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Fall / Winter Registration
8 Week Course. October 30th - December 18th 2010. (Glow Maternity Studio)
Saturdays 1:00pm-1:45pm
Cost: $120.00

Topics
Session 1: Beginning Signs
Session 2:  Food Signs
Session 3: Family Signs
Session 4: Animals
Session 5:  Support/Help Signs
Session 6:  Toy and Play Signs
Session 7:  Outside Signs
Session 7:  Outside and Review Signs

Within these sessions, more topics discussed are:

• Vocabulary
• When babies are ready to sign
• Deaf Culture
• ASL Grammar
  
• Benefits of Signing
• Signing Skills
• Building Blocks of Communication
• Signing Tips
• Games
• Songs
• Story Books

And so much more!!!!!!!!

Benefits of Signing with your baby:

• Enhances your baby's language development as well as exercises the left and right hemispheres of the brain
• Earlier formal communication (as early as 6-8mths)
• Decrease in frustration and guessing what your baby wants
• Opportunity to build a closer bond
• Higher IQ
• Rewarding Experience

For more information on course or to sign up today please contact us.

BABY WEARING 101
Interested in learning about all the great options for Baby Wearing (carriers)?  Not sure if you are using your carrier properly?  Contact us with your interest in a Baby Wearing Workshop.  Dates to be determined and announced monthly depending on interest.

COURSE: New Parents Info Night! (Dates Coming Soon)

TIME: 6:30pm to 9pm

COST: FREE!  Space is limited so please register early.

A free information session designed specifically for women (and their partners) who are planning for an upcoming pregnancy or who are newly pregnant. The goal of this class is to help parents-to-be gain information and become aware of resources and support available to them. Participants will learn how to achieve optimal health before and during pregnancy; their options as it relates to their prenatal caregiver; and the many things they need to consider before welcoming a baby into their lives. This class will also provide each of its members, the opportunity to begin developing a community of support that can assist them in having a positive pregnancy, birth and parenting experience.  Please see www.littlemiracles.ca for more information about Angie (instructor).

TIME: 10am to 12pm

COST: $40 per a child and two parents (snacks & beverages included).

Please bring a yoga or camping mat, pillows, and a small doll or stuffed toy.

A fun class geared to children that helps them better understand the realities of sharing life with a baby. This class teaches them what they can expect, the importance of ‘gentle hands’, and how they can help their parents care for their new sibling. Children will be able to enjoy a special time with their parents while they learn about their new role as ‘big brother’ or ‘big sister’ and just how special they are.

Ideally suited for children ages 3-8 years old.

TIME: 6:30pm to 9pm

COST: $50 per a couple (snacks & beverages included) - please bring a yoga or camping mat and two pillows.

An interactive and hands-on workshop that focuses on preparing both the expectant mother and her partner/support person for the physical and emotional intensity that labour brings. Pain management techniques covered include relaxation & massage, counter pressure, positioning, breathing, birth ball use, hydrotherapy and emotional support. Expectant parents will learn how optimal positioning of their baby can help reduce or prevent back pain in labour and will be given the opportunity to practice various methods that can reduce the chance of a prolonged labour.

Perfect for:
Bellies, Birth & Beyond alumni (or those who have taken another childbirth preparation class) who want to enhance their ability to cope during labour & birth
Parents who felt overwhelmed and unprepared during their first birth and want to more confidently navigate through labour the second time around
This course is ideal for those working toward a birth free of unnecessary interventions 

For more information about courses and to register please contact us.