By Nancy Hanauer, on May 15th, 2012
ParentMap Magazine is partnering with Swedish Hospital to bring you two Healthy Parents, Happy Baby events in the coming weeks at Swedish Issaquah on Saturday, May 19th and at Swedish Cherry Hill on Saturday, June 2nd. New and expectant parents are invited to join us for these free events, held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hop to Signaroo will be there! Stop by the Swedish Education Department’s table to learn more about Hop to Signaroo classes and workshops.
There will be various baby-related, community organizations in attendance and presentations from Swedish physicians and specialists:
- 11:15am – 12pm – Keynote: Your Emotional Health and Well-Being – What to expect after baby arrives and what you can do to support yourself and your family
- 12:30pm – 1pm – Car Seat Safety – Current requirements, best choices and installation advice
- 12:30pm – 1pm – Nutrition Matters – Discover best sources to support optimum postpartum health
- 1:15pm – 1:45pm – The Period of Purple Crying – What is this phase and ways to cope
- 1:15 – 1:45pm – Home Safe Home – How to create a safe home environment for baby
- 2:00pm – 2:45pm – Keynote: Your Emotional Health and Well-Being
The first 100 people to register will receive a swag bag of goodies, including samples from our friends at Happy Baby Foods! Hope to see you there!
By Nancy Hanauer, on May 3rd, 2012
Last year ParentMap Magazine asked Seattle-area parents to play favorites and vote for their favorite local baby and kid-friendly classes, activities, businesses, parent resources, etc. Hop to Signaroo was so honored to be voted the winner for Best Parent Education Class and a finalist for Best . . . → Read More: Teddy Time!
By Nancy Hanauer, on April 10th, 2012
Looking for a little more sanity in your household or educational center and FREE training to learn how to replace traditional authoritarian styles of relating to children with more emotionally healthy, more democratic methods? If so, you may want to look into the upcoming Sanity Circus . . . → Read More: Sanity Circus
By Nancy Hanauer, on April 7th, 2012
Todson Topeak Babyseat™ II Bicycle Carrier Seats are being recalled. A child can put his or her fingers in the opening at the grab bar’s hinge mechanism. When the grab bar is opened to remove the child from the seat, the child’s fingers . . . → Read More: Baby/Child Bicycle Seat Recall
By Nancy Hanauer, on March 25th, 2012
I’m very excited to announce that Hop to Signaroo is one of the sponsors for Baby Blueprint, a wonderful, FREE event at University Village for new moms and moms-to-be. The event is this Saturday, March 31st from 10:00 a.m. to . . . → Read More: Hop to Signaroo is a Baby Blueprint Sponsor!
By Nancy Hanauer, on March 19th, 2012
Parents in my classes and presentations often have a hard time believing that their babies understand the meaning of words like MORE, FINISHED and ALL DONE. “How can they understand abstract concepts?”, they ask. I don’t know how, but I know they do!
The . . . → Read More: That’s So Abstract!
By Nancy Hanauer, on March 6th, 2012
In my Hop to Signaroo classes, I teach parents how to effectively communicate with their babies before their little ones can speak, leading thousands of families to positive, early communication that reduces their frustration. Many signing families report back years later that the “Terrible Twos” . . . → Read More: You’ve Got a Way with Words
By Nancy Hanauer, on March 2nd, 2012
When people ask me who my favorite authors are, I answer with my top three (in no particular order) of Sherman Alexie, David Sedaris and Dr. Seuss. I’m not kidding. I would never kid about Dr. Seuss, . . . → Read More: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
By Nancy Hanauer, on February 29th, 2012
Well, you know I’m always up for new Hop to Signaroo clients, but some of you may not be up for another baby just yet, so I thought I’d notify you of two birth control recalls in case you missed them. In early February, Pfizer issued . . . → Read More: Two Product Recalls
By Nancy Hanauer, on February 20th, 2012
There was a very disappointing and scary story in the news this week. Recently, a team of environmental chemists found dangerous amounts of arsenic in organic powdered baby formulas in which the top ingredient was brown rice syrup. That formula contained six times . . . → Read More: Arsenic Found in Baby Formula and Baby Tylenol Recall
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