Place Maillardville will be hosting a number of guest speakers for its Baby's First Two Years series. Those sessions will run on Fridays from Jan. 9 to March 27, 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Coquitlam French rec centre, located at 1200 Cartier Ave.
The speakers booked so far include:
Jan. 9: Patricia Dominguez, Integrated Nutrition Canada, on emotional health, weight loss and nutrition for moms and babies;
Jan. 16: Christine Baron, lawyer, on estates and wills;
Jan. 23: Dawn Whittaker, Infant Sleep Consultant, on sleep;
Jan. 30: Bryan Stark, Edward Jones, on understanding what insurance you really need;
Feb. 6: Dr. Gilles Desaulniers, National Wellness Foundation Optimum Family Chiropractic, on ear infections;
Feb. 13: Jody Morri-son, ECE Special Needs, on learning through play;
Feb. 20: no program;
Feb. 27: Nicole Walker, instructor at Place des Arts, on baby signing and song;
March 6: Barb Mancell, literacy outreach co-ordinator with School District 43, on family literacy;
March 13 and 20: no program;
March 27: Keri Venz, infant development consultant, SFSCL, on infant child growth and development.
Baby's 1st 2 Years is a free program for expectant parents as well as parents, grandparents and/or guardians and their babies newborn to 24 months. It's an opportunity to learn from guest speakers and to enjoy support, conversation and validation in a comfortable and relaxed environment. This is a drop-in program, so there is no need to register.
For more information, call 604-933-6146 or visit placemaillardville.ca.
