Some reading ideas for busy parents

There are a lot of parenting guides out there - none of which know your baby as well as you do (even before they are born).  In fact a recent study showed that the more parenting guides parents read, the more they were at risk of postnatal depression.  

 

However, there are some excellent evidence based books and websites about baby and family development and you might be interested in some of these (please excuse the amazon links):

 

 

Sue Gerhadt: Why love matters

Margot Sutherland: What Every Parent Needs to Know: The incredible effects of love, nurture and play on your child's development

Naomi Stadlen: What mothers do

 

And online: The analytical armadillo

 

 

Upcoming courses

Prenatal Relax, Stretch and Breathe

 

Weekly sessions available on Zoom 

 

Reservation is essential 

 

Mondays 18.30-20.00 via Zoom

Mondays 11.30-13.00 via Zoom

 

Schedule of upcoming topics for discussion/prenatal class section 

6 April: how and why breathing techniques are so helpful

12 April: knowledge and skills for the first stage of labour

19 April: knowledge and skills for the second stage of labour

26 April: fourth trimester

 

Previous schedule of topics for discussion/prenatal class section (recordings of these classes are available, please contact me for more details):

8 March: onset of labour, when to go to hospital, stages of labour

15 and 16 March: pain management techniques used in Switzerland

22 and 23 March: caesarean birth and recovery after CB

29 and 30 March: first minutes, hours and days after birth

Reservation for each session via: https://doodle.com/poll/f5i3tpmnckwdv6cw

 

Mother and Baby Yoga and Baby Signing

Weekly sessions available on Zoom.  Reservation is essential 

 

Wednesdays 9.00-10.15 , alternate weeks Mother and Baby Yoga and Baby Signing

Reservation for each session via: https://doodle.com/poll/x7ibqgz8tmau58za?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

Preparing for Parenthood antenatal courses

Upcoming courses:

 

Preparing for Parenthood 04 

Saturday 10 April 15.00-19.00

Sunday 11 April 13.30-18.30

Tuesday 13 April 18.30-21.00

+ postnatal session (1,5hours) after the babies are born

+2 RSB sessions prenatally

+1 MBY session postnatally