Building Successful Stepfamilies

Workshops

 

Building Successful Stepfamilies - Workshops: is an on-going series of workshops for stepfamilies that is hosted by the Stepfamily Foundation of Alberta. Each workshop focuses upon a topic of general interest to stepfamily members, with the goal of identifying practical strategies to reduce and/or eliminate the difficulties typically associated with that topic.

Up and Coming Workshops

Tools for Resolving a Collision Course  Date: TBA

Stepfamily members typically hold one of three different agendas that place them on a collision course with other members of the stepfamily. In this workshop you will learn:

 

1) what these agendas are,

2) who holds them and why, and

3) exactly what you need to do to prevent the conflict they produce.

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Participants will work extensively in a small group setting.

Enrolment is limited.

For reservations call: (403) 245-5744 or email us.

 

Should We Wed?  Date: TBA

 

Participants in this workshop will examine:

 

1) if and when stepfamily couples should consider marriage vs. formalizing their partnership agreement, and

2) the steps and strategies available to them to use in support of their chosen option.

 

A summary of this workshop will soon be available for free to anyone completing our Stepparenting Styles Questionnaire.

 

 

Recent Workshops

 

Tools to Master 4 Essential Stepfamily Tasks

 

In this workshop participants:

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1) learned the four tasks every stepfamily must confront and master in order to succeed, and

2) worked with others to develop a range of practical strategies to confront and master these essential tasks.  

 

A summary of this workshop is now available for free to anyone who completes our Stepparenting Styles Questionnaire.

Second Wives' Symposium on Finances

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Erin Walter, wealth specialist, author, TV personality, and stepmom will detail what every stepmom needs to know about stepfamily finances.

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Sponsored by Grant Thornton and the Stepfamily Foundation of Alberta

 

Call (403) 245-5744 or  email us to reserve a spot in the next  workshop, or if you would like to be notified as each booklet in this series becomes available.

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