Healthy Kids Preschool Fair
Bonsor Recreation Complex, Burnaby (upper floor)
April 19, 9:30am – 12pm
Visit a health nurse, play on the indoor playground, take a part in activities and crafts and enjoy a healthy snack.  Community agencies specializing in preschool services are on hand to give out information and answer any questions. For more info please call 604-439-1860.

Parenting Series
Dunbar Community Centre
Register for all three workshops at a discount rate.This is a three part series that focus on giving parents and adult’s tools to deal with some key components in this millennium.

Stress and Personal Resilience
April 25th, 7:00pm-8:30pm
The way you react to stress not only impacts your health but ultimately affects the children in your lives. If you are able to manage your stress, the children you interact with will learn from you and thus be able to deal with the challenges that they face. This develops confidence and resiliency. Learn simple techniques that you can practice as well as teach children.

Achieving Balancing Work and Home
May 2nd, 7pm – 8:30pm
Want to have a life that's in sync? Then this is for you! Achieving balance between work and family life is sometimes difficult but with skill and practice it can be accomplished. Learn strategies that will help you maintain that balance and allow you to be “on" both at work and in the home front.

For more information and to register please call (604) 222-6060

PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH
COUPLES YOGA WORKSHOP with Janice Clarfield
SEMPERVIVA YOGA SEA STUDIO, 1-5pm
Sunday April 15
$100 per couple

This workshop provides an opportunity for couples to enhance awareness of and confidence in pregnancy, labour and birth. Understand how to create optimum conditions for birth to be as normal and natural as possible. Through discussion, gentle postures, breath work, vocal toning, meditation, visualization and massage, couples will cultivate greater relaxation, understanding and enjoyment for childbearing. Calm and flexibility ease the birthing process, reducing pain and increasing the joy of giving birth.
For further information and TO REGISTER:  Contact Janice at 604-739-6664 or janice@urbanyoga.ca

Fostering Resiliency in Children and Adolescents
Dunbar Centre
April 12th, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
It is natural to want to assist your children when they are struggling. How you do this is critical to their well being. Learn how you can teach and assist them in finding their strengths so that they can feel effective in overcoming struggles and face challenges in their current and future lives. For parents and anyone who works with children and youth. Denise has a PhD from UBC and has worked as an Instructor in the Faculty of Education. She has a research background specializing in child and youth mental health and well being. Please make sure to register for this event. For more info please call (604) 222-6060.

Port Coquitlam Healthy Kids Fair

Hyde Creek Recreation Centre
April 12th, 9am -12:30pm
Local community partners are proud to present the Port Coquitlam Healthy Kids Fair. There will be loads of info available for your tots and preschoolers on safety, health, literacy awareness, recreation and other community programs. Admission is free. Non-perishable items are being accepted for the local food bank. For more info please call 604-927-SWIM (7946) or 604-927-7970.