BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 TZ:-07 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:New Parents' Workshop: When Partners Become Parents URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/new-parent-workshop-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.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 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.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Part I : The Baby Project=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Whose project is it?=0D=0A= The effects of mismanaged conflict.=0D=0A= How to manage conflict.=0D=0A= Family rituals.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Part II : The Family Project=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Identifying values for your new family.=0D=0A= Sex and physical intimacy.=0D=0A= Building a nest for your family.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 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 through the difficult first years.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Register online >> DTSTART:19691231 DTEND:19700101 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR