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Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
5342 Tilly Mill Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338

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Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013

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Events,  Outdoors | Recreation,  Sports

The MJCCA gymnastics program focuses on building children?€?s confidence and self-esteem through gaining flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, and body control, all within a very positive and encouraging atmosphere. Tumbling Two's gymnastics provides basic instruction to your littlest tot! Children will have the opportunity to utilize the pre-school gymnastics equipment while learning basic motor and socialization skills. This class will take place in the Blank Family Gym. Any child in the Weinstein School will be picked up and returned to their classroom following the gymnastics class." Fathers, come have fun and dance the night away with your little girl. The Daddy-Daughter Dance is for Pre-K through 6th Grade Girls and their "date" (dad, stepdad, grandpa, uncle, older brother, etc). Dress up in semi-formal attire and join usfor prizes, dinner, and dancing. You'll take home a keepsake photograph from your special night together. Join us as we dance the night away!" Valerie Hoff, 11 Alive Anchor and Money Saving Expert and a Savings.com DealPro, will teach this 2-hour Grocery Coupon Workshop. Following the workshop, attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to shop with coupons using strategic couponing and menu planning techniques and achieve savings of 50% or more! Topics discussed in the workshop include the following areas: Strategic Grocery Shopping: Learn how to avoid common marketing traps at the grocery store, and shop smarter! Realistic Couponing: See exactly how coupons work, how you can use them to save at least 50% on your groceries, understand your stores' policies, and keep coupons organized! Meal Planning Made Simple: Get practical help with how to plan out your menu to save the most money while providing healthy meals for your family! You will receive a workbook to take lots of valuable notes during the workshop. Come prepared to learn, discuss and connect with other who are excited about saving money too!" Comprehensive breastfeeding training for pre-parents and parents. As an RN & Certified Lactation Counselor, Shoshanah has been working with breastfeeding families since October 2010. In addition to teaching and one on one counseling, she is co-moderator of an online breastfeeding support group and an advocate for all mothers to make thebest choices for their individual family needs." Our lives as families are so busy: work, school, home, carpool, play groups, after school activities, homework, sick visits, well visits, birthday parties, laundry, grocery shopping and the list goes on and on. Here's a chance for you to come together as a family to CENTER yourself. In this fun, meditative family yoga, you will stretch together, play together, have fun together, meditate together and get grounded together. No experience needed - just a desire for some quality family time that will leave you feeling calm and peaceful. So turn off your cell phones, wear comfortable clothes, and enjoy some family time. We will provide yoga mats! Namaste & Shalom. If you would like to attend one session, you can pay a pro-rated fee at the door: $10 member family, $15 non member family. Instructor: Lynne Eisenstein, Go Grounded Yoga Instructor" For Mothers and their 4th Grade Daughters : Each session of the Fuzzy Slippers Book Club will focus on a different book and engage participants in discussion and activities to explore the book's themes. Mothers and daughters will keep a personal journal to both aid in the understanding and appreciation of the plot, and to help them connect to one another. You bring the slippers, we'll bring the fun!" For Mothers and their 5th Grade Daughters: Each session of the Fuzzy Slippers Book Club will focus on a different book and engage participants in discussion and activities to explore the book's themes. Mothers and daughters will keep a personal journal to both aid in the understanding and appreciation of the plot, and to help them connect to one another. You bring the slippers, we'll bring the fun!" Did you know that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday? Did you know that there is a way to prevent such a crime? Stewards of Children is a prevention training program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve youth and for parents and individuals concerned about the safety of children. It is the only nationally distributed, evidence based program proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child protective behaviors." Learn the method with the MOST researched support for success. Reduce the anxiety of transitioning to underwear for you and your child. Topics covered include: Determining whether your child is ready, Defining success, Developmentally appropriate expectations, Parent readiness, General behavioral strategies, Preparing your child for the process, Materials needed, teaching potty independence, Planning for the potty outside of the home, Nighttime and naps, and POTTY TRAINING of course! We have set up the workshops conveniently near vacation times so that you can learn the necessary skills and put them in to practice when you and your child are home together. DECIDING TO POTTY TRAIN YOUR CHILD JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLY PAYS FOR THE COST OF THE WORKSHOP WITH WHAT YOU WILL SAVE IN DIAPERS, WIPES, AND STRESS!" Drop your kids, grades PreK-2, at Camp Sunday and join us for relevant parenting classes that will enhance your family life at home. Themes: January: Bullying - How to support your children, February: Introducing Judaism in the Home, March: Mindful Parenting - Being fully there for your children. Clinical presentations are provided in conjunction with JF&CS. Sign up by the class or for all 3." Learn to discipline with firmness and kindness, have fun as a parent, and set the foundation for important social and life skills. Help your child feel a sense of belonging and significance through mutual respect and encouragement. Learn how to: 'Build connections to share your values 'Discipline with kindness and firmness 'Help children become responsible problem solvers 'Reduce power struggles 'Build a home of mutual respect and cooperation 'Be effective and enjoy being a parent 7 Sessions, facilitated by Felissa Covin." For parents of children birthto 6 years. Make parenting both fun and rewarding, rather than stressful and chaotic. This course provides practical tools and techniques to help you achieve respectful, healthy relationships with your children. Through video clips, discussion, and practice exercises, you will pick up skills that will allow you to have a ?€?less-stress?€? home for your family. All class materials included in fees. Instructor : Andrea Gooldy" We?€?re here to help. Whether you are at your wit?€?s end or just need a little calm in the chaos, you?€?ve come to the right place. We?€?re confident that we can help you create the family that you?€?ve always wanted. In this series of classes, you will learn how to eliminate power struggles; enjoy your children once again; act with confidence; feel more capable; let the consequences do the screaming; raise your kids to be responsible, respectful, and caring adults. Instructor : Andrea Gooldy" You can never start teaching your children manners too early. In this TEAM Manners class, your child will learn specific interpersonal skills and etiquette in a class with his or her peers." You can never start teaching your children manners too early. In this TEAM Manners class, your child will learn specific interpersonal skills and etiquette in a class with his or her peers." Did you know that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday? Did you know that there is a way to prevent such a crime? Stewards of Children is a prevention training program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve youth and for parents and individuals concerned about the safety of children. It is the only nationally distributed, evidence based program proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child protective behaviors." Children experience grief and loss in a multitude of ways: divorce, moves, school changes, and death of a loved one. Learn age appropriate ways to approach these topics with children and practical things to do to help them cope with loss.
 
 
 

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