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How do you develop a rhythm of feeding, sleeping, and playing with your baby? How do you listen beyond your baby's cries to connect with her and understand her needs? How do you achieve balance between parenting and your other roles and relationships? Slow and simple parenting, as an extension of the slow movement, aims to discover each family's pace, respect each family's needs, and nurture stronger connections within communities. These monthly sessions are designed to empower new and expectant parents with skills and knowledge to slow down and enjoy parenting. Slow and simple lessons of connected, conscious, and conscientious parenting will take you from pregnancy to beyond the teen years. Our discussions will weave together practical and philosophical approaches to:
The topic for our second evening is: "What's going on in there? Life and sleep from baby's perspective" May 22, 2013, from 6:30-8:00pm at Pacific Midwifery 1540 W 2nd Avenue, Vancouver $20 per family Email vancouverdoula@gmail.com to preregister PREREGISTER NOW FOR MAY 22nd Jacquie Munro, founder of the "Slow Birth" movement, is an experienced doula and childbirth educator and is well-known for her individualized, intuitive approach to supporting families in the childbearing year and beyond. Since 1987, she has provided support at over one thousand births, at home and in hospital, and taught thousands of expectant parents. At home, Jacquie lives only a bike ride away from four generations of her family. You can usually find her at the park or beach, playing beside her twin grandsons who call her "Deecy". |
Slow and Simple Parenting
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