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The Family and Parenting Center nurtures adult-child relationships and provides children the chance to explore and grow through play, the fundamental learning method of the early years. These activities are designed to give families an opportunity to have fun with their very young children, to provide caregivers quality classes in which they participate with little ones, and to help strengthen parenting skills and uncover any needs for early intervention. All this is provided in a context of Jewish values, culture, and community. Our professional staff understands families and the needs of young children, and develops classes informed by current child development research in fields such as attachment, separation, social/emotional theory, and early learning. Opportunities for families begin even before the arrival of the child into the family and continue into the early childhood years. Classes are divided by age, and children should reach the specified age by September 15 for fall classes, and January 15 for winter/spring.
Fun to Be One
10 Wednesdays
Beginning September 15
10:30-11:30 am
11-17 months
A terrific playtime in the Rainbow Room offers music, finger plays, storytime, and large motor activity for babies along with support and friendship for grown-ups. Play on the outdoor playdeck in the warm weather and in the playroom when it gets cool. Jewish themes and holidays are included in programming when developmentally appropriate.
Instructor: Robin Alpert
Come Play with Me
10 Wednesdays
Beginning September 15
9:30-10:15 am
6-10 months
Friendship for grown-ups with music, movement, and play for babies. Our wellequipped Rainbow Room welcomes adult and baby for baby’s first activity class. Instructor: Robin Alpert.
New Mother Support Group
10 Tuesdays Beginning September 14 9:30 -10:30 am An opportunity for new mothers to share some of the challenges and family changes that occur with newborns. Topic include sleep disruptions, hard to soothe babies, reactions of older children and feeding issues to mention a few. Instructor: Robin Alpert
Music Together
3 months-4 years - All classes are mixed ages Thursdays: 9:30 & 10:30 - Annie Jacobs Experience Music Together® and find out how important—and how much fun—your role can be! Music Together is based on the premise that all children are musical and have the same innate ability to learn music as easily as language. Our goal is to nurture the child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement. We sing, dance, chant and play instruments in an informal setting that will enrich their musical environment and guide them towards basic music competence and ultimately towards a lifetime of musical enjoyment and music making. We believe that ...music ability is as much a basic life skill as walking or talking and that all children can achieve basic competence in music, provided their early music environment is sufficiently rich.” Registration includes two CD’s and a beautifully illustrated songbook. NEW FAMILIES will also receive “Music and Your Child: A Guide for Parents & Caregivers” as well as several articles about a child’s musical development and early childhood music education based on the latest and most significant research. All classes are mixed ages groups welcoming children beginning at 8 months of age. For registration contact Pamela
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