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The BridgeWay Bulletin – October 6-19
5 10 月, 2024
Welcome back to The BridgeWay Bulletin!
Reminder: All BridgeWay locations will be closed Saturday, October 12 and Monday, October 14 for the Thanksgiving long weekend, with the exception of Brittany Glen and Gore Meadows which will remain OPEN on Saturday, October 12.
On this page:
Program Spotlight
Upcoming Workshops
Survial Guide for New Parents
Thursday, October 10
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Strategies for Single Parenting
Wednesday, October 16
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Understanding Babies Sleep
Thursday, October 17
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
First Aid/CPR
Thursday, October 24
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Even more workshops are open for registration! Click here to find out more and to register for all upcoming workshops.
Infant Feeding Support
Do you have questions about breastfeeding/chestfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, formula feeding or combo feeding? Our Registered Lactation Consultant provides free infant feeding support at EarlyON Centres. Parents and caregivers with infants can drop in to Infant Feeding Support to ask questions and share concerns.
Turtle Creek EarlyON Centre
1801 Lakeshore Rd. W. unit 101, Mississauga
Thursday, October 17
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Recurs the third Thursday of every month
Brittany Glen EarlyON Centre
5632 Tenth Line W. unit 1, Mississauga
Wednesday, October 23
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Recurs the fourth Wednesday of every month
Heart Lake EarlyON Centre
Sandalwood Pkwy E. unit 8C, Brampton
Tuesday, November 5
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Recurs the first Tuesday of every month
Programs for You and Your Baby
We have lots of programs for you and your baby to join!
Select the program name below to find out more:
- Infant Mother Goose: Circle time program for you and your baby
- Infant Massage (registration required)
- You and Your Baby: a program for first-time moms (registration required)
- Mom’s Chat
- Just for Dads (registration required)
- Babies on the Move
- Postpartum Mood Disorder Peer Support Group
Bring BridgeWay Home
Fun and Easy Play Idea for Babies!
All you need is a whisk and some dish cloths or socks! Stuff the dish cloths or socks into the whisk for your baby to grab and pull. As they do this, they will be using their small hand and finger muscles to grab onto the cloth as well as their large arm and shoulder muscles to pull it out of the whisk.
Why Play?
When your child plays, they are developing life-long skills that will help them to create and maintain healthy relationships, make decisions, develop effective communication skills, work independently and with others, and develop healthy habits.
Babies play in ways that may not look like play. Watching your facial expressions, observing people and objects around them, listening to your voice, kicking their feet, and grabbing a toy are just some ways that babies are learning through play! Read more about how babies and children (birth to 6 years) learn through play!
Community Corner
The WOMB
“…The WOMB has been the place for families to come for health and wellness care, birth and parenting education, and fitness and yoga . It is a center of excellence in fertility, pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period and life beyond parenting.”
For more information about The WOMB, visit: www.thewomb.ca. Please note that service fees may apply.
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