Parent Workshop
Calm Connection Parent Workshop
A skills-based workshop for parents who want to better understand behaviour, reduce reactivity, practice co-regulation, and strengthen repair after difficult moments.
This group is for learning and practice. It is not about perfect parenting; it is about understanding what happens in hard moments and building tools you can use at home.
Workshop Overview
Practical guidance for everyday parenting moments
Parenting through big emotions can be exhausting, especially when the same patterns keep repeating or you are not sure what your child needs in the moment. This workshop focuses on practical tools for understanding behaviour, responding with more intention, and repairing after difficult interactions.
Parenting Concerns
Common moments parents bring to this work
Many parents come to this work feeling tired, discouraged, or unsure how to respond when emotions escalate. The workshop looks at what may be happening underneath behaviour without blame or shame.
Big Emotions
Tools for responding when your child is upset, anxious, angry, shut down, or hard to reach.
Parent Reactivity
Guidance for noticing your own stress response before it takes over the interaction.
Repair and Connection
Ideas for reconnecting after conflict, missed cues, yelling, withdrawal, or emotional distance.
What Parents Explore
Practical tools for everyday parenting moments
The workshop focuses on skills parents can practice between sessions and adapt to their own family context.
Workshop Focus
- Understanding behaviour as communication
- Recognizing your own stress and reactivity patterns
- Co-regulation strategies for escalated moments
- Practical tools for calming and returning to connection
- Repair after conflict, disconnection, or hard parenting moments
Program Details
Program Details
Facilitator
Facilitator
Facilitated by Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray
Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray, DMFT, RMFT, MSW, RSW, brings experience in family systems, relational therapy, emotional regulation, trauma-informed care, and mindfulness-based approaches. In workshop settings, her focus is practical: helping parents better understand patterns, reduce reactivity, and build more workable responses at home.
Educational Disclaimer
Educational Disclaimer
This workshop is educational and skills-based. It can offer parenting tools and guided learning, but it is not a substitute for individual therapy, family therapy, child therapy, crisis support, or emergency mental health care.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. In Canada, call or text 988 for immediate mental health crisis support.
Future Dates
Interested in a Future Workshop?
The June 2026 Calm Connection Parent Workshop has finished. You can contact us to ask about future dates or waitlist options.