KEW LIBRARY
Cnr Civic Drive and Cotham Road, Kew
8pm Thursday 22nd April
Kemi Nekvapil
Family Food Traditions
Creating them, building them and how they nourish us.
There is now so much fear around food that we can sometimes forget the joy of preparing it and sharing it with our family.
Having children that are fussy, have allergies, do not eat, are teenagers and of course the ‘witching hour’ are some of the things that can challenge the way we approach mealtimes and whether we or anyone else around the table enjoys them!
Dinner on the 23rd will be different!
8pm Thursday 27th May
Leanne Moraes
The Gift of Rhythm
Using rhythm and traditions to facilitate family life.
Food, festivals and seasonal tables all help to build a beautiful world for your child.
8pm Tuesday 8th June
John Allison
What do we need to do to ‘raise a child’? Often, we find ourselves longing for peace and harmony in the family, and feel pained and even guilty when it is absent. Let’s consider the opportunities for development offered by conflict – and learn some ways to deal with it, to ‘bring ourselves up to the mark’, to be ‘good enough’.
John Allison is a parent and grandparent, a teacher and author, and publisher of { parent-theses }, a free quarterly email newsletter on parenting. He can be contacted at parent.theses@gmail.com or via his website www.johnallison.com.au.
8pm Tuesday 16th November
Veronica Plantener and Puppeteers
Puppet Play followed by our annual Christmas Talk
“Over stars is Mary wandering…”
Advent is a time of pleasant anticipation, of growing excitement about that what is to come at Christmas.
The word Advent actually means ‘coming’, and there are many beautiful ways to celebrate that with children; how to join into the gesture of Mary who is preparing for the Christ child.
What we as adults give as true archetypal pictures to the souls of the children, can one day become their inner foundation.
MICHAEL CENTRE
37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood
8pm Tuesday 27th July
Hannah Gauci
Storytelling
How to develop the art of creating and telling simple stories.
The gifts of storytelling; a way of developing a deep connection to language and the world in the young child and bring nourishment to the soul.
8pm Tuesday 3rd August
Rob Gordon
Technology and development in childhood and adolescence.
Television, computer and phones have transformed the social environment for child development.
There are serious threats to human values in the way they are impinging on us all, but at the same time there are ways in which these media can also be used for enhancing human consciousness and supporting development through the formative years.
Rob Gordon is a clinical psychologist who has worked with children and adolescents for over 30 years.
8pm Tuesday 10th August
Bettye Palmer
Getting on the move…
The poise and dynamics of movement in the early years.
The wonder and complexity of it.
What do children need from parents in this process?
Red Hill - Uniting Church Hall
Mechanics Rd, Red Hill.
Times 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Contact Elizabeth Newbirch 5985 6797
Friday 20th May
Hannah Gauci
Storytelling
Thursday 17th June
Bettye Palmer
Getting on the move . . .
Friday 6th August
Leanne Moraes
The Gift of Rhythm
Thursday 9th September
John Allison
A family is a nest of containers, like Russian dolls, with the baby sheltered and protected in the centre.
How long do we hold them there? How do we let them go?
Gabriel Talks Enquiries
Enquiries about talks in Melbourne, or study group Jacinta Walker:
{phone} 03 9725 8879
{email} talks@gabrielcentre.com.au