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Classes designed to span your child’s 1st year of life.

Each class follows a general structure that includes:

  • A welcome song

  • Structured purposeful play: Positions, songs, and activities tailored to your baby’s age and development

  • A developmental topic will be covered with time allotted to practice or play with your baby

  • High’s & Low’s: A chance to listen and share with your community of moms

  • Bubbles & Bye Bye’s

Series 1: Roots

This class is for babies ~0-3 months old.

Our Roots Series is designed with our youngest babies in mind.

Throughout the first 10 weeks you will learn beneficial positions for your baby to play in and how to engage them through developmentally appropriate play and songs.

We will also be covering different topics that may include:

  • Introduction to purposeful play: The power of observation & how to communicate with your baby

  • Positioning in play: Setting baby up for a strong body & healthy head shape

  • Strategies for establishing a strong foundation for language

  • Mastering tummy time

  • Visual development & healthy neck screening

  • Gas & Reflux: Strategies for a more comfortable babe

  • Language is everywhere: Self & Parallel talk

  • Rolling 101: Setting the stage for mobility

  • Oral motor development: When to introduce teethers, midline development, and exploration

  • Body awareness: Brain-body connection through language and touch

Series 2: Sprouts

Our Sprouts Series is designed for babies to start when they are between 3-6 months old.

Throughout the 10 week series you will learn beneficial positions for your baby to play in and how to engage them through developmentally appropriate play and songs.

We will also be covering different topics that may include:

  • Developmental overview & appropriate toys to introduce into play

  • Tummy changes and new floor skills

  • Cognitive development and ideas for play time

  • Sitting 101: Becoming good, active sitters

  • Raising a reader: Strategies for reading with your baby

  • Visual development & hand-eye coordination: Reaching and Grasping

  • Gestures 101: Modeling through daily activities and play

  • Signs baby will be on the move soon & creating a “yes” space

  • Readiness for solids: Ensuring a strong foundation

  • Independent play: Encouraging it, and not feeling guilty about it!

Series 3: Buds & Blossoms

This class is for babies ~6-9 months old.

Throughout the 10 week series you will learn beneficial activities for your baby to play in and how to engage them through developmentally appropriate play and songs.

We will also be covering different topics that may include:

  • Developmental overview with appropriate toys & books to introduce during play

  • Revisiting Imitations for language development

  • Transitions: The key to moving and exploring

  • Functional language and play

  • Crawling 101

  • Baby Sign language

  • Fine motor development and playful practice

  • Play environment set up for standing upright

  • Risky play & why does my baby want to climb on everything!?

  • Music play: Benefits and fun with language and songs

Series 4: Wildflowers

Our Wildflowers Series is designed for babies to start when they are between 9-12 months old.

Throughout the 10 week series you will learn beneficial positions for your baby to play in and how to engage them through developmentally appropriate play and songs.

We are working hard to finalize our topics for this series and we’ll fill you in as soon as they are perfect!

 

classes are located close to downtown Livermore.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

(Series 4-6)

1020 Mocho St.

Livermore, CA 94550

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