BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 TZ:-07 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mothering Touch: Keeping the Love Alive – When Partners Become Parents URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/mothering-touch-keeping-the-love-alive-when-partners-become-parents/ LOCATION:Mothering Touch :: 975 Fort Street Victoria, V8V 3K2 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

This workshop will help new parents and parents-to-be focus on themselves as a couple and as partners.  It will examine how having a child (or children) changes a relationship and how partners can stay connected – and loving – through the experience of having a baby.

The course will focus on normal developmental processes in new families.  It will teach practical communication skills and lead parents through exercises to strengthen their bonds as a couple.  A central theme will be identifying values both partners want for their family and how they can create a solid, happy and united family.

Part I : The Baby Project

    Whose project is it?
    The effects of mismanaged conflict.
    How to manage conflict.
    Family rituals.

Part II : The Family Project

    Identifying values for your new family.
    Sex and physical intimacy.
    Building a nest for your family.

The workshop is designed by Joss Hurtig Mitchell, a clinical counsellor, Tammy Van Hinte, a family mediator, and Eva Bild, a parenting educator.  Joss, Tammy and Eva have drawn on their extensive experience of helping (and being!) new parents throught the difficult first years.

For more information and to register for this workshop, go to http://www.motheringtouch.ca/classes/partners-parents/

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