December 2007

Parent Education

Seattle Area

Birds and Bees and Kids. Stranger Danger, 9am-noon Dec. 8. $45, $80 per couple. Monthly Informal Chats, 7-8pm Dec. 3. FREE, donations accepted. Mosaic Coffeehouse, 4401 Second Ave. NE, Seattle. 206-661-2245. www.birdsandbeesandkids.com.

Birth and Beyond. Cloth Diapering for Today, 11:30am Dec. 2. $10 (good toward diaper purchase). What Do Doulas Do? 10:30am Dec. 8. FREE. 2610 E Madison St., Seattle. 206-324-4831. info@birthandbeyond.com.

FamilyWorks. Deaf/Hard of Hearing Early Literacy Playgroup and Parent Support Group, birth-age 5 and parents. 10-11:30am Dec. 1 (meetings monthly). FREE. Teen Parent Support Group, 6-7:30pm Wednesdays. FREE. 1501 N 45th St., Seattle. 206-694-6727. www.familyworksseattle.org.

Love and Logic. Classroom Strategies for Preventing Disruptive Behavior and Teaching Responsibility (with Charles Fay, Ph.D.), 8:30am-3pm Dec. 6. $99. Doubletree Hotel, 18740 International Blvd., Seattle. 800-338-4065. www.loveandlogic.com.

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.

North Sound

Babies “R” Us. Crib Notes: Help Your Baby Sleep, 7pm Dec. 4. FREE. Kindermusik demonstration class, 10:15am, 11:30am or 12:30pm Dec. 7. FREE. Baby Sign Language, 1pm Dec. 8. FREE. Preparing Your Dog for Baby, 7pm Dec. 11. FREE. Home Safety: Baby Proofing Essentials, 7pm Dec. 18. FREE. 19500 Alderwood Mall Pkwy., Lynnwood. 425-672-3220.

South Sound

Bates Technical College. Mommy & Me Tea (moms and babies to 6 months), 1-2pm Dec. 6. FREE. Various locations in the Pierce County/South Sound region. Conscious Fathering (expectant fathers and fathers of 3 months and younger), 6-9pm Dec. 6. $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.

Puyallup Public Library. Sing Into Reading (Early Literacy), 10:30am Dec. 4. FREE. 324 S Meridian, Puyallup. 253-841-5454. www.cityofpuyallup.org.

Farther Afield

Hands On Children’s Museum. Power Parenting: Preventing Meltdowns, 6:30-8pm Dec. 4 (children enjoy supervised play at the same time - limit of two children younger than 2). FREE, pre-register.106 11th Ave. SW, Olympia. 360-956-0818. www.hocm.org.

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