Sample/Drop-in Mindful/Conscious Parenting Class

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Dates:	Thu, Fri from 12/18/14 - 12/19/14
Hours:	9:30-10:45, 11:00-12:15
Ages:	Infants, Toddlers
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	see below
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Are you a parent of an infant or toddler (or expecting shortly) and ready to open your mind to something different?

Have you heard about “Respectful”, “Mindful”, or “Conscious” approaches to parenting, and been curious to learn more and have a community of support around those efforts?

Come join us!

First class of this sort in the Boston Area

Starting January 1, Visible Child, the locally based parent support and child development consultation organization, is starting a set of classes based on these philosophies and rooted in the best of child development research.

No, it’s not a set of things you “have to do” or a way you “have to” parent.

It’s support, pure and simple.

Support for you, as a parent, as you endeavor to find and use tools that reflect a profound respect for your very young child as a competent and unique human being, deserving of respect, from the moment of birth.

In these surprisingly quiet and relaxed 1¼ hour classes, we spend time quietly observing our children, connecting with them when it is called for, and allowing them the freedom to explore in whatever way that they naturally explore at their age and stage of development.

We are not concerned with “moving” the children to the next stage of development, but rather, we are focused on trusting each child to be progressing on his or her own unique timetable and appreciating “where they are” right now.

We do not focus on “entertaining” our children or keeping them busy or stimulated, as we are aware that the whole world is stimulation…and we are cognizant that as our children grow, we want our children to be independent and self-motived, following their own interests rather than relying on us (or a screen) to keep them entertained at all times.

The group leader offers support, models interactions, and facilitates discussions about what it means to parent with respect and in a proactive way, i.e.

in a way that reflects our trust in our long term goals for our children.

COST

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$20

WEBSITE

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http//visiblechild.wordpress.com/classes

LOCATION

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1 Broadway, Arlington, MA, 02474 map
Phone: 781-718-5736

Held at Together in Motion, 1 Broadway, Arlington, just off of Route 16/Alewife Brook Parkway