November 2007
Parent Education
Seattle Area
Birds and Bees and Kids. Stranger Danger, 9am-noon Nov. 10. $45, $80 per couple. Monthly Informal Chats, 7-8pm Nov. 5. FREE, donations accepted. Mosaic Coffeehouse, 4401 Second Ave. NE, Seattle. 206-661-2245. www.birdsandbeesandkids.com.
Frye Art Museum. Parents for Art in the Schools: A Parent Docent Training Conference, 9:30am-2:30pm Nov. 5. $25, pre-register. 704 Terry Ave., Seattle. 206-622-9250 ext. 200. www.fryemuseum.org/register.
Gilda’s Club. Cancer, Genetic Testing and Your Family, 7-8:30pm Nov. 29. FREE, pre-register. 1400 Broadway, Seattle. 206-709-1400. www.gildasclubseattle.org.
International Dyslexia Association, Washington State Branch. Beyond Phonological Awareness and Phonics: Addressing the Needs of Older Students with Dyslexia, 7-8pm Nov. 15, Renton location. $5 donation requested. The Emotional Side of Learning Disabilities, 7-8pm Nov. 29, Shoreline location. $5 donation requested. Shoreline Center, 18560 First Ave. NE, Shoreline. Kohlwes Education Center, 300 SW Seventh, Renton. 206-382-1020. www.wabida.org.
Puget Sound Adlerian Society. Building Trust and Security at Home and in the Community, 8:30am-5pm Nov. 10. $100, $90 per couple, $55 students, partial scholarships possible. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. 206-527-2566. www.psasadler.org.
Swedish. Child Athletics: How to Keep Your Child Active, Healthy and Happy, 6-8pm Nov. 8. FREE. First Hill Campus, 747 Broadway, Seattle. 206-386-2502. www.swedish.org/orthopedics.
Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition. Toxics Next to Your Skin: Cosmetics and Children’s Products (book presentation and panel discussion), 6-7:30pm Nov. 15. FREE. Elliott Bay Bookstore, 101 S Main St., Seattle. 206-382-7007 ext. 215. www.toxicfreelegacy.org.
Turning Point. Building Strong Families, 7-9pm, six-week course begins in November. FREE, free childcare available, pre-register. Vineyard Square, 17712 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline. 206-440-3121. www.turningpointseattle.org.
World Association for Children and Parents. Adoption Information Meeting, 7-9pm Thursdays, except holidays. FREE. 315 S Second St., Renton. 206-575-4550. www.wacap.org.
Eastside
Jewish Family Service. Raising Our Children: A Parenting Workshop for LGBTQ Parents, 3-6pm Nov. 4. $10, scholarships available, pre-register. Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 206-461-3240 ext. 8784. familylife@jfsseattle.org.
Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Group. Monthly meeting (adults only), 12:30-3pm Nov. 3. FREE. Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville. spdredmond@hotmail.com. www.kidfoundation.org.
North Sound
MOSS (Mothers of South Snohomish) Club. Support group for stay-at-home moms offers friendship, networking, activities for moms and children and other diverse resources. Meetings 10am first Tuesdays. Hope Church at Silver Lake, 11329 23rd Dr. SE, Everett. www.mothersofsouthsnohomish.org.
Mothers and More, South Snohomish. Beat Away the Winter Blues: Brainstorming Ideas for Indoor Fun (monthly meeting), 7-9pm Nov. 14. FREE. Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 14905 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Mill Creek. membership@snohomishmoms.org. www.snohomishmoms.org.
Stevens Hospital. Pediatric CPR, 6-9pm Nov. 12. $40. 21601 76th Ave. W, Edmonds. 425-640-4066. www.stevenshealthcare.org.
South Sound
Bates Technical College. Mommy & Me Tea (moms and babies to 6 months), 1-2pm Nov. 1. FREE. Various locations in the Pierce County/South Sound region. Conscious Fathering (expectant fathers and fathers of 3 months and younger), 6-9pm Nov. 1. $35, scholarships available, grandfathers free. Bates South Campus, Portable “G,” 2201 S 78th St., Tacoma. 253-680-7500 or 800-562-7099 ext. 7500. www.bates.ctc.edu/homefamily.
Federal Way Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services. Pediatric CPR, 9am-12:30pm Nov. 10. $35. Pediatric First Aid, 1-4:30pm Nov. 10. $35. Federal Way Community Center, 876 S 333rd St., Federal Way. 253-835-6900. www.cityoffederalway.com/recreation.
Puyallup Public Library. Use Your Brain: Intentional Parenting to Produce
Smart Kids, 6:30pm Nov. 7. FREE. Sign Play: Sign Language to Communicate
With Little Ones, 10:30am Nov. 14. FREE. 324 S Meridian, Puyallup. 253-841-5454.
www.cityofpuyallup.org.
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