MFit Grandparenting Making it Grand! (pdf)

East Ann Arbor Health & Geriatrics Center
$10

There will be some surprises in store when you become a grandparent. Learn the latest trends in childcare, child-rearing practices, safety and much more. We’ll also discuss the joys (and challenges) of being a grandparent, how you can support your child, and take care of yourself.

November 22, 2008
10:00am - Noon

To register: call 734-998-9353 or email: HERC1@med.umich.edu

Realities of Parenthood (pdf)

East Ann Arbor Health & Geriatrics Center
Cost: $10

Becoming a parent is a wonderful, exiting, and beautiful thing! The reality is that having a baby is also stressful,confusing, and exhausting. A baby changes everything! Learn how to keep your relationship strong, how to take care of yourself, handle the stress that a baby brings, how to build support, and much more.

Next Class:

December 6, 2008

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

To register contact the Health Education Resource Center at 734-647-5645 or 800-433-6348.

View the Realities in Parenthood flier for 2009 dates. (pdf)

Safe Sitter (pdf)

Recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics and taught by Registered Nurses of the University of Michigan Health System. Safe Sitter students will learn babysitting ethics, how to care for children (age appropriate play, feeding, holding an infant, etc.), injury prevention, basic first aid, and how to care for a choking infant or child.

Monday, December 22, 2008
East Ann Arbor Health & Geriatrics Center

9:00am - 3:30pm

Call the Health Education Resource Center for more information at
(734) 647-5645 / (800) 433-6348

Baby Care Basics (pdf)

This class is designed to give you a complete head-to-toe look at how to care for your newborn. Topics include bathing, diapering, safety, infant stimulation and much, much more. It's recommended that you take this class at the beginning of your third trimester.

Brighton Health Center
First Saturday of the month, 10am to noon.

East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center
Third Saturday of the month, 10am to noon.

Canton Health Center
One Wednesday evening per month, 6 to 8p.m.

Chelsea Health Center
One Saturday every other month, 10am to noon.

Register Online

Discipline – Make it Positive

East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center

Learn how to positively discipline your child or children age 2-6 in this helpful class.

Parents will learn:

• How to use positive reinforcement
• Tips to increase the effectiveness of parent commands
• Intervention strategies
• Rules to remember when using punishment
• Key concepts underlying behavior management
• How to start a token economy
• Other discipline resources

Time: TBA

To register contact the Health Education Resource Center at 734-647-5645 or 800-433-6348.