PROGRAMS - 3 to 4 Years
1. ME & MY DAD
Me & My Dad welcomes dads and other male figures (grandfathers, uncles, etc.) and their children to enjoy breakfast, children’s activities, and the opportunity to connect with other dads.
Services Offered
- Toys and crafts
- Circle time
- Toy & Resource Lending Library
- A nutritious breakfast
- Information & support on a range of subjects including childcare, parenting, community resources and much more
Details
- Where: Peterborough Family Resource Centre
201 Antrim St (downstairs), Peterborough - When: Every Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon. **closed long weekends.
- How to Register: No registration required – just drop in! For more information, call 748-9144, or by email at jasonb@pfrc.ca.
2. FAMILIES CONNECT
Families Connect is a group for moms, dads and their children aged 18 months to 4 years. Parents participate in the program by joining their children in play activities, helping with setup and clean up tasks, and by making connections with other parents in the group. Parents can receive information and support from the Coordinator, Early Childhood Educator, and a Resource Librarian. Children experience group play opportunities to promote social development, and participate in crafts and circle time.
Services Offered
- Positive Parenting skills
- Information about childrens healthy growth and development
- Circle Time, Learning Activities, and Crafts
- Healthy snack and lunch
- Peer Support
- Information about other services in the community
- Limited transportation within the City of Peterborough
- Toy and Book Lending Library
Details
- Where: Otonabee Public School, Peterborough
- When: Thursdays, 10:00am - 12:30pm
- Where: St. John School, Peterborough
- When: Mondays, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Where: Norwood High School, Norwood
- When: Wednesdays, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
- How to Register: Referral is required. For information on how to obtain a referral or make a self referral please contact Kellie Walden (705)748-9144 ext.314 or by email kelliew@pfrc.ca
3. FAMILY PLAY TO LEARN
The Family Play to Learn program is a drop-in style program for parents, grandparents, or care providers and young children. Children are provided the opportunity to play with other children while learning and developing through a wide variety of fun activities.
Services Offered
- Creative craft area
- Circle time sing-a-long
- Toy and Resource Lending Library
- Information and support on a range of subjects including childcare, parenting, community resources and much more
Details
- Where: Various Locations in Peterborough City and County *View a list of times and locations in the City of Peterborough and surrounding area
- Speech and Language Pathologist every Fourth Tuesday of the month at Antrim Street from 11:00am - 12:00pm
- How to Register: No registration required. Just drop by one of our city or county locations at the time listed!
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4. KIDS IN THE KITCHEN
The Kids in the Kitchen series of workshops are designed for parents to experience, with their toddler or preschoolers, the joy of cooking. These workshops teach early math and literacy skills. This program also gives parents an opportunity to try new recipes with their children. Parents can sign up for individual sessions as workshop topics change regularly.
Services Offered
- Quality one-on-one time spent with your child
- Promote a physical active lifestyle with your child
- Meet other parents and have fun!
- Early math & literacy skills for your child
Details
- Where: Otonabee Public School, 580 River Rd, South, Peterborough
- When: The third Tuesday of EVERY month at 9:30 am - 11:00am
- How to Register: No Registration Required Contact the Peterborough Family Resource Centre by phone at 748-9144 for more information.
5. PLAYFUL PRESCHOOLERS WORKSHOPS
Do you have a child aged 3-5 ? These workshops are based on the Triple P—Positive Parenting Program. You are welcome to sign up for one or both of the following sessions.
1.Fighting and Aggression: Help your child get along with others.
Children often have disagreements or arguments. This may result in someone getting hurt. Children need to learn better ways to solve problems and get along with others. In this session, we’ll discuss some strategies to help your child play cooperatively and ideas to use when children become aggressive.
2.Supermarket Survival– Tips for shopping with your child: Shopping with young children can be difficult. They may want to touch everything they see, start to whine or demand . In this session we will discuss some ideas to help make the shopping trip more enjoyable.
3.Preparing you Child for the new Baby: Preparing your child for a new brother or sister will help to get their relationship off to a good start. Come and talk about ; how parents can help their child cope with the changes that will happen when the new baby arrives.
Fighting and Aggression
- Where: Belmont Public School, Havelock
- When: Tuesday, November 20th
6:30pm - 8:30pm - Where: TBA
- When: TBA
Preparing your Child for the new Baby
Supermarket Survival
- Where: TBA
- When: TBA
6. BEDTIME FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS
Bedtime for Toddlers and Preschoolers Young children need a good night’s sleep so they can have enough
energy for the next day’s activities. In this session we will discuss how
to help our children develop healthy, independent sleep patterns.
Details
- Where:: Lakefield Family Hub, Lakefield Intermediate School
- When: Tuesday, October 30
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - How to Register: Contact the Peterborough Family Resource Centre by phone at 748-9144
7. STORY AND A SONG
Parents and children join us for this four week parent /child program. Each week there will be, songs, finger plays and special activities based on a different children’s book. This is a program for children ages 3-5, younger siblings are welcome to attend.
