Parent Education
West Auckland Parents Centre offers a range of courses, which aim to assist parents with the various ages and stages of their children, all designed to suit the changing needs of your growing family. Each class has an invited speaker who is knowledgeable about a wide variety of topics as well as a class host from the West Auckland Parents Centre Committee.
Courses are generally held at the Kelston Community Centre, Cnr Awaroa and Great North Roads, Kelston.
You can attend any or all sessions of any course. Places are limited so book early – please see the course calendar.
In addition to our Childbirth Education Packages, West Auckland Parents Centre is currently offering the following courses:
Baby & You
This four part daytime course covers the essentials for you and your new baby: sleeping, settling, feeding, baby massage, coping with a changed lifestyle, and child development. Partners or helpers are welcome to attend.
CPR and Choking
This Saturday morning session covers essential CPR and choking skills for parents of babies and children up to age 10.
Moving & Munching
This two part daytime course covers topics related to your nearly mobile baby: starting solids, first foods, crawling to walking, developmental toys, and safety. Includes a copy of “Baby Food and Beyond” cookbook by Alison and Simon Holst.
Tinies to Tots
This two part evening course deals with the months around your baby’s first birthday. Topics include play, development and safety, choosing first shoes, and caring for first teeth.
Terrific Toddlers
This two part evening course covers play and development for busy toddlers, and essentials for facing the challenge of independent toileting.
Magic Moments
A three part evening course that focuses on using non-physical ways of discipline, and encourages parents and caregivers to build strong and caring relationships with their children, while giving clear boundaries.
Parenting with Purpose
This programme has been created to encourage parents/caregivers and key support people to look at how they parent, where they learnt their parenting skills and are they the most productive skills to use when raising children.
