Baby Tastes: Helping Your Baby Learn to Love Food
When: Saturday, September 14 at 10:00 am
Where: Zoom - Click here to register!
Cost: $12 per family
Baby Tastes is a webinar designed for parents ready to introduce their baby to solid foods. Parents will learn how to help their baby enjoy the tastes, textures, colors and smells of mealtimes. This class will help parents:
Know when their baby is ready to enjoy solid food
Set-up successful mealtimes in a nurturing environment
Expectant parents are welcome!
Discover if baby led weaning is right for them
Understand the most up-to-date recommendations regarding food allergies in infants
Sleep Workshop (For parents of children ages 0-6)
When: Saturday, September 28 at 10:00 am
Where: Zoom - Click here to register!
Cost: $20 per family
Does your child struggle to fall asleep at bedtime?
Are naps too short or non existent in your home?
Does your child wake frequently throughout the night?
Do you feel like you have read all the books and are confused by how to improve your child’s sleep?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES! or you have other sleep questions related to children 0-6 years old, join Linda Szmulewitz, licensed clinical social worker, a certified Gentle Sleep Coach and the owner of Sleep Tight Consultants, to learn how to improve your child’s sleep and help your whole family get the sleep they need. Parents will:
Learn what is developmentally appropriate with regard to sleep for children at different stages,
Learn how to encourage healthy sleep habits and routines and
Have an opportunity to ask pressing sleep questions.
Expectant parents are welcome!
Northwestern Infant and Child CPR and Safety Classes
When: see Northwestern website for information
Where: Prentice Women's Hospital Register Here!
| Description: This in-person, onsite class is for those interested in learning CPR and anti-choking techniques for newborns and children but do not need a certification. This class is taught in a relaxed, small-group, setting in the hospital with lots of hands-on practice. All instructors are certified by the American Heart Association. This class is recommended for pregnant couples, new parents, nannies, grandparents, baby-sitters, and other child-care providers. It is also great for those with toddlers who have not taken a CPR course in a while. Car seat and home safety information will be provided. Price is per couple and face masks are required for anyone not fully vaccinated throughout the entire class. If you are unable to attend your class, please call at least 48 hours in advance to reschedule or to receive a class refund. This will allow your seat to be made available to another participant. Bring your confirmation email with you; you may be asked to present it at check-in.Registration will close 48hrs prior to the class. For More Information Call: 877.926.4664 For a list of all Childbirth Education Classes offered at Prentice Women’s Hospital click: Child Birth & Parenting Classes |
| Location: Prentice Women's Hospital |
Hop Along Yogi Live Online Kids Yoga
When: check website for dates and times
https://www.hopalongyogi.com/videos
Cost: $10 Per Family
There are so many activities for little ones to explore and discover,
but none are quite like yoga. Some of the benefits of yoga are:
Encourages mindfulness, inclusivity, and strength through movement and play
Improves flexibility, balance and coordination
Builds motor skills and body awareness
Teaches emotional control and resilience
Cultivates self-confidence and builds a positive self-image
Nourishes creativity
Fosters respect for one another and the world around us
Enhances cooperation and listening skills
In each yoga class kids will learn basic yoga poses, play fun yoga games, and
practice breathing and relaxation techniques.
Preparing Your Child for Vaccines (videos)
Getting ready for the COVID Vaccine, created in collaboration with Chicago Psychotherapy:
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Virtual Classes for Parents and Expectant Parents at Northwestern Medicine
When/Where: Click here to view
Cost: Free
Northwestern offers a number of virtual classes to be taken any time on a variety of topics such as breastfeeding, understanding birth, child and infant CPR safety, classes for expectant grandparents, and more!
Self-Compassion and Your Child
When: Anytime!
Where: Click here to view
Cost: Free
Join Dr. John Frampton, from Formative Psychological Services, for a 40-minute discussion on the scientifically proven value of self-compassion for you and your child. Learn practices that can help cultivate self-compassion for your child, and what it can mean for their future.
Facing Life: Preparing Our Children for In-Person Living
When: Anytime!
Where: Click here to view
Cost: Free
Please join Dr. John Frampton of Formative Psychological Services and Lakeview Pediatrics for Facing Life: Preparing our Children for In Person Living. Dr. Frampton will lead a 40-minute discussion on what parents can do to best prepare their children for the return to in-person interactions. Based in science, he will provide concrete strategies to support our children as we move closer to face-to-face living.
Parenting in a Time of Uncertainty
When: Anytime!
Where: Click here to view
Cost: Free
Do you have parenting questions about your child's motivation, screen time, or how to build resiliency during a pandemic? Please join Dr. John Frampton of Formative Psychological Services for a webinar to explore answers to these and other questions.