Spring 2010 Workshop Schedule

Here is our line up of Workshops!

Payment is due at time of registration.  Classes can fill quickly, register early to avoid disappointment!

Call 613-384-7774 or email us at info@childbirthkingston.com to register!

 

**Infant Massage

$15

Wednesday, April 14, and June 9, 2010: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Ideal for babies 2-6 months, or not yet mobile. Learn to communicate your love through touch. Touch is an infant's most highly developed sense. Massage can calm your baby, encourage better sleep and can alleviate digestive problems. This is a hands on workshop with your baby.

 

**Infant and Child CPR/FIRST AID

$30

Monday, March 29 and May 31, 2010 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Taught by Claude Duval-Emergency Services * learn the proper CPR techniques for resuscitating infants and children * also deals with choking * not a certification class

 

**La Leche League Meetings

FREE

2nd Tuesday of the month: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

La Leche League is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, information, mother-to-mother support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. Accredited by La Leche League International, volunteer Leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are familiar with research and current findings dealing with all aspects of nursing. Meeting attendance is free, not limited to LLL members. Pregnant women and older children (siblings) are welcome. So please come and share with us the wonderful "womanly art of breastfeeding."

Drop-in during meeting times

 

**Nurturing Us

Cancelled until further notice

 

**Rhyme Time With Mother Goose

8 Week Class $50

6 Week Class $38

Tuesday Group: March 23 to May 11, 2010: 10am -11:30am

Thursday Group:  March 25 to May 13, 2010: 10 a.m.-11:30

This class runs for several weeks and is a fun, interactive time for parents and their babies (birth to one year). Sing songs, learn new rhymes, have a snack and enjoy storytelling time. Create your own book of songs and rhymes to use for years to come!

"Babies learn best when they hear language that includes rhyme, rhythm, repetition, a rich vocabulary and physical interaction...Jen and Danielle help parents to learn rhymes, actions and songs to do with their babies and provide an opportunity to meet other new parents and babies too." -- Debbie Nesbitt-Monroe, Early Literacy Specialist, Kingston and the Islands

 

**Signing With Your Baby

$20

April 19th 1-2:30pm

Teach your baby to communicate before he or she can even talk! Babies can learn simple signs in their first year and it has been shown to help with language development.

 

**To Sleep or Not to Sleep

$20

Wednesday, March 10 and May 12, 2010: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Give your child a wonderful gift - the ability to soothe themselves back to sleep. This workshop is designed for all parents. It explores different sleeping arrangements and offers tools to teach babies to fall asleep on their own. It will assist you in reaching a good night's sleep for EVERYONE!