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Our favourite websites and apps – Episode II

By MiC Carine 07/01/2020

Information is Beautiful

We are exactly one week into 2020 today, and according to the latest news the world looks rather bleak (at least that’s what we’re being told)…endless devastating fires, useless international political show offs and hopeless local reunification gridlocks abound. Makes you want to bury your head in the sand and wait till the *&^%storm blows over.

But wait!! Not all is miserable and depressing on our little blue planet!

According to the World Economic Forum there has never been a better time to be alive in human history:  ‘In aggregate terms, the human race has never had it so good. Life expectancy has risen by more in the past 50 years than in the previous 1,000. When the Berlin Wall fell, two-fifths of humanity lived in extreme poverty. Now it’s one-eighth. Global illiteracy has dropped from one-half to one-sixth in the same span of time. With a few tragic exceptions, a child born almost anywhere today can expect to grow up healthier, wealthier and smarter than at any other time in history.’

We just don’t hear about all the positive stuff going on!

Yet there is beautiful news to be had daily, and it’s wonderfully uplifting.

Did you know there’s a website that offers an endless collection of good news, positive trends, uplifting statistics and facts? The information is beautifully visualized in easy to comprehend charts and it’s accessible to everyone!

Women can finally vote everywhere, the HPV vaccine has slashed infections, famine deaths have plummeted globally, recycling 30 plastic water bottles earns you a free trip on the Rome metro…it goes on and on. The data is sorted into categories and there’s a daily newsletter available.

Information is Beautiful aims “to move our attention beyond dramatic news headlines to the slow developments and quiet trends that go unseen and uncelebrated” by releasing a chart every day for a year, and we are absolutely loving it!!

Click here for your daily dose of reassurance that not all is doom and gloom!

2020 looks bright after all 😁

 

Our favourite websites and apps – Episode I

By MiC Carine 25/10/2019

News-O-Matic

Would you like your children to become interested in the world around them (beyond your local community), but find watching the evening news together too daunting? I know we did when our boys were little.

I believe that when kids get to a certain age, we have an obligation to offer them insights into what living in this world is really like. We cannot shield them from the (ugly) truth forever, nor can we pretend bad things do not happen out there. Because if we do, and they find out the hard way, they may be unprepared to process their emotional response to negative events – however small or big, whether it affects them locally or not.

Children talk among themselves at school. Even if we don’t want to burden our own with the sad news that another terrorist attack / plane hijack / suicide bombing has taken place, they may hear it from a classmate in a way that may make them anxious and scared of going outside.

Controlling the narrative of daily life – while we still have the opportunity – is essential to preparing their malleable little brains for the realities that lie ahead, for all things positive as well as negative. But we don’t always know how, so a tool that helps us find the right approach can come in handy.

Enter ‘News-O-Matic’, which our two boys have greatly benefited from over the years.

 

 

News-O-Matic is the first daily newspaper just for kids, which provides an exciting and engaging, always age-appropriate experience for children. As they mention on their website ‘thanks to its unique combination of editorial and technology, News-O-Matic creates innovative solutions to help children become tomorrow’s responsible citizens. It gives young readers a window into the world — and a reason to love reading news.’

 

Totally true! A daily email for parents gives you the heads-up on the issues covered, along with meaningful conversation tips on the topics raised, whether good news or bad.

Here’s a screen shot of that mail from a week ago:

 

You can select the age range and the language (currently available in English, French or Spanish), and they have a version for use in schools. There’s a free trial period, then subscriptions are either monthly, for 6 months or annual. Best money ever spent!

We cannot recommend this enough, and no, this is not a commercial endorsement.

Just try it and let us know how you like it in the comments below, your feedback is more than welcome!

Access the website from here, with the app available on the App Store and Google Play. There’s also a version for Kindle.

You heard it here first 😉

Μάθε πώς η Waldorf εκπαίδευση ωφελεί τα παιδιά

By MiC Carine 09/08/2019

Τα Waldorf σχολεία προωθούν τη συνεργασία μεταξύ των παιδιών, την ελεύθερη σκέψη και την εκμάθηση μέσα από την εμπειρία. Αυτά, είναι μερικά από τα οφέλη που αποκομίζουν τα παιδιά από ένα Waldorf σχολείο. Τα σχολεία Waldorf είναι μοναδικά. Εάν ποτέ επισκεφτείτε μια αίθουσα διδασκαλίας Waldorf, θα εκπλαγείτε με το πώς είναι διαμορφωμένη μια τάξη.

Ξέρατε ότι, ορισμένες από τις καθημερινές δραστηριότητες των παιδιών μπορεί να είναι η μαγειρική, το πλέξιμο και η ραπτική;

Βρες τις ανάγκες των παιδιών

Είναι γεγονός ότι κάθε παιδί είναι μοναδικό και διαφορετικό. Οι ανάγκες οι οποίες έχει είναι συγκεκριμένες και το ίδιο ισχύει για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο μαθαίνει.

Η Waldorf εκπαίδευση εντοπίζει το αναπτυξιακό στάδιο που βρίσκεται το κάθε παιδί.  Βάση αυτό, διδάσκει ανάλογα με τις ικανότητές και δεξιότητες του μαθητή για κάθε μάθημα.

Δεν είναι δυνατόν κάθε παιδί να μαθαίνει πιάνοντας ένα βιβλίο και διαβάζοντας  το μάθημα. Δεν έχει κάθε παιδί την ίδια ικανότητα  στη λεκτική  μάθηση ή σε γραπτές οδηγίες. Πολύ λίγα παιδιά μαθαίνουν συμπληρώνοντας φύλλα εργασίας.

Τα παιδιά μαθαίνουν με να κάνουν πράξεις, να νιώθουν και να σκέφτονται. Στα σχολεία Waldorf, οι εκπαιδευτικοί μαθαίνουν τα παιδιά κάνοντας μαθήματα τα οποία απευθύνονται σε διαφορετικούς τύπους μάθησης. Κάθε ένα από τα μαθήματα περιέχει κίνηση, τέχνες και διεγείρει το νου.

Το μοναδικό χαρακτηριστικό του Waldorf βρίσκεται στη φιλοσοφία του η οποία προσαρμόζει το πρόγραμμα σπουδών στο στάδιο ανάπτυξης παιδιών σε διάφορες ηλικίες. Είναι γεγονός ότι τα παιδιά έχουν διαφορετικές ικανότητες για μάθηση σε διαφορετικές ηλικίες. Έτσι, διδάσκονται μαθήματα τα οποία τα παιδιά είναι σε θέση να καταλάβουν τη στιγμή που θα τα καταλάβουν  και που θα είναι έτοιμα να τα καταλάβουν. Το μάθημα γίνεται για το παιδί – όχι για το διαγώνισμα.

Ανάπτυξη κριτικής σκέψης

Όταν στέλνετε το παιδί σας σε ένα σχολείο Waldorf είναι επειδή εκτιμάτε μια εκπαίδευση που σέβεται την ανάπτυξη του παιδιού.

Όταν στέλνετε το παιδί σας σε ένα σχολείο Waldorf είναι επειδή θέλετε το παιδί σας να είναι ένα ευφάνταστο, ελεύθερο άτομο που σκέφτεται ανοιχτά σε νέες εμπειρίες και διαφορετικές απόψεις.

‘Όταν στέλνετε το παιδί σας σε ένα Waldorf σχολείο είναι επειδή εκτιμάτε μια εκπαίδευση που διδάσκει στο παιδί σας πώς να σκέφτεται – όχι τι να σκέφτεστε και τι  να μην σκέφτεστε όπως όλους τους άλλους.  ‘Όταν στέλνετε το παιδί σας σε ένα Waldorf σχολείο είναι επειδή εκτιμάτε την ελευθερία στην εκπαίδευση – τη μη συμμόρφωση με τα πρότυπα.

Για παράδειγμα, ένα παιδί μπορεί να νιώσει πίεση από τους συμμαθητές του για να πειράξει έναν άλλο συμμαθητή του. Αυτή είναι η ώρα για το παιδί να αποφασίσει να ακολουθήσει ή να μην ακολουθήσει τη συμπεριφορά. Μερικές φορές βάζουμε τα παιδιά να λάβουν μια γρήγορη απόφαση χωρίς να τους αφήσουμε χρόνο να σκεφτούν από μόνοι τους και να αποφασίσουν.

Στα Waldorf σχολεία αφήνουμε τα παιδιά να λάβουν αποφάσεις στο δικό τους χρόνο.  Έτσι είναι υπεύθυνα για τις αποφάσεις τους και έχουν το αίσθημα ευθύνης και ισότητας όταν μεγαλώσουν. Η κριτική σκέψη ενδυναμώνει τα παιδιά ούτως ώστε να μπορούν να αντιμετωπίσουν τις προκλήσεις στη ενήλική τους ζωή.

Περιορισμένη τεχνολογία

Έχετε σκεφτεί ποτέ ένα σχολείο χωρίς υπολογιστές; Το σχολείο Waldorf δεν χρησιμοποιεί υπολογιστές ή συσκευές στο δημοτικό σχολείο. Ο λόγος είναι ότι τα σχολεία Waldorf ενθαρρύνουν την επαφή με τους πραγματικούς ανθρώπους, το πραγματικό περιβάλλον  ούτως ώστε να δημιουργηθεί μια βάση πραγματικής εμπειρίας.  Έτσι, οι υπολογιστές χρησιμοποιούνται  στα Waldorf σχολεία όταν τα παιδιά βρίσκονται στο κατάλληλο αναπτυξιακό στάδιο.

Είναι κοινή πεποίθηση στα Waldorf σχολεία ότι τα παιδιά μαθαίνουν καλύτερα από την πραγματική εμπειρία παρά να περνούν την ώρα τους μπροστά από μια οθόνη υπολογιστή.

Τα παιδιά στο Waldorf μαθαίνουν παρακολουθώντας τις γάτες, μυρίζοντας τα λουλούδια, νιώθοντας τη βροχή, ακούγοντας μιας πάπια και παρακολουθώντας με υπομονή μία κότα που τρώει το φαγητό της. Αυτά τα πράγματα είναι ενδιαφέροντα και πιο περίπλοκα για ένα παιδί παρά ένας υπολογιστής.

Όταν ένα παιδί  κάθεται μπροστά σε έναν υπολογιστή αυτό μπορεί να γίνει μια κακή συνήθεια, εφόσον το παιδί δεν κινείται και δεν ενεργεί στον πραγματικό κόσμο. Επιπλέον, οι μαθητές Waldorf  δεν υποφέρουν από την έλλειψη υπολογιστή όταν μεγαλώσουν. Παρόλα αυτά, αναπτύσσουν σημαντικές δεξιότητες φαντασίας, σκέψης και θέλησης.

Εντούτοις μη νομίζετε ότι οι δάσκαλοι  Waldorf πιστεύουν ότι οι υπολογιστές και οι συσκευές είναι πάντα ακατάλληλες. Σε ένα Waldorf γυμνάσιο και λύκειο, θα δείτε μαθητές οι οποίοι φτιάχνουν τους δικούς τους υπολογιστές. Αυτός ο τρόπος συνάδει με τη φιλοσοφία Waldorf και είναι ο τρόπος που τα παιδιά αποκτούν γνώση για τους υπολογιστές και τη τεχνολογία.  Οι μαθητές αυτοί, κατακτούν γρήγορα την τεχνολογία των υπολογιστών και πολλές φορές έχουν μια επιτυχημένη καριέρα στη βιομηχανία των υπολογιστών.

“Γενικότερα η εκπαίδευση Waldorf αφήνει τα παιδιά να μάθουν στον δικό τους χρόνο, ανάλογα με το αναπτυξιακό στάδιο του κάθε παιδιού. Επίσης, αποκτούν γερές βάσεις κριτικής σκέψης και το καλύτερο μαθαίνουν μέσα από την εμπειρία στην πραγματική ζωή.”

Ελάτε να μας γνωρίσετε!

Αν έχετε απορίες και θέλετε να μάθετε περισσότερα σχετικά με τη Waldorf εκπαίδευση στείλτε ένα μήνυμα στην επίσημη σελίδα στο Facebook, Waldorf School of Limassol. Εάν θέλετε μια συνάντηση, καλέστε στο 96 116120. Ανυπομονούμε να μοιραστούμε την Waldorf φιλοσοφία μαζί σας!

Mental health: how to stop stigma and take action

By MiC Carine 06/05/2019

Here at Mums in Cyprus, we spend large parts of the morning online and as a consequence, come across countless of websites every day. We see rubbish websites (loads of them!), out of date websites (how hard can it be!?) and even websites where we seriously wonder why anyone even bothered to put them up…

But once in a while there is one that stands out. The Perfect Find.

Professional, transparent, factual and supportive, yesterday’s discovery is one of these gems: childmind.org

The Child Mind Institute is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. As an independent, non-profit organisation based in the United States, their teams ‘work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most.’

Ok, so Cyprus is not the US, but mental health is an issue on our island, too.

The website has a wealth of information, articles and tools for families. There are symptom checkers and parent guides, tips for teenagers and children.

Teachers can find resources for recognising learning disorders in the classroom, dealing with anxiety and ADHD in students, and browse though recommended strategies to address these.

One of the biggest obstacles to tackling mental health is the stigma attached to it, and this is where The Childmind Institute’s anti-stigma campaign #MyYoungerSelf comes in. That’s what got us to their website in the first place, as it was mentioned by Time Magazine.

‘This May actors, athletes, social influencers, businesspeople and more send a message of hope about their experience growing up with a mental health or learning disorder: Help us stop the shame and stigma. This is #MyYoungerSelf, the Child Mind Institute’s campaign to counter the stigma for the 1 in 5 children struggling with these disorders.’

We can ALL do our bit to stop the shame and stigma.

 

 

Skin Cancer… what precautions can we take?

By MiC Carine 04/06/2018

Summer is here and so is the sun. Here to stay, way up high in the sky, all day, every day, for the next six months (at least in Cyprus :-). This translates into a LOT of harmful rays, and we need to take appropriate measures to stay healthy and not burn our skin.

In our quest to always bring you relevant, up to date advice and information, we scoured the web for the latest expert recommendations and found out that, sadly, Europe has a skin cancer problem.

Did you know that skin cancer is the most common cancer?

It doesn’t need to be a growing problem. Skin cancer can be treated if caught early.

Always be sunsafe

Avoid unnecessary exposure

Seek shade where possible, and avoid the summer sun during the middle of the day.

Wear protective clothing 

Include dark colours, long sleeves, a wide-brimmed hat and UV-rated sunglasses. For children, look for clothing with inbuilt sun protection.

Apply sunscreen

Check that yours has a high protection factor against both UVA and UVB rays. Remember that sunscreen takes effect around half an hour after its application and only lasts for two to three hours.

 

Children are at the greatest risk of long-term health issues related to unsafe sun exposure.

Outside play is important, but you should never let a child get sunburnt.

 

WHO IS AT RISK OF SKIN CANCER?

Skin cancer can affect anybody at any age.
It is most common in people over 50, or people who have had prolonged exposure to the sun.

You are at higher risk if you:

  • Have fair skin or are prone to sunburn
  • Were sunburnt during childhood
  • Have spent a lot of time in the sun (for work or leisure)
  • Have periodical exposure periods (e.g. on holidays)
  • Use sunbeds
  • Have more than 50 moles
  • Have a family history of skin cancer
  • Are over the age of 50
  • Have undergone an organ transplant

Whether you’re in a high-risk group or not, there are simple things you can do now to protect you and your family from skin cancer.

By knowing the signs, and checking yourself regularly, you can stop any suspicious skin lesions before they become something more serious.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

Check your skin for spots that:

  • Change size, colour and/or shape
  • Appear different to the rest (the ‘Ugly Duckling’ sign)
  • Are asymmetric or have uneven borders
  • Feel rough or scaly (sometimes you can feel lesions before you can see them)
  • Are multi-coloured
  • Are itchy
  • Are bleeding or oozing
  • Look pearly
  • Look like a wound but do not heal
  • If you see two or more of these warning signs, don’t delay. Visit your doctor immediately.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Skin cancer can be treated, and early diagnosis makes the chances of a full recovery very high.

If you spot a suspicious lesion, it is vital that you have it checked by a doctor or preferably a dermatologist as soon as possible. Where treatment is delayed, the condition worsens, and in some instances, can lead to disfigurement, complications and even death. Don’t let delay reduce your chances of a positive outcome.

The golden rules are:

  • Don’t ignore it, hoping it will go away
  • Don’t wait to see how it develops, or manage it yourself
  • Don’t assume it’s nothing serious
  • Don’t think it isn’t a priority to get it sorted
  • And above all, don’t be afraid to see your doctor or dermatologist

Skin cancer is treatable if it’s caught early.
If you have a spot that looks suspicious, go and see your doctor.

 

Check the following pages for more details on skin cancer and how you can gain knowledge that will help you stay safe:

4 MAIN TYPES OF SUSPICIOUS SKIN LESION
SIGNS OF MELANOMA
HOW AND WHERE TO LOOK

 

For more information about skin cancer, and how to prevent and detect it, visit www.euromelanoma.org.

Article available in its original form on the Euromelanoma.org webpage.

 

How to…Target Ovarian Cancer

By MiC Carine 19/03/2018

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Women are more likely to cut out foods than go to their GP if they experience persistent bloating

The symptoms of ovarian cancer
Women in the UK are more likely to consider changing their diet than visiting their GP when confronted with bloating, a major symptom of ovarian cancer.

New research from Target Ovarian Cancer shows that, when faced with the prospect of persistent bloating, women may unknowingly put themselves at risk by opting to do things like eat more probiotic yoghurts or cut out gluten, rather than visiting their GP.

Half (50 per cent) of UK women said they would do something with their diet, whereas one in three (34 per cent) said they would see a doctor if they were concerned about bloating.1 Previous research by Target Ovarian Cancer has shown that just 1 in 5 women can name persistent bloating as a symptom of ovarian cancer – an alarmingly low rate of awareness.2

It's time to TAKE OVAR

Join us to TAKE OVAR and raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer in the lead up to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Two thirds of women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer once the cancer has already spread, making it harder to treat.3 Enough is enough. It’s time to TAKE OVAR. Together we can transform the lives of women with ovarian cancer.

Target Ovarian Cancer’s research also showed that women over 55 – who are most likely to develop ovarian cancer – are least likely to google their symptoms, leaving them at risk of a delayed diagnosis. Just one in three women over 55 (34 per cent) would do this, compared to almost two thirds of 18-24 year olds (64 per cent).4

Raising awareness is the first critical step, ensuring women know the potential significance of continued bloating and seek medical advice. This awareness gap means that women are not visiting their GP promptly, not being sent for the correct ovarian cancer tests quickly, and risk missing out on a crucial early diagnosis.

Annwen Jones, Chief Executive of Target Ovarian Cancer, said: “A probiotic yoghurt should not be preventing a woman from visiting the GP promptly if something is worrying her. Women should not be risking their lives because of the enduring awareness gap around the symptoms of ovarian cancer. If women know ovarian cancer symptoms such as persistent bloating and are able to link them to ovarian cancer early on, lives will be saved.”

Laura and her son Harry

Laura Everley, 38, from Crawley, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014. She said: “Before I was diagnosed I was experiencing all of the symptoms of ovarian cancer, including bloating. I thought that maybe I might have irritable bowel syndrome because there are similar symptoms. I’d even tried going gluten free, but it had made no difference. The idea of cancer hadn’t even entered my head. You just never dream this is going to happen to you.”

11 women die every day from ovarian cancer, and ovarian cancer faces chronic underfunding compared with other cancers. Together we can transform the lives of women with ovarian cancer. Join our TAKE OVAR campaign to raise awareness, fund research and save lives. Target Ovarian Cancer will hold an inquiry into diagnosing ovarian cancer sooner at the APPG on ovarian cancer in Parliament today.

Find out more

  • Learn more about the symptoms of ovarian cancer
  • Donate today to raise awareness, fund research and save lives

POSTED BY TARGET OVARIAN CANCER ON MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2018

References

Reference 1

For the following questions, by “bloated regularly” we mean any unusual swelling/increase in the stomach areas that doesn’t go away. Please imagine you had started to feel bloated regularly… Which, if any, of the following actions would you take? (please select all that apply)

Buy an over the counter medicine (eg antacids etc)

  • Count – 264
  • Percent – 23%

Make an appointment with my GP

  • Count – 392
  • Percent – 34%

Cut out certain foods (eg gluten/dairy); start eating/drinking certain foods (eg probiotic yoghurts, cereals with fibre, peppermint tea); go on a diet.

  • Count – 571
  • Percent – 50%

Start doing/do more exercise

  • Count – 251
  • Percent – 22%

Google the symptoms

  • Count – 487
  • Percent – 43%

Reference 2

Target Ovarian Cancer Pathfinder: Transforming futures for women with ovarian cancer (2016). Available at https://www.targetovariancancer.org.uk/our-campaigns/pathfinder/pathfinder-transforming-futures-women-ovarian-cancer/pathfinder-2016

Reference 3

Office for National Statistics (2016) One–year net cancer survival for Bladder, Breast, Colorectal, Kidney, Lung, Melanoma, Ovary, Prostate and Uterus, by stage at diagnosis. Available at: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditio…

Reference 4

For the following questions, by “bloated regularly” we mean any unusual swelling/increase in the stomach areas that doesn’t go away. Please imagine you had started to feel bloated regularly… Which, if any, of the following actions would you take? (please select all that apply)

  Age
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Google the symptoms 64% 52% 41% 42% 34%

 

6 podcasts I’ve been listening to

By eleni 28/01/2018

Hey mamas.

I’ve become obsessed with podcasts so I’m sharing my favourite ones on the blog today.

Take a look and please let me know what your favourites are.

Peace and love

eleni

Parenting teens Workshop

By MiC Carine 24/01/2018

 

Remember when your teen was a baby just learning to walk? And how much you, as a parent, have learned since then? Child proofing the house, doctors’ appointments, first day at school, many tears and lots of joy.

And just when you thought you had worked it all out, adolescence walks around the corner and knocks on the door! Oh boy…but just as this time bears many challenges for you and your child, it holds just as many amazing new moments of bonding and connecting.

Do the challenges feel rather big and you’re looking for support in your parenting skills and for practical tools? Would you like tips on how to problem-solve, communicate effectively and respectfully, cope with emotions (both here and there!) and experience puberty in an atmosphere of mutual respect affirming both your and your child´s self-worth?

Then this workshop is just right for you! Starting on Wednesday January 31, It runs over a period of 7 weeks with a weekly meeting of 2 hours at The Family House in Nicosia. Classes are held in a relaxed atmosphere with drinks and snacks, making everyone quickly feel comfortable.

Through experiential activities you will learn practical tools of parenting, making the transfer from class to your home much easier. Further the “Parents helping Parents” exercises enhance exchange and support among the participants, contributing to the positive learning this workshop offers

The workshop runs over a period of 7 weeks with a weekly meeting of 2 hours.

Classes are held in a relaxed atmosphere with drinks and snacks, making everyone quickly feel comfortable. Through experiential activities you will learn practical tools of parenting, making the transfer from class to your home much easier. Further the “Parents helping Parents” exercises enhance exchange and support among the participants, contributing to the positive learning this workshop offers.

Topics addressed are:

  • The challenges of parenting teens
  • Parenting styles
  • Know yourself, know your teen
  • How to motivate your teen using encouraging communication
  • Problem solving with teens
  • Letting go
  • Scary behaviours

The class is based on Positive Discipline a program designed to teach young people become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their community. It teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and encouraging for both children and adults.

5 criteria for Parenting with Positive Discipline are:

  • Helps children feel a sense of connection. (Belonging and significance)
  • Is mutually respectful and encouraging. (Kind and firm at the same time.)
  • Is effective long-term. (Considers what the children are thinking, feeling, learning, and deciding about themselves and their world – and what to do in the future to survive or to thrive.)
  • Teaches important social and life skills. (Respect, concern for others, problem solving, and cooperation as well as the skills to contribute to the home, school or larger community.)
  • Invites children to discover how capable they are. (Encourages the constructive use of personal power and autonomy.)

The workshop will be held by Gabriele Kaiser, Family Counsellor, certified Positive Discipline Trainer and mother of 4.

The location is: The Family House Nicosia, a newly opened Family Education Center, offering a variety of educational courses starting from Pregnancy, aiming to substantially improve the bonding, health and well-being of families and children from before birth onwards. It strives to support parents in every aspect of family life, no matter in which family phase they are and invites families to socialize, learn and develop. For more information please visit the Family House website and their Facebook page.

Costs: 165€ incl. Parent Workbook

Registration: info@the-family-house.com

Birth Forward

By MiC Carine 15/12/2017

Birth Forward is an islandwide non-profit Organisation, which provides support and education around the important subject of birth.
Our mission is to connect the parents and health professionals to promotes Evidence Based Medical Practises and European Standards which are all supporting natural birth when possible.
We are the first organisation in Cyprus which bridges the whole spectrum from preconception to pregnancy to birth to early years of parenthood. Our goal is Framaroot Alternativefor parents and health professionals to be empowered, feel respected, supported and be able to make their own informed choices. We want every child to be born into this world getting the absolute best start in life.

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Tel: 99361863
Email: info@birthforward.com

Το Birth Forward είναι ένας μη κερδοσκοπικός οργανισμός σε νησιωτικό επίπεδο, ο οποίος παρέχει υποστήριξη και εκπαίδευση γύρω από το σημαντικό θέμα της γέννησης.
Η αποστολή μας είναι να συνδέσουμε τους γονείς και τους επαγγελματίες του τομέα της υγείας με την προώθηση των ιατρικών πρακτικών βασισμένων σε αποδεικτικά στοιχεία και των ευρωπαϊκών προτύπων τα οποία υποστηρίζουν φυσικά τη φυσική γέννηση όταν είναι δυνατόν.
Είμαστε η πρώτη οργάνωση στην Κύπρο που γεφυρώνει όλο το φάσμα από την προκαταρκτική έως την εγκυμοσύνη μέχρι τη γέννηση και τα πρώτα χρόνια της μητρότητας. Στόχος μας είναι οι γονείς και οι επαγγελματίες υγείας να είναι ενδυναμωμένοι, να αισθάνονται σεβαστοί, να υποστηρίζονται και να είναι σε θέση να κάνουν τις δικές τους ενημερωμένες επιλογές. Θέλουμε κάθε παιδί να γεννηθεί σε αυτόν τον κόσμο να πάρει το απόλυτο καλύτερο ξεκίνημα στη ζωή.

Iστοσελιδα
Τηλ: 99361863
Email: info@birthforward.com

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