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Baby & You Classes

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Baby and You classes are free for Parents Centre members.

If you're not a member, you can enrol in our Postnatal Package which includes;
  • One year Parents Centre membership
  • One year subscription to Kiwiparent Magazine
  • Four Baby & You classes - descriptions below
  • Two part Moving & Munching course when baby is 4+ months

When are our next courses?

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2021 Course Dates

BY2101 - 13th January to 3rd February
BY2102 - 10th February to 3rd March
BY2103 - 10th March to 31st March
BY2104 - 7th April to 28th April
BY2105 - 5th May to 26th May
BY2106 - 2nd June to 23rd June
BY2107 - 7th July to 28th July
BY2108 - 4th August to 25th August
BY2109 - 1st September to 22 September
BY2110 - 29th September to 20th October
BY2111 - 27th October to 17th November
BY2112 - 24th November to 15 December

Time & Location

All courses are held on Wednesdays from 10am to 11:30am at Sunnynook Community Centre on the corner of Sunnynook Road and Sycamore Drive.

In this Course

All About You

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Session Objectives:
  • Focusing on yourself
  • How to make the postnatal period less stressful and more enjoyable
  • The opportunity to speak and be heard and be supported

Session Contents:
  • ​The changes since the birth of your baby
  • Self care
  • Tips on dealing with visitors, families and other issues during the postnatal period
  • Looking briefly at traditional cultures and how they care for new mothers
Feeding + Sleep + Settling

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Session Objectives:
  • Increase confidence about breast feeding
  • Provide the knowledge that will allow mothers to cope in certain situations
  • Parents will be able to identify problems they are currently having or may have, and how to deal with those issues also
  • Provide information on the services offered by Plunket

Session Contents:
  • ​The changes since the birth of your baby
  • Self care
  • Tips on dealing with visitors, families and other issues during the postnatal period
  • Looking briefly at traditional cultures and how they care for new mothers

Child Development

Session Objective:
  • Describe the physical, language, social & emotional stages of your child from 0-6 months

Session Contents:
  • Sensory development
  • Play
  • Age appropriate toys
  • Baby safety needs
Touch (Baby Massage)

​Session Objective:
  • A fun relaxing session on infant massage and the benefits for parents and their babies

Session Contents:
  • The importance of touch
  • Massage demonstration
  • Practical points
Register Now
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Pay just $45 for 12 months, or get it free with your Bays North Harbour Parents Centre Membership.
Check out the latest issue of New Zealand's leading parenting magazine, Kiwiparent, here.

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Bays North Harbour Parents Centre
PO Box 300-135 Albany, Auckland 0752


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