Join us for Spirited Child workshop. Spirited children are more intense, persistent, and energetic than others. They are courageous, determined, and challenging. This temperament often translates into a behavior that can be difficult within a child care setting. This workshop will equip child care providers with tips and strategies that can be used while working with spirited children’s personalities. Rebecah Freeling is a Wits’ End Parenting coach and former center director who has 20 years experience in early care and education, and she specializes in strong-willed, spirited kids. She will share ways to deal with tantrums and aggression, and will help transform your interactions with spirited children.

Note that when you register for the first workshop, you are registered for the entire series.

Series dates: 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, & 10/23

It’s time for Baby Yoga! Yoga is a great way to regain shape, strength, and energy after giving birth. It’s also a great way to learn about breath and body awareness. This workshop includes exercises for breathing and getting centered. We’ll also learn poses with and without baby, songs for bonding with baby, and calming exercises for you and baby. Taught by Elika Aird, a certified yoga instructor and doula, the class is designed for mothers and their pre-crawling babies, but babies of all ages are welcome.

There is a lot to know about the many bonding and nurturing qualities of baby yoga, so we hope you’ll join us at this event. You’re encouraged to bring your questions, concerns, and your baby along with you! Light refreshments will be served during the workshop.

Don’t miss our other upcoming workshops in this series covering a variety of topics designed just for new and expectant parents.

Oct 10: Booties Camp: Baby Sleep

Oct 24: Booties Camp: Baby Massage

The Spirited Child workshop is back! Are you the parent of a child who is strong-minded and has intense feelings? Or a child who may have endless energy, gets easily frustrated, or is very shy? Would you like to learn parenting tools that work with your child’s personality and stage of development? Rebecah Freeling is a Wits’ End Parenting coach and former center director who has 20 years of experience in early childhood education. You will learn ways to deal with tantrums, aggression, shyness, and other challenging behaviors often displayed by “spirited” children.

Note that when you register for the first workshop, you are registered for the entire series.

Series dates: 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/17, & 10/24 (No class on 10/3)

This module will focus on practicing trauma-informed strategies covered in Trauma 101 and then goes further. Participants will learn how to practically apply strategies to support children affected by trauma. This workshop supports participants on how to develop observation skills, that includes developing individualized trauma-sensitive intervention strategies and behavior plans to support children.

This 4-part series is designed for early childhood educators and informs participants about trauma and its impact. These workshops will equip providers with the tools to access their own experience with trauma and better serve the children and families in their care. You must attend the first in the series to be able to attend any of the other modules.

Join us for this workshop to know about Sanctuary Homes. Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, in partnership with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, has launched Sanctuary Homes. This is a campaign that brings together Bay Area employers and immigrant domestic workers to ensure domestic workers feel supported in the neighborhoods and homes in which they work. This workshop will give employers of nannies and in-home care workers the information and tools they need to become allies to their employees.

Join us for Spirited Child workshop. Spirited children are more intense, persistent, and energetic than others. They are courageous, determined, and challenging. This temperament often translates into a behavior that can be difficult within a child care setting. This workshop will equip child care providers with tips and strategies that can be used while working with spirited children’s personalities. Rebecah Freeling is a Wits’ End Parenting coach and former center director who has 20 years experience in early care and education, and she specializes in strong-willed, spirited kids. She will share ways to deal with tantrums and aggression, and will help transform your interactions with spirited children.

Note that when you register for the first workshop, you are registered for the entire series.

Series dates: 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, & 10/23

Join us for this workshop on baby massage. This workshop is all about relaxation, bonding, and the power of touch. The benefits of baby massage are amazing. When you massage your infant you can reduce crying, increase sleep, improve blood circulation and digestion, balance breathing, inspire relaxation and better self-esteem, and create a loving parent-child bond. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn simple massage techniques that your baby will love.

This series is based on the idea of a parenting “boot camp” that will give you the skills, confidence, and connections to raise a healthy, happy infant. You don’t have to attend all the workshops; just choose the ones that are a good fit for your family. Babies and partners are welcome! Don’t miss our other upcoming workshops in this series covering a variety of topics designed just for new and expectant parents.

Series Dates:

Booties Camp: Baby Sleep
Wed, Oct 10 | 10 am – 12 pm

Booties Camp: Baby Yoga
Wed, Oct 17 | 10 am – 12 pm

The Spirited Child workshop is back! Are you the parent of a child who is strong-minded and has intense feelings? Or a child who may have endless energy, gets easily frustrated, or is very shy? Would you like to learn parenting tools that work with your child’s personality and stage of development? Rebecah Freeling is a Wits’ End Parenting coach and former center director who has 20 years of experience in early childhood education. You will learn ways to deal with tantrums, aggression, shyness, and other challenging behaviors often displayed by “spirited” children.

Note that when you register for the first workshop, you are registered for the entire series.

Series dates: 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/17, & 10/24 (No class on 10/3)

Are you thinking of opening your own family child care program? If so, this free event is just for you! We’ll discuss what it takes to open a licensed family child care business in your home. We will also talk about how to decide whether this is the right choice for you and your family. Running an in-home child care program involves a background check, a home inspection, an application to Community Care Licensing, and a commitment to providing meaningful, nurturing curriculum to young children. In this workshop, you will learn about how to set up a safe environment for children, how to market your child care program, and how to build strong relationships with parents. BANANAS is here to offer support at every step. We will also talk about the California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP) project. CCIP is a state-funded project that helps to increase infant/toddler child care slots and improve quality care for children. This is a great chance to meet with an expert who can answer your questions and offer information to get you started.

Please note that this does not replace the Community Care Licensing (CCL) orientation. To pre-register for that orientation, call CCL at 510-622-2602 or go to www.ccld.ca.gov and pay their $25 registration fee.

Fathering From Within is a free four-part workshop series designed to empower fathers from the inside out. Offering personal tools that help to define or redefine one’s sense of identity and purpose and establish guiding principles for fatherhood, this series will help people to navigate relationships and social norms that may hinder effective parenting. Participants learn that everything we need to know about being a great dad is, and always has been, inside us. All we have to do is find it and share it with our children in order for their futures to be bright and promising.

Workshop facilitator Gaylon Logan, Jr has over 20 years of experience working with boys and men of color and their families. He is a father, grandfather, and the CEO of the nonprofit Village-Connect, Inc., which specializes in culture-based approaches to transformative change for individuals, groups, and families.

Dates: 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, & 11/15

Join us for this workshop on Desired Results Developmental Profile. DRDP is a quality improvement system that ensures children are receiving the care they need to thrive. Created by the California Department of Education, the DRDP provides guidelines for teachers to observe, document, and reflect on children’s early learning. Furthermore, this training will support child care providers in having a better understanding of how to plan a curriculum around individual and group needs. The goals of this workshop are to make sure children are personally and socially competent. Above all, children are effective learners, have physical and motor competence, and are safe and healthy.

Participants will learn about compassion fatigue, burnout, and the importance of self-care. Participants will be guided on how to build awareness about their own experiences with trauma and how this impacts their current practice and work with children. You will understand triggers around children’s behavior and explore strategies to support yourself while working with children and families impacted by trauma.

This 4-part series is designed for early childhood educators and informs participants about trauma and its impact. These workshops will equip providers with the tools to access their own experience with trauma and better serve the children and families in their care. You must attend the first in the series to be able to attend any of the other modules.