March

Week of March 15- New Series of Kids Classes Begins! spring class schedule available here!

Saturday, March 20, 11:00am:  New Financial You - A Fresh Look at Your Finances

cost: $18 members, $25 non-members.  coming with your partner?  add $10 for 2nd person

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

event type: parent workshop; limited childcare available

Join Kristin Harad, CFP® owner of VitaVie Financial Planning (and mother of 2!) as she helps you take action to create a new financial you. 

With her refreshing positive outlook on finances, Kristin will share with you:

1. •How to plan for child care expenses or live one a single income (and still have fun!)
   

2. •What to look for in a 529 plan - and if one is right for you.
   

3. •How to spend money without GUILT
   

4. •What actions make immediate impact
   
   

Sign up by March 10 and receive a $20 gift card to Whole Foods on the day of the workshop!

Monday, March 22, 7:30pm:  Helping Toddlers (& their parents) Sleep

cost: $25 members, $35 non-members.  coming with your partner?  add $10 for 2nd person

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

Learn how to help your toddler get some zzz’s!  Angelique Millette helps parents and caregivers understand the intricacies of sleep.  The workshop will cover:

1. • Transitioning from crib to toddler bed
   

2. • Potty training and sleeping
   

3. • Nightmares and sleep
   

4. • Preschool and sleep
   

5. • New baby/sibling jealousy and sleep
   

6. • Sleep needs of toddlers
   

7. • Developmental milestones impact on toddler sleep
   

8. • Moving a toddler out of the family bed
   

9. • Weaning your toddler and sleep
   

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AND Your questions:

1. Attendees will be asked to e-mail your one most important sleep question beforehand to Angelique at angelique@angeliquemillette.com. She will choose 3-5 e-mailed questions and reply to those at the end of the lecture. Cost: $25 members / $35 non-members
   

April

Tuesday, April 6, 7:30-9pm:  Discover your Child's Preschool Personality - and Choose a Preschool that Fits!

cost: $18 members, $28 non-members.  coming with your partner?  add $10 for 2nd person

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

1. In San Francisco, the entire preschool process can feel as stressful as college admissions. It’s complicated and overwhelming. Though some schools are rated highly (and have tuitions to match) are they the right fit for your child? What does your preschooler need? What does your family need?
   

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3. Join Blair Wellington, child and family therapist at Kidspace, to discuss the many types of preschools that exist, from Montessori to Waldorf – as well as what preschool might fit your active, shy, gifted and/or just all-over-the-place child. We’ll also go over children’s learning styles, personality types, what to expect from preschool, as well as how to supplement any preschool program to make it work for your family.
   

Saturday, April 10, 10am.   Also, Tuesday, April 7:30pm:  Mindful Parenting

cost: $18 members, $28 non-members.  coming with your partner?  add $10 for 2nd person

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

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2. Please join us for this workshop and conversation about Mindful Parenting. Practicing a mindful approach to parenting can help us to manage stress in family and work life, help us to be more present with our children, and experience more calmness and joy.  Mindfulness is moment to moment, non judgmental awareness of our thoughts and feelings.  With mindfulness comes clarity, compassion, and creativity.  Mindful Parenting helps us see our children clearly and enables our children to fully experience themselves in the moment. 
   

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4. Kory Orlanski is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing for the past 10 years in San Francisco.
   

5. She enjoys working open-heartily with clients on family of origin and parenting issues, depression, anxiety, career changes, relationship challenges, and life cycle transitions. Her therapeutic style reflects who she is in warmth, compassion, intuitiveness, and authenticity.
   

Saturday, April 17, 9-11am:  Infant, Child & Adult CPR

cost: $50 members, $60 non-members. 

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

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2. Learn CPR for adults, children (ages 1-12) and infants (under age 1). Students will learn how to recognize and respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies. This is a great gift for caregivers & nannies!
   

3. CPR certification is valid for 2 years.
   

Saturday, April 24, 10am-12:30pm:  "Getting Together & Getting it Done:  Do you have a Will or Estate Plan yet?"

cost: $215/individuals, $330/couple

sign up: sign up online by clicking here, or email signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, or phone 415.701.7529. 

event type: parent workshop; limited childcare available

1. Many of us panic about the things that can go wrong, especially after kids arrive on the scene.  Many of us have had these to-do's on our list for too long: get a valid Will in place, talk to an attorney about getting things in order in case something happens.  Maybe you don't have the time, or maybe the cost is just too much right now.
   

2. Attorney Amy Shelf has teamed up with the folks at Recess to bring new and expectant parents a way to get the basics out of the way and organize your future—all at a thrifty, group-discount rate.
   

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4. Here is how it works:  you & your partner spend a morning at Recess and attend a Panic-Free Planning workshop (childcare available in the recess playspace).  You'll leave with a valid Will, Financial Power of Attorney and an Advance Health Care Directive, all completed with the help and guidance of an experienced estate planning attorney.
   

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6. More information at www.recessurbanrecreation.com or www.amyshelf.com. 
   

Ongoing 

Mom & Baby Circles.  Mondays & Fridays, 3-5pm

cost: free/members, $5/mom & baby

sign up: signups@recessurbanrecreation.com, 415.701.7529. 

event type: new moms

 

1. Does a trip to Target sound like a big adventure? You are not alone. In fact you are not alone for the many triumphs and frustrations that come in the first year of motherhood. If you have a baby between 0-12 months, and you are yearning for some adult interaction, or you just need to get out of the house, come join our casual mom-led mom & baby circle. There is no need to register - so if a nap or a baby breakdown catches you unexpectedly, don't worry, we understand.  The groups meet on Mondays and Fridays, 3-5pm.  (If you’re a working mom, and would be interested in a Sunday afternoon group, please let us know).