October Event Updates

Join us Thursday October 1st for our FINAL booth at the Plymouth Farmers' Market. 2:30 - 6:30

Upcoming events:

The Natural Child Collaborative Booth

Check our website for dates. Looking for family holiday fairs or other events- suggestions welcome!

March 2010 date tba Plymouth Early Childhood Fair with Plymouth Family Network

Summer 2010 Plymouth Farmers’ Market

La Leche League of Silver Lakes

Series Meetings – Monthly 3rd Wednesdays, Oct 21st 7:15 pm Duxbury Free Library -Merry Room

Toddler Meetings – October 5th - 10:30-12 Hanover Library

Holistic Moms Network

Monthly Meetings- Usually 2nd Tuesdays, Oct 14 at 6:30 PM, Plymouth Library 132 South Street, Fehlow Room,

Book Club: Reading "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Contact Paula at paula_navin_manley@hotmail.com if interested

Center for Breastfeeding

Nursing Moms’ Group (drop-in)- Tues 10-11:30 am Lactation counselor available. No charge

Babywearing

Select Monday’s at the Center for Breastfeeding, Sandwich, MA Oct 5, 19 Nov 2, 16 and Dec 7
10:00

Waldorf School of Cape Cod

Early Childhood Playdates Monday 10/26, 11/30, 12/13 9:30-10:30

Open Houses- Early Childhood- Wed Nov 4, 1:30-2:45, RSVP Grades- Nov 5, 6-8 pm RSVP to 508 759 7499

Waldorf Holiday Fair- Saturday November 21 Adults $3.00

This is a selection of partner events in the area. Please send updates and suggestions to jessjgh1@gmail.com and I will continue to post event updates to the website.

Resources

**DRAFT** Starting a list to be incorporated into a resource list on the website....

Local Natural Family Groups & Resources:


Bellies Babies ‘n More*
Cloth diapers, cloth wipes, mama pads, baby gifts and educational kits. http://hyenacart.com/belliesbabiesnmore/


Birth Year Network* http://www.birthyearnetwork.org/


Cape & Islands Babywearing Group*
Contact nora_gardner@yahoo.com http://capeandislandsbabywearers.blogspot.com/


Bridgeview Montessori School* Sagamore, MA
www.bridgeviewschool.com or contact Suzanne Lawson, Director of Admissions at 508-888-3567.


Center for Breastfeeding / Healthy Children’s Project http://www.healthychildren.cc/
327 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537 508 888 8044


Colchester Neighborhood Farm* Plympton, MA
http://www.colchesterneighborhoodfarm.com/


Holistic Moms Network Plymouth/South Shore* www.holisticmoms.org
For more info contact Juli Ford 617-733-1124 or juli@wholemomhealth.com


International Cesarean Awareness Network ICAN of Eastern MA (Greater Boston Area)
http://www.ican-online.org/ Local contact: Caroline Kelley ICAN-EMASS@comcast.net
(617) 472-4880 or Estelle Nancy Grygent 508-564-7616


La Leche League of Silver Lakes* http://www.llleus.org/web/SilverLakeMa.html
Lisa 781-829-9075 Krishyon 781-294-7477 Lee Ann 781-829-6518 Heidi 781-582-1187
La Leche League of Massachusetts
http://www.llleus.org/state/Massachusetts.html


Massachussets Midwives Alliance * http://www.massmidwives.org/


Massachusetts Friends of Midwives (MFOM) *
www.mfom.org Visit the blog at: http://mfomnews.wordpress.com/


My Mamma’s Milk, Cape Cod MA http://www.mymammasmilk.com/ 508-415-1295
Breastfeeding information, support groups, Moms group and playgroups.


South Shore AP Group (online discussion group and occasional playgroups)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthShoreAP/ Contact: SouthShoreAP-owner@yahoogroups.com


South Shore Home Learners* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SSHLmembers/
Contact: SSHLmembers-owner@yahoogroups.com


The Natural Child Collaborative* http://thenaturalchildcollaborative.blogspot.com/


Waldorf School of Cape Cod* http://www.waldorfschoolofcapecod.org/ 508 759-7499


*Natural Child Collaborative Partners




Music Together
Allegro Music Together in Plymouth MA
Laura Donnelly, lauradonnelly29@gmail.com
www.allegromusictogether.com
http://www.musictogether.com/




South Shore Kids Blog
http://southshorekids.blogspot.com/





Natural Childbirth Classes
Jamaica Plains area
also possible to add another South Shore location with interest
International Birth and Wellness Project (IBWP) certified childbirth educators (CBEs) seek to help all women experience birth’s transforming power with respect and dignity, support, and confidence. CBEs empower women and their families to choose what is best for them by informing them of their options surrounding labor and birth. IBWP trained CBEs have a holistic perspective of birth, and view birth as a women-centered process. My goal as an IBWP-trained CBE is to help women reclaim trust in their ability to safely and dependably give birth. During this 8 wk course, pregnant mothers and their birth partners will learn about the birth process as a normal and natural event. Although we will focus on natural pain relief methods, such as movement and positions for each stage of labor and birth, visualization techniques, relaxation techniques, and other comfort measures, all forms of pain relief during labor and birth and medical and non-medical interventions will be discussed so that parents can make confident and informed decisions that fit their needs during birth. Techniques learned are applicable to birth in all birth settings: hospital, birth centers, and home. We will discuss the anatomy and physiology of birth, the stages of labor and birth, the roles of caregivers and support people during birth (particularly birth partnersa and doulas), fears about pregnancy and childbirth, and how to know when "it's the real thing!". We will also touch on nutrition, breastfeeding and postpartum care of the mother and baby.
Classes run from 2 - 2 1/2 hours and meet consecutively for 8 weeks. Tuition is $275/couple and includes the textbook and handouts. Need-based sliding scale, payment-in-kind, and payment plans are offered as well.
Bridget Colvin
bridget.colvin@gmail.com
617.955.1336
ALACE/IBWP* (provisionally) certified Childbirth Educator
*The International Birth and Wellness Project/IBWP (formerly Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators?ALACE), is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women’s choices in childbirth. Our goal is to help women reclaim trust in their ability to safely and dependably give birth.




Woodside School and Community Resource Center
34 Southers Marsh Lane
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-830-3384
woodsidescrc@comcast.net
http://www.woodsidescrc.org/

Upcoming: Events

Here are the events from some of our partners... please send me an email to include events! jessjgh1@gmail.com

THE NATURAL CHILD COLLABORATIVE
Upcoming events from our partners:

The Natural Child Collaborative Booth
October 1st Plymouth Farmers’ Market booth 2:30-6:30
Please check our website for some other September dates under work.
La Leche League of Silver Lakes
Series Meetings - Wednesday, Sept 16, Oct 21 7:15 pm Duxbury Free Library -Merry Room
Toddler Meetings – October 5th - 10:30-12 Hanover Library
Holistic Moms Network
Monthly Meetings - Sep 9th, Oct 14 at 6:30 PM, Plymouth Library 132 South Street, Fehlow Room
Playgroup- October 1st 3:30 Playgroup at Stephen’s Field playground
Book Club- Please contact Paula if interested:
paula_navin_manley@hotmail.com
Reading "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Babywearing
International Babywearing Week 9/21-28 “Close Enough to Kiss”


Holistic Moms Network
Make Our Chapter Your Chapter! September Monthly Meeting
Please join us as we share an open discussion to get to know each other better and make plans for where to take our chapter next. We have had a great start since April and now it is time to really get down to business to decide what we want this chapter to be about, which issues are really important to us and how we can all make it happen together!
If you are already a member of our chapter, please attend this meeting because your input and participation is really needed. If you are not, please feel free to join us as this will be a great meeting to help you decide if this chapter is a group you would like to make your own.
Please note- family members of all ages are welcome.
For more information contact Juli Ford at juli@wholemomhealth.com

Booth today

See you at the market! I'll try for more updates later this week--

Tomorrow's booth

I am excited about our day tomorrow. We will have a nice assortment of organizations:
La Leche League of Silver Lake, Bridgeview Montessori School, Massachusetts Midwives Association/Massachusetts Friends of Midwives and BirthYear Network, South Shore Home Learners, and My Mama's Milk
LLL will have a children's table and activities and the Bridgeview Montessori school will also be doing a craft for children. Parents from the Holistic Moms Network will be at the booth and at the playground. Stop by for babywearing demonstrations or to chat!
The Plymouth Farmers' Market is a great place to visit and the weather looks great for tomorrow! Hope to see you there!
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x139819911/Info-for-parents-fun-for-kids-at-Plymouth-Farmers-Market

July 2nd: Rained out booth

The good news is that the thunderstorms cleared up just before the market and we did have information out and enough faithful market go'ers around today. Thanks for braving the thunder storms and coming to market! I'm going to attempt to upload the content of our handout with some upcoming events to the blog in the next day.

Unfortunately our 'booth' was cancelled due to threats of lightning and muddy conditions at the Farmer's Market. Usually we are 'rain or shine' but because the majority of our partners were coming from neighboring towns and bringing young children we decided to pull the booth. Thanks so much for everyone that planned to come only to have things cancelled last minute- and for so many offers to help out.

We may be able to reschedule in July but our next booth will be on August 6th!

2009 Natural Child Collaborative: An Introduction

This summer the Natural Child Collaborative will host the Plymouth Farmers' Market on the first Thursday of the month from 2:30 – 6:30 at Stephen’s Field in Plymouth, MA. The Natural Child Collaboration is a partnership of local parents & organizations supporting our children, naturally!

JULY 2^nd AUGUST 6^th SEPTEMBER 3^th OCTOBER 1^st

Each month the Natural Child Collaborative will have representatives from local organizations that celebrate natural family living, such as La Leche League, BirthYear Network, and the Holistic Moms Network. We will offer babywearing demonstration, vendors will sell handcrafted items for children and families, and there will be activities for young children. Please come and join us at the Plymouth Farmers' Market this summer!

The Natural Child Collaborative is looking for:

Local vendors that sell handcrafted items for children and families. Local nonprofit organizations that provide information and support for families. Sponsors to help us create a family friendly space at the Plymouth Farmers' Market.