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API, Central Austin Chapter: Upcoming Topics |
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2010: January 8: Pursuing Balance Within Your AP Family February 5: Positive Discipline, Part I: SAY WHAT YOU SEE: START HERE! Become the parent you always wanted to be in one simple step. No kidding! Join Sandy Blackard and Eva Sim-Zabka of Language of Listening to explore how saying what you see instead of what you think can change your most challenging moments with children into rewarding ones.
March 5:
Positive Discipline, Part II:
Parenting Coach Bethany
Prescott returns to our group this year to give us her fresh perspective
on gentle discipline, with a special emphasis on playful parenting.
April 9: Positive Discipline, Part III: Nationally recognized and highly esteemed coach, consultant, and educator Carrie Contey rounds out our three-part focus on positive discipline. You can see more about Carrie here and here. Come fill your cup!
May 7: Overcoming Parental Guilt: Eva Sim-Zabka of Language of Listening will talk about how to overcome guilty feelings when our best parenting efforts go awry. This meeting promises to be a good follow-up to our discipline series. June 4: Potluck Picnic at Pease Park! Please join us from 10 am to noon for a potluck picnic at the south end of Pease Park (where the tables are, near the playscape)... we will supply the basics (napkins, plates, etc.) while you bring a dish to share and your kiddo(s), of course. The pool at Pease has been converted to a splash pad, so bring a suit and towel (and sunscreen if you use it) if you think your babes will want to cool off in the water. See you there! July 2: Open Forum Discussion: Come talk about what's on your mind! August 6: Babywearing Forum: Austin Babywearers will bring their sling library and will talk about the services they provide. September 3: To be announced October 1: To be announced
November 5: To be announced December 3: To be announced
Past meeting topics: 2009:
January 5:
Goals for 2009 February 2: Maintaining Romance and Attachment Parenting
February 7:
Enrichment Meeting: Focus on the Dads (Waterloo Ice House, 2222
and 360, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Saturday event for the entire family!)
March 2:
Playful Parenting (Guest Speaker Bethany
Prescott, mama of three, former Montessori teacher, trained therapist and
parent educator)
April 2: Enrichment Meeting: Estate Planning Workshop with Marianne Baker-Bolduc (Yarborough Public Library at 10:00 am Thursday)
April 6: Cultivating Children's Inner Voices (Guest Speaker Sandy Blackard, parent, author, instructor, and founder of Language of Listening)
April 18: Special Event: Meet and Greet API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker at Private Residence in Austin (11:00 to 1:00 pm Saturday, 8601 White Cliff Dr., Austin, TX 78759)
April 19: Special Event: API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker will be in town for a book signing of their new book Attached at the Heart (BookPeople Event at 3:00 pm Sunday) - do not miss this opportunity!
May 4:
Nutrition and Hot Topics June 8: Potluck Picnic with South API Group at Little Stacy Park starting at 10 am (pool opens at noon, so be prepared with suits and towels if you want to swim!)
July 6:
Introducing Secondary Caregiving August 3: Balance; Personal, Work-Life, Zen Time, and Sanity Savers (Guest Speakers Sonya Davis and Laura Shook, owners of Soma Vida)
September
14:
Gentle Discipline
October 5:
Preparation
for Pregnancy/Birth Options in Austin
(Guest Speaker Brielle Epstein,
Certified Doula and Apprentice Midwife,
Moonstone Birth)
October 30: API Month Celebration - Costume Social at Brentwood Park starting at 10 am (This is a family friendly Halloween dress-up event... light snacks will be served but feel free to bring your own food in the event of food preferences/restrictions or in the spirit of sharing. We look forward to seeing you at the park!)
November
2:
Handling Criticism/Keeping the Holidays Family-Centered
December
7:
2008: January
4: Overview of New API Principles February 1: Pitfalls of Traditional Thinking March
14: Extended Nursing Benefits and Challenges – Please note this is the second Friday of the month! April 4: Garnering Support to Optimize Health and Joy in Attachment Parenting (Guest Speaker Bettina Vaello, pediatrician and mother of four) May 2:
Slow Family
Movement (Guest Speaker Carrie Contey, Ph.D.,
Early Parenting Guide
June 5: Combined South and Central API Picnic - ** Meet at Little Stacy Park ** - Please note this is a Thursday event! July 11: Safe Bed Sharing - Please note this is the second Friday of the month! August 1: World Breastfeeding Day, instead of library meeting ** SPECIAL EVENT ** at City Hall, from 11 am - 1 pm September 5: Playful Parenting (Guest Speaker Kirsten Knottleson, Hand in Hand Workshops) October 3: Birth Options in Austin (Guest Speaker Dr. Christina Sebestyen) November
7: Handling Criticism December
5: Keeping the
Holidays Family-Centered
2007: January
19: Storytelling with Children (guest speaker) February
16: Sharing Sleep:
Tips and Techniques March
16: Practicing Nurturing Touch: Baby Massage
(guest speaker) April
20: Emotion
Coaching, using John Gottman’s approach (guest speaker) May 18:
Annual Picnic June
15: Family-Centered Methods of Minimizing
Separation July
20: Nutrition Beyond Breastfeeding August
17: Redirecting Behavior as a Form of Positive
Discipline September 7: Discussing Sexuality, Nudity, and Personal Boundaries with Children October
5: Handling Criticism
of Your Parenting Choices November
2: Keeping the Holidays Family-Centered December
7: Past
meeting topics: 2006: January: Reducing Clutter (guest speaker) February: Bilingualism and Language Acquisition (guest
speaker) March: Nighttime Parenting April: Non-Violent Communication (guest speaker) May: Annual Picnic June: Extended Breastfeeding and its Benefits July: Positive Discipline (guest speaker) August: Babywearing September: Emotional Responsiveness: Choosing Language Carefully October: The
Second Child and Beyond November: Handling
Criticism December: Keeping
the Holidays Family-Centered |
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For further information about the group,
please contact the Group Leaders: Marianne, Monica, Nancy |
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