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Announcements
Stretch Marks - Growing Into Motherhood
The fabulously funny and poignant show about Motherhood. Visit their web site, Primamommas.com, for information about upcoming shows.
Participate in some Research at the Berkeley Child Cognition Lab!!!
Berkeley Child Cognition Lab
Phone: (510) 643-4892
Email: childlab@berkeley.edu
CHILDHOOD
MATTERS
(877) 372-KIDS
A new radio show featuring our local and wonderful Rona Renner, RN
98.1 KISS FM
Sunday mornings from 9am to 10 am for dependable advice and information about children's health, child development, and parenting.
Rona is a leading Parent Educator in the Bay Area with years of
experience.
Dr. Shoshana Bennett, who has provided valuable postpartum resources for many years to Bay Area families, has updated her book:
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal Depression and Postpartum Depression
http://www.beyondtheblues.com
Postpartum Assistance
http://www.postpartumassistance.com
More Resources on Postpartum Depression
hhttp://users.lmi.net/sherryr/communityresources4.htm
Stay At Work Moms: Our mission is to provide a helpful and entertaining resource for all the time-crunched moms managing the daily tug of war between work and family.
Local Chapter of Mothers & More forming in the East Bay
Mothers & More supports mothers who have altered their career paths to care for their children at home.
Call (510) 339-8563 for more information.
Los Angeles Times Article May 28, 2002
He Shushes New Parents' Cry for Help Pediatrician's study
of other cultures yields tips he says can conquer even the worst colic
By MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Babies, like adults, have reflexes. Most important, Karp says, they have a calming reflex--"nature's shut-off switch"--that parents can learn to trigger in "the fourth trimester," as Karp calls the baby's first three months of life. Karp's prescription for a quiet baby rests in what he calls "the 5 S's"--swaddling, side/stomach position, shhhing, swinging and sucking--techniques and traditions he learned from his studies of ancient and modern cultures."
BANANAS is hosting a new series for new & expecting parents:
BOOTIES CAMP!
A series of classes including Baby Basics, Choosing Infant Care, Sleep, Yoga, and Infant Massage. See the Bananas site for dates. Call 510-658-7353 to
register.
Local Family Therapist and Educator, Gayle Peterson, author of Making Healthy Families (see excerpts of her book in the essay section) is now on radio:
Ask
Dr. Gayle" -- New LIVE Radio Show!
You can now hear Dr. Gayle on the iVillage radio every Friday at 1:00pm ET!
Send questions for Dr. Gayle to music@mail.ivillage.com and
she'll answer them live on the air!
Dad's Activity Group - East Bay Walks
East Bay Walks for Dads And Kids (free)
Contact: Ryan Young Phone: 510-530-8334
East Bay Walks for Dad's and Kids is just that; an informal activity group that meets once a month, usually on the third weekend. We are now using E-groups for communication, http://www.egroups.com/group/EBayDads-Kids
If you join, you'll get reminders 2 weeks and 3 days before scheduled events, and you'll be a part of various side discussions that periodically erupt.
Group Announcements
1. First Time Mothers Groups
Description is available under First
Time Mothers Groups
Groups start monthly and regularly in both Oakland and Berkeley.
Please email
if you wish to be on a contact list or
leave a message at 510-868-2617
2. Second/Third Time Mothers Group
Description is available under Ongoing
Groups
Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30
Jennifer Subasic-Marks, CBE, CLE, Doula and Mom
Director of Support Group for Mothers
510-868-2617
P.O. Box 6675
Albany, CA 94706
E-mail: Info@SupportGroupForMothers.com