family life mag in bradford autumn 2009

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Hello,

Welcome to our September issue of Family Life MAG, we hope you like it. We decided to do an electronic only issue just to keep everyone involved until the printed Christmas/Winter issue comes out in early November. So if you have any Christmas events you would like us to mention please get in touch asap. Also, if you have a new baby please get in touch with the baby’s name, date of birth, weight and parents names and we will try and pop you on our new Welcome to the World board. In the meantime, please do get involved, if you know a great place to go, a lovely toddler /youth group or are planning an event please let us know and we will try and include it in the MAG, on our website or in our monthly newsletter.

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Bikeability (Cycling proficiency for the 21st century) * Playground Skills Sessions *

Guided Mountain Bike Rides for youngsters * Ditch The Stabilisers Ses-sions * Cycling Activity Birthday Parties

*Family Rides

Qualified Cycling Coach * CRB Checked and insured *First Aider

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Family Life Bits & Bobs!

October School holiday Fun in Bradford !

Bradford Council have published all of their school holiday activities at

www.bradford.gov.uk/schoolholidays

Music lessons for youngsters The Children's Music Academy are starting some new classes for youngsters. The group music lessons are for children aged 48 years, they aim to teach keyboard skills, music reading and

theory, ear training, singing, beginning guitar and recorder in a fun,

nonpressurised classroom setting.

They have a new class starting on Thursday’s at 4pm in Sandy Lane with

spaces still available. You are welcome to come and have your first lesson for free, but you do need to book ahead as spaces

are limited. Please visit their website at

www.childrensmusicacademy.org/uk for more information, and then email at

[email protected] or ring at 07804 201738 to book your

spot.

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Please visit www.relaxyorkshire.moonfuit.com for more information on relaxation classes for children & parents in Bradford.

Top Tips For Better Bedtimes

Getting children into the routine of early bedtimes for school can be a nightmare for most parents. Here are some top tips to help you out:

As bedtime approaches, prepare your child’s body for rest by turning the lights down a little, discouraging stimulating activities such as TV, computers and loud music. You may like to burn some calming lavender. Try to encourage your child to enjoy calming activities such as reading stories, jigsaws and colouring rather than rough and tumble play. You may like to practise some relaxation exercises or simple yoga stretches.

* Establish a routine that your child becomes familiar with and knows he has to stick to no matter how much he resists – make a decision what time he goes to bed and stick to it. Let the routine include a lavender bath, a milky drink, brushing teeth, toilet, and a soothing bedtime story (you could try the beautiful Aladdin’s Magic Carpet by Relax Kids) and finishing off with a long cuddle and lots of reassuring words. Try to let this routine be as calm and gentle as possible.

If there is a deep resistance, have a chat with your child and find out if there is an underlying problem ‐ it maybe that she really has a fear of being alone, or is scared of the dark or feels lonely or feels that she is missing out. Talking about her fears and getting lots of attention, understanding and assurance from you will help immensely.

Stay as patient as you can and keep the atmosphere as positive as possible – children who feel they have upset their parents as well as facing the night alone, find it even more difficult to relax and sleep.

If you can, make bedtime a magical time, let her choose her favourite story and cuddle her favourite teddy. Sprinkle invisible fairy dust in the air or draw a circle of protection around them. Allow time for children to blow away their worries and fears.

A drop of lavender on a tissue near the pillow will help calm him down and be ready for a good nights sleep. A night light will bring a touch of magic to the room as well as alleviating any fears of being alone in the dark.

You may like to incorporate a little massage into their routine. This will deepen their feeling of security and feeling loved and cherished. Try stroking their face gently or softly circling the inside of their palm.

After their cuddle and kiss goodnight, develop a mantra such as goodnight, goodnight or sleep tight hope the bed bugs don’t bite. (for younger children). This mantra or repetitive saying will help your child settle.

After saying goodnight, be gentle but firm that the time for playing is over and its time to go and play or have an adventure in dreamland. Make sure your child feels he has had your undivided attention and feels totally loved and safe.

Dim the lights so she knows it really is time for bed ‐ you may like to play some soft calming music or pop on a relaxation CD. The Relax Kids CDs are being used by thousands of children throughout the UK and parents have found them invalu‐able for giving children a tranquil bedtime experience. Sweet dreams!




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LIKE BEER? Join the club!

The beer club is held at Saltaire Brewery, County Works, Dockfield Road, Shipley, BD17 7AR on the last Friday of every month from 4pm10pm. Entry is free and beer is just £2 a

pint !

The brewery are also holding their second Saltaire Beer Festival in September which proved very popular last year on Friday 18th September

4‐11pm (ticket only) and Saturday 19th September noon‐11pm (pay on the door, first come first

served). £2 per ticket. For more information please call Tel: 01274 594959 or visit www.saltairebrewery.co.uk.

The Pink Flamingo Diary

FOR ADULTS

Calling all Poets: Introducing

The Beehive Poets The Beehive Poets are a small but open group formed in 1999. They meet weekly in the com‐fortable and relaxed surroundings of the New Beehive Inn on Westgate in Bradford. They aim to be a mutually supportive group providing a respectful hearing for any poets reading their work and friendly advice where this is wanted. Newcomers are welcome to go along any Monday

at 8.30pm.

On the second Monday of the month they usually invite poets from outside the group to give readings. On the fourth Monday they host the

Bradford Poetry Workshop, at which poets bring along printed copies of a poem for workshop‐

ping. On other Mondays they have a read‐round .

For more information please contact Bruce Barnes; email:

[email protected] or Tel:01274 223665 or visit www.beehivepoets.org.uk

The Day of Dance Saturday 17th October 2009 at Victoria

Hall & Other Venues, Saltaire,

45 Daytime Workshops ‐ Dance, Song & More

Family Ceilidh 5‐7pm (£6/£3)

Plus, the amazing Evening Event which includes: Ceilidh, Salsa Party, Line Dancing Party, Swing Jive, Afro‐

Cuban/Brazilian Carnival, Plus Flamenco Displays 8‐11.15pm (£10/£4)

Highly recommended by Family Life MAG, it really is that good!

All proceeds go to Yorkshire CND, Oxfam, CAAT & Chernobyl Children’s Project

To book please visit:

www.dayofdance.co.uk

The Saltaire Festival

From 11th‐20th September

Saturday 19th September The Vintage Home & Fashion Fair

at Victoria Hall

Continental Market Fri 18th‐Sun 20th September

Visit: www.saltairefestival.co.uk




http://www.saltairebrewery.co.uk


http://www.beehivepoets.org.uk

http://www.dayofdance.co.uk

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Breastfeeding Help La Leche league Tel: 0845 1202918 National Breastfeeding Helpline

Tel: 0844 2090920

The Bumps & Baby Daze Diary NCT Cheeky Monkey’s Tea Party Thursday 17th September at 10.30am at Saltaire Methodist

Nappuccino (real nappy group get together) Thursday 1st October 10am‐12noon

and Thursday 3rd December at Westbourne Green Health Centre, Heaton Road, Bradford and Thursday 5th November at Aladdin’s Cave Play Centre, Worth Way, Keighley 10am‐12noon

Choices & Childbirth in Bradford (information about options in childbirth)– Second Tuesday

each month. Contact Ruth 07824 990345 or Inde‐pendent Midwife Michelle Whittle 07799

038376 or [email protected]

Kirkgate KatchUp (drop‐in for parents to be and with small children) @ Kirkgate Community Centre in Shipley every Monday morning from

9.30am‐12.30pm

Watch with Baby @ The National Media Museum every Friday from 10.30am at Cubby Broccoli

Cinema £3.70 per adult (babies go free)

PRAMTASTIC Postnatal exercise classes

The class you can do with your baby!

Mondays & Wednesdays 10‐11am Bingley Martial Arts & Fitness Centre, Unit 2 St Johns House, Clyde St, Bingley. BD16 4LD

Call Jenny on 07870 586481 for more information.

www.bodytalkpersonaltraining.info

Email: body‐[email protected]

**Member of the Guild of Pregnancy & Postnatal Instructors**




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Bradford & Airedale NCT Groups

Bumps & Babies NCT Parents & Toddlers

Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, Bradford

The group is held every Thursday (including school holidays) from 10.30am‐12.30pm cost £1.50

Email: [email protected]


For a free real nappy starter kit worth £48 visit www.bradford.gov.uk/nappies or Tel:01274 431000 (this offer is for families

with a child under 6 months only)

Have a splashing birth! Aquabirths At Home and Bradford

Maternity Services have teamed up to provide a Community Birthing Pool

Scheme. This could mean that you could have a birthing pool at home for your

waterbirth for as little as £50. To find out more contact your

Community Midwife or Ruth on 0845 230 1381 or email [email protected]

Welcome to the world….

Pools to buy Pools to hire

We care about your birth Unit 80, Carlisle Business Centre,

Bradford, BD8 8BD

0845 230 1381 www.aquabirths.co.uk www.aquabirthsathome.co.uk

Bumps & Baby Daze

Name: Juna LeTrinh Tu

Weight: 6lb 10oz Parents:

Connie & Khanh Tu




http://www.bradford.gov.uk/nappies



http://www.aquabirths.co.uk

http://www.aquabirthsathome.co.uk


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Babies are born with an instinctive ability to communicate – they cry, they look, and move their bodies.

Although they cannot speak at this early stage, they do have the ability to understand and use language, and with the right guidance have much to say with their hands!

Babies naturally already use a combination of sound and gestures as part of their normal development, and introducing them to signing will help them to communicate their emotions, needs and much more!

Using the original and hugely successful baby signing program – SIGN with your BABY® at Babies Can Sign™ we show how to add gestures, in the form of signs (British Sign Language signs‐BSL), to your speech when you talk to babies. This enables them to link the spoken word and its meaning with the appropriate sign thereby enabling you to communicate with each other.

There are many advantages of using BSL, mainly that you and the child are learning a recognised language therefore gaining an important life skill which can continue long after learning to talk. As opposed to using a made‐up or mixed‐up sign language, signs can also be recognised by others. There is a sign for everything and although the program is designed primarily for hearing babies and their parents or carers, classes are also accessible to those who are deaf or hearing impaired or who have other communication difficulties.

A good time to introduce signing is from six months onwards, as babies of this age have more control over their hand and eye co‐ordination, although you can sign with babies from much earlier.

The ability to speak doesn’t develop until 12‐18 months or even later but experience and twenty years of research tells us that babies can sign from as early as six months, although the majority of babies sign back on average between 10 and 13 months.

They can then tell you if they are hungry or thirsty or want to look at a book again. Also that they want more of something or want to sleep. They can even let you know when they are in pain – and where it hurts! Instead of just pointing and

gurgling they can tell you their early observations using signs, for example that they have seen a butterfly outside in the garden, and all this before they can talk! At this early age they can make signs to let you know what they are thinking which can be magical. This can reduce frustration for both babies and their parents or carers, when little ones cannot otherwise express their needs.

It gives you a window into their world and will also encourage and support a child’s language development by focusing on key words. Often some of the first words they say are ones they have signed.

As a signing mum myself I have seen the benefits and experienced the joys first hand with my own children .

Parents use ges‐tures of some kind with their baby or those in their care, during the first few months of life – waving goodbye, for ex‐ample – and taking the next step to baby signing will make all the difference. It’s great fun too!

At Babies Can Sign™ we use musical activities, story‐telling and play, to teach a range of signs that can be used with babies in their daily routines. Lots of puppets (including our resident ‘Signing Sam Puppet’) and props such as bubbles are used to help teach signs and add to the fun!

Classes and work‐shops are taught by qualified and experienced signers, many of whom are experienced teachers, who hold appropriate insurance and CRB Checks.

Classes are held regularly at Saltaire, Baildon and Bingley Methodist Churches as well as at Harden (new term starts at the beginning of September) FREE taster sessions also avail‐able to groups and childcare settings or if you have a special event e.g. fundraiser.

For further details please get in touch Tel: 07742 296160

How often have you wondered ‘I wish I knew what the baby was thinking?’ Or ‘I

don’t know why he is crying today?

By Vicky Gilbert

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Activities & Classes for youngsters


Preschool learning

Tumble Tots Shipley, St Peter's Church, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD18 4JH Contact: Janine & Ian Toole Tel: 01423 780367 www.tumbletots.com/LeedsBradford. Tumble Tots ‐ walking to 2yrs Monday 9.30 and 10.30, Tumble Tots 2 ‐ 3yrs Monday 11.30, Tumble Tots 3yrs ‐ school age Monday 12.30. Designed to develop children's physical skills of agility, balance, co‐ordination and climbing, through the use of brightly coloured Tumble Tots equipment.

An unique programme designed to help children aged 2‐5 years in fitness, imagination, relaxation, co‐ordination, letter

recognition & social awareness.

Please get in touch for details of your nearest class

Contact:

Angela Dyer Tel:07852 292950

email: [email protected]

www.flexiphonics.com

Junior Fitness

Baby & Toddler Yoga

Baby Yoga at Local Children’s Centres, Contact: Nicola Erswell Tel: 07775535006 E: [email protected]. Baby yoga courses currently available at Saltaire , Allerton & other areas. 6 week courses & drop in sessions available. Most courses are FREE with no charge, some have a small charge of £1‐£2.50 a session. “Baby Yoga promotes sleep & relaxation in your little ones & is an enjoyable way of strengthening the bond between parent & baby”“Helps with colic & crying, teething, con‐stipation, slow weight gain, sleep patterns, feeding difficulties, flexibility, bonding and much more! Toddler Yoga available soon. Please get in touch for further details.

Baby Yoga, Nuffield/Cannons Health Club, Bingley, Bradford, BD16 1PP Contact: Rebecca Kellett Tel: 07894 113 186 Email: [email protected] 6 weeks to crawling 6 week block Baby & Toddler Yoga parties .Come & experience the joy of Baby Yoga. Promotes sleep, relaxation, enjoyable way of strenghening the bond between you & baby.Helps with colic and crying, teething, stimulate the digestive and nervous systems, improves sleep pat‐terns, flexibility & much more. A fun class using songs & rhymes.





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Dance & Drama

Arts & Crafts For Kids Mucky Pups Arts & Craft Club, Laycock Village Hall, Laycock Lane, Laycock, Keigh‐ley, BD22 0PH Contact: Michelle Garbutt Tel: 07929 050521 Email: michelle.garbutt@mucky‐pups.com Web: www.mucky‐pups.com Sessions 10am ‐ 11.00am Sessions are for children aged 18 months ‐ 5 years* FREE TRIAL SESSION .Fantastic weekly themed classes, Stimulating art and craft material provided, Places are limited so book soon to avoid missing out on the fun. You may join a class at any point in the term, just call for details and book your trial session. Sessions cost £5.50 (a 50p discount will apply when booking for a whole term) with a one off £10 membership fee to cover insurance.

Bradford North‐0845 602 4620 [email protected]

Bradford Central‐01274 882019 [email protected]

www.babyballet.co.uk




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JoJingles, Contact: Kirsty Warneford Tel: 07944 318557 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jojingles.com/ilkley Classes in Yeadon, Rawdon, Ilkley, Otley, Menston, Bingley, Burley‐in‐Wharedale, Bradford, & surrounding areas . Jo Jingles is the UK's leading provider of music & movement classes for babies & children aged 6 months ‐ 8 years.


Activities & Classes

for youngsters

Music Rhythm Time, FIRST CLASS FREE!

Contact: Lynne O'Malley Tel: 07789 895894 Email: [email protected]

W: www.rhythmtime.net Term time only, cost £3.75. Classes in Ilkley, Baildon, Saltaire, & more. Saltaire‐Mon baby (o‐15mths)10am, toddler (15mths‐3 yrs) 10.40am & toddler 11.20am, Ilkley ‐Weds baby 10am, toddler 10.40am & toddler 11.20am. Baildon ‐Thurs baby 9.30am, toddler 10.10am & toddler

10.50am





http://www.rhythmtime.net


http://www.jojingles.com/ilkley




Swimming

Splish Splosh Swimming School, Greens Health & Fitness, Baildon, BD17 7HE & Esporta, Gallagher Leisure Park, Bradford, BD3 7AT Con‐

tact: Chris, Adrian, Cat or Vicky Tel: 01405862849 or 07966661201 Email: [email protected] Web: www.splishsploshswimmingschool.com

Lessons held: Tues/Wed/Fri 3‐5pm & Sat 12‐3pm at Greens & Tues 4‐6pm, Thurs 10am to 12pm & Sun 9.30‐12.30am at Esporta. All ages, abilities, members & non‐members. Learning to swim should be an enjoyable and safe pursuit, these are the main principles of the school.

Pupils not only benefit from the potentially life‐saving ability to swim but vital exercise is also achieved. At any of the schools, there is only

ever a maximum class size of eight being taught in the pool at any one time. For children aged 6 months to 4 years class sizes never exceed 6. This reduces the risk of accident and ensures there are no distractions. It also gives adequate learning time to each pupil. £70 for 10 lessons

for members & £80 for non‐members.

SplishSplosh Swimming School

Tel:01405 862849

Top images courtesy of Adams & Mamas & Papas & Splish Splosh Swimming school


SplishSplosh Swimming School





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A bit of this a bit of that!

Images courtesy of Adams

If you are looking to get out, grow your business and meet like‐minded women, then the Woman2Woman networking

sessions are the place to do it.

This is a network particularly for Mums who run businesses and businesses run for Mums. We bring together women from business, complementary health and the voluntary/social enterprise sector. Women who have small children are particularly welcome to bring them along. This session

will include formal and informal networking so everyone will be

comfortable. If you want to give a short 2‐5 minute presentation or demonstration of your business on the day then please

contact us.

The upcoming Woman2Woman networking session will be held:

When: Monday 28th September 2009 Time: 10:00a.m. ‐12:00 noon

Where: Manningham Mills Community As‐sociation Café, Cost: £2.50

Lilycroft Road, Manningham, BD9 5BD

Contact us on: Telephone: 01274 223347

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

with your name, organisation name/business type, phone number and details of any guests you will be bringing

along with you.

The 20th West Yorkshire Organic Group Organic, Fruit, Vegetable, & Flower Show on

Saturday 19th September Open to the public from 12.303pm

At Exhibition Building, Exhibition Rd ,Shipley College, Saltaire, Bradford

The Ilkley Literature Festival

2nd ‐18th October 2009

www.ilkleyliterature festival.org.uk






http://www.ilkleyliterature



Family Entertainment Useful Numbers Lets go out! Where?

Cinema Odeon at Thornbury

Tel:08712244007 (kids sessions sat/sun & schools holidays‐

selected sessions, adults go free) Cineworld (kids sessions on Sat morning just £1) Tel:01274 200

2000 —————————————

Bowling Shipley Lanes Tel: 01274 583822 Hollywood Bowl Tel: 01274 437162 (1 child free on Sunday mornings with a paying adult)

—————————————‐Swimming Baths:

Shipley Pool Tel: 01274 437162 Richard Dunns Tel:01274 307822 Eccleshill Pool Tel:01274 612329 Keighley Pool Tel:01535 681763 Bingley Pool Tel:01274 560621 —————————————

Under 16’s and over 60’s can swim for free!! Over 8’s and over 60’s need to get an application form from their local pool and fill it out so they can receive their swim card. Under 8’s do not need the

swim card. ——————————————

Get your skates on! Bradford Ice Arena, 19 Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD5 0AD Tel:01274 729091

www.nicetime.org Mon‐Fri 11am‐3.30pm £3.30 + £1.80 skate hire (£4.30 in school and bank hols) Eve‐M/T/T/F 7.30‐10pm £4.30 + £1.80 skate hire . Under 5’s are free and may skate if accompanied by a skating adult. Child boots start from size 6 and cost

£1.80 to hire


Theatre 2009

2‐26th September ‘The Sound of Music’ at The Alhambra

28th Sept‐3rd Oct ‘Jackie The Musical’ (based on your fav 70’s teen mag!) at The Alhambra

8th‐10th Oct ‘Stage 84:Spectacular 2009’ at The Alhambra

4th October ’Hi5’ at St George’s Hall

13th & 14th Oct ‘The Gruffalo’ at St Georges Hall

20th Oct ‘Julian ClaryLord of The Mince’ at St George’s Hall (Pink Flamingo Club Activity)

2nd‐7th Nov ‘Scrooge’ at The Alhambra

10th‐14th Nov ‘Kes’ at The Alhambra

17th‐22nd Nov ‘Joseph &The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ at The Alhambra

To book tickets at St George’s Hall, The Alhambra or Bingley Little Theatre Tel: 01274 432000 and

mention Family Life MAG or visit www.bradford‐theatres.co.uk

Soft Play Centres

Jimmy G’s Tel:01274 533848 (Saltaire) – Tiddley Peeps Mob:07706 495882

(Eccleshill) ‐ Childsplay Tel :01274 619735 (Idle) ‐ Sunnybank Tel:01274 613100

(Greengates) ‐ Funsters Tel:01274 685556 (Dudley Hill) ‐ Tumbles

(Cleakheaton) Tel:01274 852542 ‐ Cottonbudz Tel:0113 2571188 (Rodley)




http://www.nicetime.org

http://www.bradford%E2%80%90theatres.co.uk


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Feed your family with love—the organic way






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For further details about Relax Kids Classes/Workshops

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