VILLAGE PARENTING: Love, Honor, Respect, Support, Network, Educate, Be Safe, Share, Be Open Minded, Grow Together, Outreach, Encourage, and Live the Village Lifestyle.
VILLAGE PARENTING LIFESTYLE;
ATTEND our FREE community CLASSES to receive SUPPORT. Offer support and stay educated and up-to-date in the parenting world. Attend PLAY DATES to SOCIALIZE and grow up together. Go to gym classes to STAY HEALTHY for the long run. Attend FAMILY EVENTS like birthday parties, holiday parties and community events. Attend monthly outings like MOM'S NIGHT OUT/GIRL'S NIGHT OUT. We also believe in NETWORKING to help out family-owned businesses. We are ROLE MODELS for our children and other parents. Being SUPPORTIVE by LISTENING when someone needs to vent. Make DINNERS for those in need. DONATE items and our time to help a family in need. SHARE information so we all stay educated and up-to-date with how-to-parent info, products and services. We PRACTICE to be GREEN(reduce, reuse, recycle) for this generation and the next. Try buying Organic foods from local farms(Los Angeles Pierce College)and products(from earth-friendly companies), conserve water and power and think about ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE for better long-term health. We OUTREACH to our neighbors, participate in CHILD-CARE SWAPS, incorporate BABY SIGNS(R) as a positive way to communicate with our children, SUPPORT NO TUBE TIME UNTIL 2 AND NO MORE THAN 2 HOURS A DAY AFTER THAT to boost creativity in our children, ENCOURAGE moms to BREASTFEED, try and keep an OPEN MIND to other cultures, CARRY OUR BABY, and support FAMILY SECURITY PROGRAMS like Family Watchdog, Amber Alert, and Kids, Cars and Caution.
OUR GOAL is to provide resources for all your needs. To provide an environment that is safe, loving and supportive for parents, children, care-givers, and parenting professionals in the San Fernando Valley/West Valley/West Hills, Calabasas, CA area. And to learn and share about the most wonderful, but challenging journey we will ever take.
VILLAGE PARENTING NOW OFFERS:
BABY SIGNS(R) PARENT WORKSHOP-WELCOME HEARING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 0-3 YEARS OF AGE. LEARN ABOUT THE BABY SIGNS(R) PROGRAM, RESEARCH, HISTORY AND BASIC SIGN LANGUAGE SIGNS TO GET YOU COMMUNICATING EARLY WITH YOUR CHILD/REN. IT REALLY WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!! $40/FAMILY (INCLUDES BOOK, 2 CD'S AND 100 STARTER SIGNS AND A 2 HOUR WORKSHOP). www.babysignsprogram.com/withvillageparenting-PRIVATE OR GROUP CLASSES.
If you need a product, service and/or class, we can find it for you. That is what we do! If you have a product, service and/or class that you want our families to know about, contact us with your info and we can add it to the website.
In brief, you should know the following about us; our Village was established in 2004 and has been responsible for providing outstanding Family Support, Services, Products and Education ever since. Our specialty is in the area of Parenting. Our regular families particularly value the long term relationships they build by attending our classes and events. Our focus is on families in the Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley/West Valley/West Hills/Calabasas area.
It is not about the numbers, but about the connections we make each week. We are not a business, but a Village of families who care and connect for the long-term. We are just like you. We have been there and done just that. You are NOT ALONE! We learn HOW-TO-BABY from each other and from practice. Come join us!