Positive Parenting Strategies

No one said parenting was easy. Children of all ages have their own unique personalities and characteristics. They know how to make you proud and they also learn very quickly what buttons to push to make you angry or pay attention. When your children act out, you may get frustrated and upset because nothing you do or say works.

Positive Parenting Strategies provides parenting ideas that allow your relationship with your child to grow and develop in a healthy way. This course is based on the premise that relationship is the foundation for parenting. We want you to help your child achieve their potential while still caring for yourself in the process.

Who can attend?

Any caregiver who plays a role in parenting toddlers or school-age children.
Anyone interested in establishing secure attachment and positive parenting practices.

What will you learn?

You will build skills for managing your child’s challenging behaviours by understanding:

Your own parenting and family style
How attachment affects how you interact with each other
How to support secure attachment
How different parts of our brains influence parenting
How to repair relationships
Why routines, structure, and setting limits are important
How to better communicate with children
How to care for yourself

By the end of the session, you will feel more comfortable:

Creating effective parenting strategies and giving positive feedback
Setting boundaries, limits, and guidelines
Communicating with your child or children
Providing a nurturing home environment
Solving day-to-day problems and challenges

When and where is this class offered?

The class is available as a group workshop or a private class.
The group class is offered several times per year. Scroll down for upcoming dates.
You can attend this class online or in person at our office at 9912-106 Street, Edmonton.
In our group workshops, you will have many opportunities to ask questions, learn about yourself and your family, hear others’ experiences, and practise new skills. Many people who attend our workshops say they feel better after attending because they realize that they are not alone.
In a private class, you will receive the same amount of information as our group workshops, condensed into 3 hours with the facilitator. These are ideal for individuals or couples who want to get started sooner than the next group workshop, can’t attend the group workshops due to work schedules or other personal commitments, or simply prefer a more private setting.

How much does it cost?

Group workshop: $150 per person. Are you attending the class with someone, such as a family member, partner, co-parent, or a friend? Additional participants pay only 50%.

Private session: $325

If you cannot afford the full cost, the group workshop is offered at no cost thanks to funding from the City of Edmonton Family and Community Support Services.

If you'd like to donate to The Family Centre in lieu of paying for the class, you can do so here. All donations go right back into covering the next person who cannot afford the full fee. Please add “Education Services” to the message field.

Additional resources:

Frequently asked questions about classes

Learn more about this class in our blog: Building a Strong Relationship with your Child

Read in our blog: Building a Strong Relationship with your Child

Read in our blog: Positive ways for guiding your child's behaviour

Testimonials

This workshop helped me open my eyes as to what I was doing wrong and try new strategies.

- Participant

Special thanks to Michael for the great super useful workshop. It impacted me greatly and inspired me a lot. I feel it gave me a tangible feeling of shaping my children’s brain. And that made me so different with them since yesterday. Hope this effect lasts forever!!! Great job everyone and so grateful to you, Michael.

- Participant

Positive Parenting Strategies