March 2006
Parent Education
Seattle Area
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources: ADHD Conference (featuring Peter Jensen, M.D., and Chris Zeigler Dendy), 9am-5pm March 4 and 5. $150, pre-register. Foster High School, 4242 S 144th St., Tukwila. 253-759-5085. www.addresources.org.
Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network: Raising Multicultural Children: Communication Strategies that Work! (for parents, teachers and caregivers of grades K to 6), 7:30-8:30pm March 30. $7, $10 at the door, seating limited. Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle. www.biculturalfamily.org.
FamilyWorks: Positive Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers, 6:30-8:30pm Mondays March 6 through April 10. FREE, pre-register, limited free childcare available. 1501 N 45th St., Seattle. 206-694-6727. www.familyworksseattle.org.
Gilda's Club Seattle: Communicating with Children about Cancer, 7-8:30pm March 15. Light refreshments 6:45pm. FREE, pre-register, childcare for ages 3 and older provided with 48 hours notice. 1400 Broadway, Seattle. 206-709-1400. www.gildasclubseattle.org.
Group Health Cooperative: Is This Behavior Normal? (panel discussion for parents of under age 8), 7pm March 28. FREE, space limited, registration recommended. Kent School District, Board Room, 12033 SE 256th St., Kent. 206-326-2800 or 1-800-992-2279. resource.1@ghc.org.
The HANDLE® Institute: Get Inside Your Head, 7-9pm March 7, Jackson Street Center. FREE, pre-register (206-545-6111). Get Inside Your Head, 7-9pm March 16, University Heights Center. FREE, pre-register (206-545-6111). Get a HANDLE on Neurodevelopmental Differences, 9am-4:30pm March 25 and 26, Casey Family Bldg. $350, pre-register (206-204-6000). Jackson Street Center, Suite 200, 306 23rd Ave. S, Seattle. University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle. Casey Family Bldg., 1300 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle. www.handle.org.
Institute for Children’s Environmental Health: Climate Change: Is Our Health at Stake? 7-8:30pm March 9. $10, $15 at the door, discounts available for those with limited incomes. Fragrance-free event. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. 360-331-7904. http://washington.chenw.org/lectures.html.
King County Library System - workshops for adults who work with newborns to age 3): Handling Stress, 7pm March 15. FREE, pre-register. Baby Sing and Toddler Songs, 6-9pm March 29, Federal Way Regional Library, 848 S 320th St., Federal Way. 253-839-0257. FREE, pre-register. White Center Library, 11220 16th SW, Seattle. 425-333-4398. www.kcls.org/stars/registration.
Seattle Holistic Center: Belly After Baby, 12:30-2pm March 4. $16. Baby Wearing: Slings and Other Carriers, 1-2:15pm March 10. $16. Choosing and Creating the Education that Best Serves Your Child, 1-4pm March 11. $15, $25 per couple. The First Month: Supporting Postpartum Recovery, 12:30-2pm March 25. $16. 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle. 206-525-9035. www.seattleholisticcenter.com.
Swedish Medical Center: Kids' Safety and CPR (for parents/caretakers of ages 1 to 8), 5:30-8pm March 8, First Hill campus. $20. Bringing Baby Home, 9am-4pm March 4 and 11, First Hill campus. $150 per couple. Carseat Safety Inspection, half-hour appointments 9am-noon March 11, Providence campus garage. FREE. First Hill campus, 747 Broadway, Seattle. Providence campus, 500 17th Ave., Seattle. 206-386-2502. www.swedish.org/resource.
World Association for Children and Parents: Adoption Information Meeting, 7-9pm every Thursday except holidays. FREE. 315 S Second St., Renton. 206-575-4550. www.wacap.org.
Eastside
Eastside CHADD Support Group for Children and Adults with ADD: Sensory Integration Dysfunction, 7-9pm March 21. FREE. Evergreen Hospital Surgery and Physicians Center, Room TAN 101 (downstairs), 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland. 206-622-2127. www.nwchadd.org.
Eastside Mothers & More: Marching to Your Own Drummer (informal meeting), 7-9pm March 14. FREE. East Shore Unitarian Church, North Room, 12700 SE 32nd St., Bellevue. www.eastsidemothersandmore.org.
Harmonie Cooking: Healthy Eating for Families, the French Way, 10am-12:30pm March 25. $39. 10122 NE 62nd St., Kirkland. 425-827-3505. www.harmoniecooking.com.
King County Library System - workshops for adults who work with newborns to age 3): Baby Sing and Toddler Tunes, 6-9pm March 1, Sammamish Library. FREE, pre-register. Exploring, 2pm March 18, Carnation Library. FREE, pre-register. Handling Stress, 7pm March 23, Newport Way Library. FREE, pre-register. Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. NE, Sammamish. 425-836-8793. Carnation Library, 4804 Tolt Ave., Carnation. 425-333-4398. Newport Way Library, 14250 SE Newport Way, Bellevue. 425-747-2390. www.kcls.org/stars/registration.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center: Grandparents Class, 7-9pm March 8. $30. 1035 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue. 425-688-5259. www.overlakehospital.org.
Swedish Medical Center: Bringing Baby Home, 9am-4pm March 18 and 24. $150 per couple. 2005 NW Sammamish Rd., Issaquah. 206-386-2502. www.swedish.org/resource.
Snohomish County
Edmonds Parks and Recreation: Postnatal Yoga, 10-11:15am Monday March 6 through April 24. $96. Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-771-0230. www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
Lynnwood Parks and Recreation: Pediatric CPR, 9am-noon March 11. $15. Lynnwood Fire Dept., 18800 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood. 425-771-4030. www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.
Visually Speaking: Introduction to Sign Language for Infants, 1-1:30pm March 18. FREE. Babies R Us, 19500 Alderwood Mall Pkwy., Lynnwood. info@visuallyspeaking.info.
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