Ready, Set, Parent!

04/23/2014

Healthy Bellies, Happy Babies! Growing a Healthy Baby.

Join us for our popular TOPIC:

During the first year of life your baby will grow more rapidly than at any other time in life. Rapid growth requires proper nutrition. Providing healthy, age-appropriate foods may seem hard and you may have many questions:
• What & how much do I feed my baby?
• Is my baby ready for solid foods and how do I introduce them?
• Do I still feed my baby breast milk or formula?
• What do I do if my baby doesn’t seem to like a food?

Find helpful nutrition answers at the Healthy Bellies, Happy Babies! Workshop.

Monday, May 5, 2014 6:00-8:00pm
Destination Maternity
2130 Walden Ave. Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Registration is required and space is limited!
To register for this FREE workshop or for Other Topics in the Series, please call Ready, Set, Parent! 332-4153.

04/09/2014

Parenting Today... For your children’s tomorrow!

Join us at the FREE Right vs. Wrong: Character Development workshop on May 6th from 10:00-11:30am

This session helps parents gain a greater understanding of what character is and how it develops, increases awareness of the influence families have in the moral decision making of young adolescents, and helps them live by values of their own that are positive and productive.

To Register:
Call (716) 332-4170 or click the link below!
http://www.parentnetworkwny.org/workshop-registration

Parent Network of WNY is a resource for parents of children with special needs

04/09/2014

Healthy Bellies, Happy Babies!

During the first year of life your baby will grow more rapidly than at any other time in life. Rapid growth requires proper nutrition. Providing healthy, age-appropriate foods may seem hard and you may have many questions.

Find helpful nutrition answers at the Healthy Bellies, Happy Babies! Workshop:
Monday May 5th 6:00-8:00pm
Destination Maternity 2130 Walden Ave. Cheektowaga, NY 14225

To register for this FREE workshop or for Other Topics in the Series, please call Ready, Set, Parent! 332-4153

04/07/2014

Boo-Boo’s and Tissues...
Learn how to recognize illness and how to make the home child-friendly. TONIGHT, our guest Dr. Colleen Mattimore, WNY Pediatric Associates will give you all the tips you need at our FREE workshop. Don’t miss out!

04/02/2014

Definitions for child abuse vary.
But, in simplest terms, child abuse is hurting a child ... not by accident. There are four kinds of child abuse.
Physical: hurt by striking or force.
Sexual: hurt by sexual touching and exploiting privacy.
Emotional: hurt by putting down and destroying self esteem.
Neglect: hurt by ignoring basic needs.
Make your home a place where kids say: “I feel safe and secure!”

04/02/2014

Boo-Boo’s and Tissues...
Learn how to recognize illness and how to make the home child-friendly. Our guest Dr. Colleen Mattimore, WNY Pediatric Associates will give you all the tips you need at our FREE workshop on April 7th. Don’t miss out!

03/31/2014

5 ways to give your child self-esteem:

1 Speak love. Say “I love you” and “You’re
important and special to me.” Praise talents. Don’t
use sarcasm or kidding to point out weaknesses. Be
positive and affirming.

2 A hug a day. Kids need to feel your love through
positive physical touch – by holding hands, an arm
around the shoulder or a simple hug.

3 Quality time is quantity time. Love is
something you do – so do more with your child.
Spend more time doing things your child enjoys. Turn
off the television. Do activities as a family. Eat dinner
together at least three times a week.

4 Take their place. Put yourself in your child’s place
and ask:
• “ Is what I’ve said or done building my child up or
putting my child down?”
• “ Is what I’ve said or done really for my needs or the
needs of my child?”

5 Go with your gut. If someone or something
makes you feel uncomfortable, go with your gut.
Teach your children to trust their instincts, too – by
listening to them and respecting what they feel