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PARENTING YOUR NEWBORN:


EXPECTANT PARENTS!

Acquire Skills
Attain Knowledge,
Achieve Confidence

SATURDAYS
9:45am - 11:45am

AUG - 2008

[If Day or Time does not fit
your schedule, call Sharon]

$50.00 Per Couple
2 hours Class
Pre-Birth Preparation

Class Location: map
1526 Archery Lane
Garland, TX 75044

Topics Covered




Skilled help for new parents


Questions? Sharon
(972) 495-2805
Registration form

 

Instructor Sharon Mattes, IBCLC, RLC, AAHCC
Professional Board Certified Lactation Consultant 20 years
Accredited Bradley Method Childbirth Educator 10 years
Experienced - mother of 3 grown sons, 3 grandchildren:



'Dads Only' classes are available
Post-birth Parenting Class
provided upon request

[Call to request a special date]


~Topics:
[Chosen According to Individual Needs For Each Class]

  • Life with your new baby - a reality check
  • States of newborn consciousness - sleep and alertness
  • Interpreting your baby's cues
  • Activating your baby's 'calming reflex'
  • Crying and colic

  • Infant temperament and personality development
  • Muscle development
  • Beginnings of language and vision
  • Hand play and hand-eye co-ordination
  • Social development

  • Different parental styles of play - opportunities for play
  • How-to: burp, hold, swaddle, bathe and diaper
  • Brain growth - stimulation
  • Birth - bonding - attachment

  • Communication - behaviors - dance of attunement - speaking
  • Health and nutrition
  • Discipline - spoiling - limits
  • Self - Esteem
  • Child Care
  • New roles - the marital relationship
  • Birth control methods
  • Problem solving

updated 6-2008
     
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