IF YOU have baby on the brain, either as a parent-to-be or as a new parent, the Mom-Me Network °87 workshops set for Nov. 7 and 14 at Highlands United Church in Edgemont Village promise plenty to think about. - Coordinated again this year by Joanne Kates, a North Shore mother of two and prenatal exer- cise instructor, the two, day-long Sessions feature leading health and medical professionals sharing in- formation on the iatest develop- ments in their respective fields. . “Hypnosis is very _ easy. It’s not. magic. It’s a way to put the world a little way away and look into your own inner world.*? © _Mom-Me Network "87 participant Dr. Hunter “It’s so nice for people to know ‘that they “have the resources ‘available and‘ can make contact with the speakers. Everybody that's involved in this has had ‘children and can relate on personal and professional levels,’’ said Kates. . _. ‘The two Saturday sessions are jbroken into two. general categories ‘— pre-baby and post-baby familial ‘phenomena. : The first. Saturday session runs from 9'a.m. to 4 p.m. Among the ‘topics featured are: Relationships, The Way. -We Relate. To One “Another As ‘’ Partners, Lovers, Friends And Parents, presented by Jessica Easton, M.A. and counsell-. ing psychologist; The New .Born, By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter Research Indicating Possible Causes, presented by Joan Brown, R.N. newborn care instructor, Grace’ Hospital; Fetal Develop- ment and Lifestyle to Meet Fetal Growth Needs, presented by Yvonne Leversage, R.N., prenatal director. at the North Shore Health Unit. The second Saturday session runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In- cluded among the many featured topics are: Lack Of Sleep, Lifestyle Change and Hormonal Variations Can Leave One’s Psyche In A State Of Flux - A Panel Discusses the Issues, presented. by Pacific Post Partum Support “Society; Hypnosis For Your Early Paren- ting Years to Give Mom and Dad Time Out, presented. by Dr. Marlene Hunter, M.D.,. LGH; How to Talk so. Kids Will -Listen/Listen So Kids Will Talk; presented by Shelagh Vaitman, preschool teacher, mother of two. The hypnosis session presented by Dr. Hunter will address the issue of making parents feel more secure in their new roles by draw- ing on simple self-hypnosis tech- niques. . “Hypnosis is very éasy. It’s not magic. It’s a way to put the world a little way away and look into your own. inner world,’’ said Hunter. She will also be offering simple stroking techniques to calm baby —. techniques she terms tac- Bathing, Burping and Diapering, ° -; Coping With Colic - Latest» _- Women artists > tile hypnotic techniques. . -. Said Kates: ‘‘This is the only type of thing of its ki::d happening display works | _ SCENES FROM artists Miriam “McCuliough,; “Marie Nagel and “Marie Ross will be on displdy at | ’ : the Seymour Art Gellery in North Vancouver until Nov, 12, : The high emotions: and ‘situa- tions pertaining to life are themes running through , the. works of, “Ross, who has recently started ~ “working on -large: porating textiles avd‘ stitching to add a three-dimensional effect. Nagel, who’ lives in Prince George and is the director of the art gallery there, considers herself mainly self-taught, and her works feature mostly iandscapes © and still-lifes in‘oil and acrylic. Born in Australia but now living in’ "Deep Cove, McCullough previously ‘painted «portraits and landscapes in oils, but has now ‘moved into’ watercolors, achieving an intimacy and lightness that can. so. perfectly be reached with that * medium, . oot ‘ Worksfrom the three. ariists are on display weekdays at the gallery =, at-.1204;Caledonia Ave. in Nort “Vancoever, - oe . ieces incor- h MOM-ME TIMES two are Margaret Critchley with new son Mathew, left, and Karin Haus 49 - Wednesday, October 28, 1987 —- North Shore News | Local 7 volunteers j honored - | | pace s8 43GB “4g : NEWS photo Tony Patera wald with daughter Tanys. Both babies were born Oc:.°18, both mothers attended the same prenatal classes and both attended Prenatal sessions offered by Joanne Kates, the coordinator of the Mom-Me Network Tand Nov. 14 at Highlands United Church in Edgemont Village. in the Vancouver area. It’s not a trade show.”’: : Morning babysitting services are available on a first-registered basis. The cost for attending two days inclusive is $35 for the first parent and $10 for an additional parent of the same family. , Attendance for one day is $25 for the first parent and $10 for an additional parent: To pre-register by telephone call 922-0415. . ~ Piano Vocalist ‘Performed | by Patsy Goto . Drop in, relax and enjoy - some: appetizers or desserts while Patsy Goto entertains ~ YOU. 12 1705 M °87 seminars running Nev.