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Parenting WeekParenting Week

Parenting Week is an annual initiative of the Children's and Youth Advocacy office of the Christchurch City Council held in September.

  • See the Parenting Week website for more information & other events around Christchurch

Parenting Week Activities at Christchurch City Libraries 10-16 September 2006

All events are free.

11 September: Baby yoga

11 September: Babytime: stories, rhymes, songs

  • Under-2s and caregivers
  • 10.30am, Shirley, 30 mins

12 September: "Humpty-Dumpty Diddle Do, Sing me a song and I'll sing you one too!"

Learn a selection of simple, easy to remember activities that can encourage language development in your child. Come along to New Brighton Library and join Liz Weir for this popular hands-on, fun session of rhymes, finger-plays and songs. Liz will also offer other ideas about promoting language and literacy in the home. Infants and toddlers welcome.

There will also be a display during this week of the wide range of books and magazines about parenting that can be accessed in the New Brighton Library.

  • Toddlers and caregivers
  • 11.00 am, New Brighton, 60 mins
  • Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 20 adults and children

12 September: Babytimes, especially for Dads

  • Babies and caregivers
  • 9.30 am, Upper Riccarton, (community room), 20 mins

12 September: Babytime: stories, rhymes, songs

  • Under-2s and caregivers
  • 10.15am, Linwood, 30 mins

13 September: Sing-a-song for babies workshop

  • Babies up to 18 months and caregivers
  • 10.00am, Fendalton, 40 mins
  • Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 45 adults plus babies

14 September: Baby yoga and massage

  • Babies 6 12 months, and caregivers
  • 10.30am, Bishopdale, 45 mins
  • Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 20 adults plus babies.

14 September: Brain Gym

14 September: Music and movement

  • Babies and caregivers
  • 11.00am, Parklands, 30 mins

15 September: Baby massage

  • Babies and caregivers
  • 10.30am, Shirley, 30 mins

16 September: Babytimes, especially for Dads

  • Babies and caregivers
  • 10.30 am, Upper Riccarton, (community room), 20 mins

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