Past Events

Lunch & learn series designed to help parents of young children develop or enhance their parenting skills. From birth, your baby is the recipient of much sensory information from the world. There are new sounds, sights, smells, tastes, and touches. Your child’s brain absorbs much of this information, creating new mind maps that will help … Read More

Learning to respond to elimination needs is as simple as learning to respond to your baby’s need for food, sleep, warmth, play, and holding. This workshop will educate parents on an alternate, gentle and non-coercive way to respond to a baby’s elimination needs. We cover the background and philosophy of Elimination Communication (EC), as well … Read More

Helping children move from diapers or pull-ups into underwear is a big step for both parents and children. This workshop will provide parents with the facts about toilet training young children as well as the pros and cons of different toilet training methods. In addition, parents will learn how to identify signs of readiness in … Read More

Are you looking for natural solutions to some of your child’s ailments? From colic to teething, diaper rash to cradle cap and eczema to constipation, what is a parent to do? This workshop will cover natural alternatives to common problems, and it will support your child’s natural development. We will discuss: Colic, Constipation and Gassiness; … Read More

Parents and caregivers are a child’s first and best teachers, and home is where your child begins to learn. Through fun, easy, everyday activities that you do with your preschool child (from birth to five years) “ talking, playing, singing, reading, writing –you help them build important early literacy skills. Learn about Toronto Public Library’s … Read More

Cooking your own baby food is easy and affordable, and best of all you know exactly what’s in it! Learn to: Use simple equipment to make baby food Know how and when to introduce solid foods Compare homemade and store-bought baby food Adapt the food their family is eating to their baby’s needs Handle and … Read More

Learn about the roles and responsibilities of the parent and the child in the feeding relationship, how to help your child develop healthy eating habits, how to deal with picky eating and how to create a stress-free mealtime environment. An important topic for parents of infants and toddlers as well as older children! Facilitator: Aviva … Read More

Emotional development follows a basic pattern but differs for each individual. As children develop physically and cognitively, their increased interaction with the world exposes them to new emotional challenges. Despite these individual challenges, the basic theme remains the same- we all have a built in drive toward emotional independence while maintaining a connection with other … Read More

Lunch & learn designed to help parents of young children develop their parenting skills. This workshop will focus on developing resilience as a parent of young children. Resilience has been defined as the ability to use one’s resources and knowledge to deal with problems or setbacks in parenting in an adaptive way, according to Gavida-Payne … Read More

Lunch & learn designed to help parents of young children develop their parenting skills. This webinar will focus on developing resilience as a parent of young children. Resilience has been defined as the ability to use one’s resources and knowledge to deal with problems or setbacks in parenting in an adaptive way, according to Gavida-Payne … Read More