Program Details

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Location: Virtual

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Times: 3pm - 5pm

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Who should attend: Parents or guardians who have children under 6 years of age. 

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How to register: To register, please email intake@fsms.ca by Friday, Oct 1st. 

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Dates: Thursdays from Oct 7th to Nov 11th            (Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 & Nov 4, 11)

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Cost: Free

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In this six-week parenting program participants will have opportunities to explore the brain science behind self and co-regulation. Self and co-regulation, across the lifespan, and their linkage to relationships and parenting will be explored. The impact of stress on self and co-regulation, as well as strategies to increase regulatory capacity will be foundational to this parenting program.

Learning Objectives of the Program:

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• Describe the brain science of self and co-regulation.

• Identify how self and co-regulation is related to prenatal, postnatal, child and adult development.

• Examine how self and co-regulation inform relationships and parenting.

• Analyse how stress impacts self and co-regulation.

• Develop preventative strategies to minimize dysregulation and maximize self and co-regulation.

• Discover sensory-based regulatory strategies for oneself and one’s infant.