for co-parents to design a collaborative plan to ensure their children’s needs and interests are the focus and priority through separation/divorce and beyond. Ideally, parents should develop the parenting plan themselves, using the help of professionals focused on supporting their co-parenting efforts. This session helps separating parents establish a cooperative and positive new relationship as co-parents.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Kids Have Stress Too
Caregivers of children 0-12 years
This program teaches caregivers how to help children develop coping skills, understand and develop age-appropriate expectations and how adversity and toxic stress impact child development.
Caregivers of children 0-12 years
This program teaches caregivers how to help children develop coping skills, understand and develop age-appropriate expectations and how adversity and toxic stress impact child development.
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
Click here to register
Active Parenting
Caregivers of children 5-12 years
This program teaches proven techniques to assist parents to communicate with children ages 5 to 12 years old. Learn how to achieve cooperation and solve problems together. Topics covered include the active parent, courage and self-esteem, routines and problem solving, responsibility, discipline, cooperation and communication.
Caregivers of children 5-12 years
This program teaches proven techniques to assist parents to communicate with children ages 5 to 12 years old. Learn how to achieve cooperation and solve problems together. Topics covered include the active parent, courage and self-esteem, routines and problem solving, responsibility, discipline, cooperation and communication.
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
Click here to register
