Nest Family Centre
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Address
667 Stafford St.
Winnnipeg, MB R3M 2X7 - Phone 204-453-8160
- Email info@nestfamilycentre.com
This workshop is designed to fill you in on all essential information on breastfeeding! Instructed by an experienced Lactation Consultant, this workshop is a must for expectant moms and any breastfeeding mother out there!
Topics include:
Workshop length 1.5 hours. Useable with 5 Workshop Pass ($19.80/workshop), or basic workshop fee ($25).
Spend an evening with Kara Wiebe of HEM Design and get all the information you need to prepare your home for baby and the inspiration you need to start making your dream nursery a reality. Design and decor tips are discussed as well as a review of the most up-to-date safety standards and green options so you can be confident your little one’s nursery is not only beautiful, but safe and comfortable too. You will also receive a package of helpful handouts, such as a nursery budget worksheet and ready-for-baby shopping list.
Learn valuable tips and tricks from Carol of Freckle Face Photography on how to capture the best possible images of your new baby or children.
We will talk about good light, composition basics, basic camera settings and tips on getting great expressions from older children.
DSLR not needed. Geared for the amateur photographer.
Fee: $50 per person for 2 hour workshop
Lisa Back, RD, Prenatal Fitness Specialist
Do these questions and complaints seem familiar: ‘How much weight do I need to gain for a healthy pregnancy?’ ‘Can I eat for two? What about when I’m breastfeeding?’ ‘I’m so nauseous I can’t eat anything!’ This class will help you determine how much weight you need to gain for a healthy pregnancy, review the Canada Food Guide recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding, talk about healthy portion sizes, and help you to deal with some of the common complaints of pregnancy – nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation.
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place.
“At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
Learn how to care for your body through the stages of pregnancy, exercise safely, manage aches and pains associated with your changing body, and prepare the pelvic floor for delivery.
45 min presentation by Donna Sarna Physiotherapists, followed by questions and discussion. In lieu of charging, we suggest a donation to Alpha House Foundation.
Andrea Richardson-Lipon, Doctor of Audiology
Hearing is considered to be one of our most precious senses. It is vital to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, emotional and social development and future academic success. This workshop will address various hearing issues in infants, toddlers, and school-age children; such as communication milestones, middle ear infections and overall hearing health.
Hearing screening may be done on children 3 and up; contact NEST for further information.
A 2 hour CPR and First Aid class for families with children taught by a CPR Instructor/Emergency Room Nurse. You will learn:
Fee: $25 per person. Participants will receive handouts , an emergency fridge magnet, and hands-on practice with CPR dolls and EpiPen trainers.
Congratulations!! Your family is growing! A new little new family member is arriving into your home soon. This training workshop is designed to help the transition when first bringing baby home to your canine companion. It covers common questions such as licking the baby, sniffing the baby, and how to deal with an attention seeking dog. This training workshop covers:
…and much more!!
This training workshop is 2 hours with a break in between.
Fee: $25.00 per person plus GST = $26.25 and $10.00 each additional family member (spouses and children) plus GST = $36.75 for two. Not useable with “Workshop Pass”
This 1 hour workshop allows expectant mothers to practice labour techniques that will help them progress and cope through the journey of labour and delivery. A great add-on to any Baby Rush Series/Private class! Come by yourself or with a support person who can also benefit from practicing and preparing for the big day!
Fee: $25/person, or useable with a “Workshop Pass”, add-on member of the same household $10.00
Check out Baby Rush’s website for MORE classes and PROFESSIONAL guidance!
This workshop is designed to fill you in on all essential information on breastfeeding! Instructed by an experienced Lactation Consultant, this workshop is a must for expectant moms and any breastfeeding mother out there!
Topics include:
Workshop length 1.5 hours. Useable with 5 Workshop Pass ($19.80/workshop), or basic workshop fee ($25).
Learn how to regain strength and endurance of the core and pelvic floor and about postpartum issues including managing episiotomy scars, perineal tears and c-section scars, urinary and fecal incontinence, painful intercourse, and abdominal separation.
This workshop is free but pre-registration is required!
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place. “At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place. “At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
This two hour workshop is designed to retrain your mind-core connection after pregnancy and childbirth. We will be using the latest research to help you strengthen your pelvic floor and other core muscles. Tone your tummy by getting strong from the inside out. Not only will you look and feel better, but you will have the strength to tackle the everyday tasks of motherhood. Handouts with daily exercises included. This class is suitable for women with abdominal separation.
Spend an evening with Kara Wiebe of HEM Design and get all the information you need to prepare your home for baby and the inspiration you need to start making your dream nursery a reality. Design and decor tips are discussed as well as a review of the most up-to-date safety standards and green options so you can be confident your little one’s nursery is not only beautiful, but safe and comfortable too. You will also receive a package of helpful handouts, such as a nursery budget worksheet and ready-for-baby shopping list.
Learn valuable tips and tricks from Carol of Freckle Face Photography on how to capture the best possible images of your new baby or children.
We will talk about good light, composition basics, basic camera settings and tips on getting great expressions from older children.
DSLR not needed. Geared for the amateur photographer.
Fee: $50 per person for 2 hour workshop
Lisa Back, RD, Prenatal Fitness Specialist
Do these questions and complaints seem familiar: ‘How much weight do I need to gain for a healthy pregnancy?’ ‘Can I eat for two? What about when I’m breastfeeding?’ ‘I’m so nauseous I can’t eat anything!’ This class will help you determine how much weight you need to gain for a healthy pregnancy, review the Canada Food Guide recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding, talk about healthy portion sizes, and help you to deal with some of the common complaints of pregnancy – nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation.
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place.
“At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
Wondering if the noisy toys that your friends gave your child as payback are any good for your child? Unsure what to purchase with all of those gift cards? This workshop on choosing toys for your child will provide parents at all stages with children of all ages with insight into play value, developmental appropriateness, and quality of equipment. This will all be considered with facilitating play and learning.
Budget, space and portability will be explored as you will be encouraged to look at cardboard boxes with a whole new set of eyes!
A 2 hour CPR and First Aid class for families with children taught by a CPR Instructor/Emergency Room Nurse. You will learn:
Fee: $25 per person. Participants will receive handouts , an emergency fridge magnet, and hands-on practice with CPR dolls and EpiPen trainers.
A one hour long class or workshop each week that will discuss the hottest topics that parents need to know about to care for their infants. Each workshop is guided by trained professionals in a variety of professional fields relevant to their workshop topic.
Lisa-Marie Back, Registered Dietician
Our registered dietician will guide you through the transition from milk to solid food in this hour-long workshop. Topics include: signs baby is ready to eat solid foods, the order of introduction of solid foods, and texture progression for your baby. Lisa will also demonstrate making your own baby food in class so that you can learn how to make HEALTHY food and good choices for your baby’s first solids.
Andrea Richardson-Lipon, Doctor of Audiology
Hearing is considered to be one of our most precious senses. It is vital to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, emotional and social development and future academic success. This workshop will address various hearing issues in infants, toddlers, and school-age children; such as communication milestones, middle ear infections and overall hearing health.
Hearing screening may be done on children 3 and up; contact NEST for further information.
Ruth Lindsey-Armstrong
This workshop will lead you to discover your child’s play style! Based on a beginners understanding of the concept of play and how young children develop social skills, parents will engage in hands-on opportunities to engage their children in play. The workshop will provide a combination of discussion, learning some songs, and a creative way to encourage friendships. Think of it as a primer for your child’s first play date!
Topics will include:
Monday, May 14th 7:30-8:30
Fee: $25 per person, or useable with “Workshop Pass” ($19.80/workshop)!
A one hour long class or workshop each week that will discuss the hottest topics that parents need to know about to care for their growing toddlers. Each workshop is guided by trained professionals in a variety of professional fields relevant to their workshop topic.
Andrea Richardson-Lipon, Doctor of Audiology
Hearing is considered to be one of our most precious senses. It is vital to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, emotional and social development and future academic success. This workshop will address various hearing issues in infants, toddlers, and school-age children; such as communication milestones, middle ear infections and overall hearing health.
Hearing screening may be done on children 3 and up; contact NEST for further information.
Ruth Lindsey-Armstrong
This workshop will lead you to discover your child’s play style! Based on a beginners understanding of the concept of play and how young children develop social skills, parents will engage in hands-on opportunities to engage their children in play. The workshop will provide a combination of discussion, learning some songs, and a creative way to encourage friendships. Think of it as a primer for your child’s first play date!
Topics will include:
Fee: $25 per person, or useable with “Workshop Pass” ($19.80/workshop)!
Congratulations!! Your family is growing! A new little new family member is arriving into your home soon. This training workshop is designed to help the transition when first bringing baby home to your canine companion. It covers common questions such as licking the baby, sniffing the baby, and how to deal with an attention seeking dog. This training workshop covers:
…and much more!!
This training workshop is 2 hours with a break in between.
Fee: $25.00 per person plus GST = $26.25 and $10.00 each additional family member (spouses and children) plus GST = $36.75 for two. Not useable with “Workshop Pass”
Andrea Richardson-Lipon
Hearing is one of the most precious senses. Hearing health is important to a child’s development. Do you have questions about ear infections? Have you ever wondered about the different communication milestones that a child should be going through? Have you ever wondered if your child’s toys are too loud; or how loud is TOO loud? This information session regarding hearing health for all ages will answer all of your questions about ears. Ears are beautiful; lets protect them.
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place. “At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
Our Certified Sleep Consultant and Parenting Coach will guide you through sleeping behaviours and assist with making your home a more peaceful place. “At Cheeky Chops, our mission is to make positive changes to families sleeping behaviors. Our sleep and parenting coaches provide support and encouragement to parents, fostering their confidence and self-esteem.”
This two hour workshop is designed to retrain your mind-core connection after pregnancy and childbirth. We will be using the latest research to help you strengthen your pelvic floor and other core muscles. Tone your tummy by getting strong from the inside out. Not only will you look and feel better, but you will have the strength to tackle the everyday tasks of motherhood. Handouts with daily exercises included. This class is suitable for women with abdominal separation.
Spend an evening with Kara Wiebe of HEM Design and get all the information you need to prepare your home for baby and the inspiration you need to start making your dream nursery a reality. Design and decor tips are discussed as well as a review of the most up-to-date safety standards and green options so you can be confident your little one’s nursery is not only beautiful, but safe and comfortable too. You will also receive a package of helpful handouts, such as a nursery budget worksheet and ready-for-baby shopping list.
In this class, we will discuss the types of preschools and daycares which are available in Manitoba. We will talk about what you should look for when you visit a prospective preschool in terms of the physical environment, the teaching methodogy and philosphies. Some questions we will answer are: What is “montessori”? What is “emergent curriculum”? What is “play-based” learning? What is “child-centered” learning? What is “immersion”? What is “behaviour management”? and “What should I ask when I visit a preschool”?
Learn valuable tips and tricks from Carol of Freckle Face Photography on how to capture the best possible images of your new baby or children.
We will talk about good light, composition basics, basic camera settings and tips on getting great expressions from older children.
DSLR not needed. Geared for the amateur photographer.
Fee: $50 per person for 2 hour workshop
Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to spend quality time with your pre-school child that is fun for them but also educational? Are you unsure how to teach your child the ABC’s? Do you ever wonder how to get your pre-school aged child excited about reading?
At the “AlphaBoost” workshop we help parents learn to play with their children in an educational way! Spend an evening with like-minded moms and dads. Learn playful techniques that engage children while giving them the fundamental skills needed to read. You’ll learn a multitude of activities and leave the class with many ideas to take home. This makes learning fun for both parent and child. You will receive hands on training from an award-winning Kindergarten teacher with a passion for literacy. At the end of the class you will make Educational Busy Bags, filled with games designed to foster literacy skills in your child. The workshop is designed for parents of children ages 2-5 but parents of younger children are also welcome to attend. There is no better time in your child’s development to learn these fundamental life skills. Enroll now and become your child’s first favourite teacher.
Wondering if the noisy toys that your friends gave your child as payback are any good for your child? Unsure what to purchase with all of those gift cards? This workshop on choosing toys for your child will provide parents at all stages with children of all ages with insight into play value, developmental appropriateness, and quality of equipment. This will all be considered with facilitating play and learning.
Budget, space and portability will be explored as you will be encouraged to look at cardboard boxes with a whole new set of eyes!
Andrea Richardson-Lipon, Doctor of Audiology
Hearing is considered to be one of our most precious senses. It is vital to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, emotional and social development and future academic success. This workshop will address various hearing issues in infants, toddlers, and school-age children; such as communication milestones, middle ear infections and overall hearing health.
Hearing screening may be done on children 3 and up; contact NEST for further information.
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