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Events & Programs
We are committed to making our classes available to all families, no matter their financial circumstances through a sliding scale cost structure. Please contact us for a scholarship application.
Unless otherwise stated, classes will be held at:
The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
Oak View Park and Resource Center
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room #2
Oak View, CA 93022 [view map]
For more information and to register:
Phone: (805) 646-7559
Email: info@birthresource.org
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Weekly Classes and Groups
Spanish/English Baby/Toddler & Me Play Group (Multi-Age 0-3)
Bring your little one (ages 0-3 years of age) to this weekly playgroup and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the center, a play space for your infant/toddler and the joy of new relationships with other caregivers.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022 |
Date and Time: Beginning January 11. Mondays, 10:00-11:30 am
Facilitator: Vivian Carlson and Dr. Justine Wynn
Free drop-in playgroup. Donations welcome.
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Drop in Breastfeeding Support Group
What is normal for a breastfeeding baby, mom, family? Bring your questions and get support through the early days of nursing, or just when questions arise. Infant scale available.
Where: Mothers Guild, 4243 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003 [view map]
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Date and Time: Mondays, 10:30am-11:45am
Facilitator: Renee Mandala
Cost: Suggested donation $5-$10 dollars.
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Toddler Time and Parent Education with Carol and Jaymie (Ages 18 - 33 months)
Observe and learn from your child’s play among peers and through dialogue with child development specialist Carol Castanon. Carol and Jaymie will role model support of attachment, autonomy, mastery and problem solving. Snack is provided.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Tuesdays, January 12 - March 16, 9:45-11:45
Facilitators: Carol Castanon and Jaymie Arquilevich
Cost: $100. Scholarships and sliding scale available. Pre-registration required: 646-7559
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Welcome Every Baby (Ages 0-8 months)
Join other parents as you discover and connect with your baby. This is a weekly group for you and your young baby to receive support, chat with other parents, and explore your role in this new relationship. We will focus on understanding your baby’s rhythm, pace, transitions, and needs and how he or she communicates them. Includes breastfeeding and bottle feeding support.
Guest speakers to our group include specialists in attachment and calming, infant massage, father attachment, and more.
On February 9th only, a CLOTH DIAPERING WORKSHOP will follow at 2:15!
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022 |
Date and Time: Tuesdays January 12 - February 9 (5 weeks) and February 16 - March 16 (5 weeks), 1:00-2:00 pm
Facilitator: Renee Mandala, MA CD (DONA) CLC, Certified Doula and Lactation Counselor, and Carol Castanon, Director of NTNC.
Cost: $40 per 5-week session. Pro-rated rolling enrollment available. Scholarships and sliding scale available. Pre-registration required at 646-7559
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First Five Parent Education and Drop-In Play Group
Join Carol Castanon and listen to First 5 Parent Education radio broadcasts over the Internet. Topics will include all areas of parenting and raising children 0-5. Discussion will follow.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: February 26, 10:00-11:30
Facilitator: Carol Castanon, NTNC Director
Cost: free
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Friday Drop-In Play Group
Free playtime and parent support, primarily for children 0-3. This parent participation group provides opportunities to observe and interact with children in a multi-age setting. We will focus on how children develop exploration and play skills and how adults can appropriately support their process. A simple snack will be provided.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Fridays, January 15 - March 19, 10:00-11:30
Facilitator: Carol Castanon, NTNC Director
Cost: free
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Baby Floor Time (Ages 8 - 18 months)
Observe babies as they discover their comfort, pleasure and place of calm. Each week we will discuss what is important to your family at this moment in your baby’s development with a view to supporting adult and baby competence and respect.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Fridays, January 15 - March 19, 1:00-2:00 pm
Facilitators: Carol Castanon (NTNC Director) and
Jaymie Arquilevich
Cost: $80. Scholarships and sliding scale available. Pre-registration required:
646-7559
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Natural Mothering Group (Ages 0-3)
Natural Mothering Group is a peer-facilitated group of supportive mothers who meet at NTNC on a weekly basis to connect with other moms and moms-to-be. The group nurtures the idea that each mom, when given good support, instinctively and naturally knows what is right for her child.
Pre-registration required. For information call Tiffany Cole at (805) 798-4910 or at Natural Mothering Group site.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Call to Register.
Facilitators: Tiffany Cole, President, Natural Mothering Group
Cost: Free to join group. Donations to NTNC encouraged.
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Events and Other Programs
Prenatal Breast Feeding Class: Off to a Good Start
Learn how to reach your breastfeeding goals, to overcome early challenges and enjoy a beautiful nursing relationship with your baby. Also covers pumping, storing, cesarean birth and preparing for returning to work. RSVP to Mothers Guild at (805) 667-2115
Note: THIS CLASS IS ALWAYS PRECEEDED BY
A FREE CLOTH DIAPERING WORKSHOP AT 5:45
Learn how to use and launder cloth diapers; the difference between cloth diaper and cover styles; what to buy and how many; how to deal with common problems from leaks to odors; and how to make it easy for everyone in your family to cloth diaper baby.
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Date and Time: Choose One: December 9, January 11, February 22, or March 22. 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: Mothers Guild, 4243 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 [view map]
Cost: $40 per couple or $35 per person. Scholarships and sliding scale available.
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Parent Support for Families and Friends of Children with Chronic Illness
or Special Needs
Child care will be provided.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022 |
Date and Time: February 24, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Facilitators: Kristi Pikiewicz, Ph.D. Candidate
Cost: Free, Contact: Kristi Pikiewicz at kpikiewicz@gmail.com
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Childbirth Preparation/Birthing From Within: Week-End Retreat
Take the time to discover what YOU need to know to give birth. Take time to retreat into your Birth Cave.
Connect with your body, your baby and your partner.
At this retreat you will learn, practice and master proven pain
coping practices, gain an understanding of how your mind and body work in labor, explore ways to have a holistic and aware birth in any setting, and more!
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Two Saturdays, March 6 and 13. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Facilitators: Kimberly Rivers and Laurel Connell
Cost: $150 per family. Scholarships and sliding scale available.
Register: (805) 727-1393 or e-mail Kimberly Rivers
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Parenting From Your Core:
Finding Yourself While Having Your Child
Pre-Natal
Based on an integrated trust in nature, ourselves and our babies-to-be, this group for expectant parents will explore the challenges of newborn parenting from the concepts within our beliefs and percep-tions. Through a deeper exploration of becoming parents we can establish family patterns of safe and secure attachment.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: TBD
Facilitator: Liz Memel Infant/Toddler Development Specialist.
Cost: $75 per person; $100 per couple. Pre-Registration required. Scholarships available.
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Sensory Integration Workshop with Judy Freeman
Judy Freeman is a well known occupational therapist who is associated with Easter Seals in Saticoy and has worked with many children in the Ojai Valley. All children and adults have a sensory profile which includes levels of comfort or discomfort with our five senses. Judy will look at the effects on behavior of sensory processing at home and in the classroom. This workshop is open to all families and providers.
Where: The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center,
555 Mahoney Avenue, Room 2, Oak View, CA 93022
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Date and Time: Thursday February 25, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Presented by: Judy Freeman, Occupational Therapist
Cost: Free
Watch this space for more information. Contact: info@birthresource.org or 646-7559
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