Week of April 30th

Baby Group Gathering
Thursday, May 3
Renee's House. A group for families with babies of any age. Please email Aria or give her a call at 385-1787 for directions or more information.

Playgroup
Friday, May 5
Lewis and Clark Park, located in the Northwest Crossing Neighborhood. Meet about 10 am.
No need to RSVP. just show up and play, but feel free to contact me for more information (cathjasp@gmail.com).

Week of April 23rd

Book Group
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 pm, Wild Oats
The book is Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle to Freedom, Power And Joy by Naomi Aldort.

Discussion Questions:

1. How did you find this book to fit into your parenting philosophy?
2. How does this method compare/contrast with other “gentle” types of discipline/parenting?
3. Was there a particular story in the book that made you uncomfortable? Why?
4. Can you think of a time when you suppressed natural child like behaviors in public because of your own embarrassment, not necessarily because you thought you child shouldn’t be acting in that way? How do you think Naomi’s children act at home or in public?
5. How do you feel about Naomi’s suggestion for following through with your child’s power games?
6. What are your feelings about chores. Do you agree with Naomi that children should only help out if they want to? Do you believe her that if they are not required to help that they will one day joyfully contribute?
7. Explore Parent Centered vs. Child Centered parenting. How do you think the popular or current thinking of the day has moved on this gradient. How have our culture and the times contributed to what we consider appropriate parenting? Is there a pendulum effect?
8. Throughout the book, Naomi suggests multiple times that certain types of behaviors, including sleeping and eating problems, aggression, bed-wetting, tics, and others are indicative of the parent(s) not allowing full expression, or letting the child fully be their authentic self. Do you believe this?
9. Discuss the following quote from Love, page 84: “When your commitment to the child is greater than your personal fears, you will grow beyond your limitations and your child will flourish.”

Playgroup
Friday, April 27, 10:00 am
Larkspur Park (the big one by the senior center on Reed Market Road). Meet about 10 am. Right now, the forecast predicts a high of 65° and partly cloudy, so maybe this will be a nice park day. E-mail me for more information (cathjasp@gmail.com).

Week of April 16th

Playgroup
Friday, April 20
Juniper Park. Meet about 10 am. Right now, the forecast predicts a high of 49° and mostly cloudy, with a chance of snow or rain. Sounds perfect, right? Hmmm...we'll have to see how the week goes. Feel free to comment below! Or e-mail me for more information (cathjasp@gmail.com).

Reminder: Book Group Next Week
Just a reminder that we meet next week on Tuesday, April 24 at 6:30. The book is Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle to Freedom, Power And Joy by Naomi Aldort.

It was fun for me to meet new people at Kebaba last night! Hope everyone has a great week.

Week of April 9th

Playgroup
Friday, April 13
Harmon Park. Meet about 10 am. Right now, the forecast predicts a high of 59° and mostly cloudy, but it is supposed to be the warmest day of the week.
No need to RSVP. just show up and play, but feel free to contact me for more information (cathjasp@gmail.com).

Mom's Dinner Out
Sunday April 15
Kebaba, 5pm, Please RSVP to Aria at mattandaria@gmail.com or 385-1787. As you probably already know, it is a small and very popular place, so RSVPs will be very helpful! Check out their website for a menu, prices and location or the the Source's review for more information.

Week of April 2nd

Baby Group Gathering
Thursday, April 5th
Any families with babies of any age are welcome.
Please RSVP to Aria (mattandaria@gmail.com) for more information and directions.

Playgroup
Friday, April 6th
Blakely Park. Meet about 10 am.
No need to RSVP. just show up and play, but feel free to contact me for more information (cathjasp@gmail.com).