BABY/TODDLER PLAY GROUPS
BABY/TODDLER PLAY GROUP
WITH RACHEL MEDINA
Come meet other families and learn new skills to support your little one's development from an infant and toddler development specialist with over 15 years of experience. Each play group or class has a different area of focus, and all are interactive and individualized.
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UPCOMING SESSIONS:
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Sat., Jan. 4th, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Baby Massage Class
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Sat., Jan. 11th, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Pre-Crawlers Motor Skills Play Group
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Sat., Jan. 25th, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Crawlers to Walkers Motor Skills Play Group
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Sat., Feb. 1st, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Baby Massage Class
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Sat., Feb. 15th, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Pre-Crawlers Motor Skills Play Group
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Sat., Feb. 22nd, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Crawlers to Walkers Motor Skills Play Group
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Sat., March 1st, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Early Speech Skills and Baby Sign Play Group
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Baby Massage Class
Come learn how to massage your baby from a *Certified Infant Massage Instructor! Touch is baby's most developed sense and is incredibly important for their development, attachment, and supporting well being and overall good health. Through a nurturing massage practice, you'll relax with your baby while learning more about their cues and physical body. In this class, you'll learn how to create a soothing massage practice at home and will learn a variety of specialized and modifiable techniques to promote overall relaxation, aid in digestion, stimulate growth, help regulate sleep, and relieve discomfort. I'll demonstrate on my baby and/or a baby doll while you practice on your baby. This class is ideal for newborns through not yet crawling. Older babies and toddlers are welcome, but can be more challenging to learn in a group class when mobile, especially if they have not been introduced to massage yet.
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*Certified through Loving Touch International (learn more about the many benefits of infant massage at www.lovingtouch.com)
Pre-Crawlers Motor Skills Play Group
(Geared towards 3 months old to pre-crawling, but all are welcome!) Come meet other families and learn new skills to make play times more enriching and fun for baby and you from a child development specialist with over 15 years of experience with infants and toddlers. I'll guide you through developmentally appropriate play, stretches, and motor strategies including tummy time variations, grasping, reaching, rolling, sitting, and more. You'll be able to ask questions, and we will discuss upcoming milestones and what we can do to support our little ones. I'll tailor strategies to your baby's needs, and if they're sleeping, eating, or just not ready to play, no problem! You'll still learn new strategies you can try at home.
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Crawlers to Walkers Motor Skills Play Group
Come meet other families and learn new skills to make play times more enriching and fun for your little one and you from a child development specialist with over 15 years of experience with infants and toddlers. I'll guide through developmentally appropriate play incorporating a variety of motor skills strategies focusing on all things pre-walking independently. You'll be able to ask questions, and we will discuss upcoming milestones and what we can do to support our little ones, while I tailor strategies to their needs.
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Early Speech Skills and Baby Sign Play Group
(Geared towards 6 months old through speaking in two word phrases, but all are welcome!) Come meet other families and learn new skills to make play times more enriching and fun for your little one and you from a child development specialist with over 15 years of experience with infants and toddlers. I'll guide through developmentally appropriate play incorporating a variety of early speech skills strategies. You'll be able to ask questions, and we will discuss upcoming milestones and what we can do to support our little ones, while I tailor strategies to their needs.
If you have any questions, feel free to text or call Rachel Medina at 206-822-7633.
Come meet other families and learn new skills to make child playtime more enriching and fun!
BABY/TODDLER PLAY GROUPS
Rachel Medina (she/her) is a Child Development Specialist, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, and owner of Seattle Specialists for Infants & Toddlers with 15 years of experience. With insight, empathy, positivity, and a down to earth approach, she is dedicated to helping families feel empowered and informed, while supporting little ones to be set up for success and develop a strong foundation.
She provides individual, in-home services as well as community classes and addresses all areas of development including gross motor, fine motor, speech/communication, cognitive, social, and self help skills. www.seattlespecialists.com
Rachel Medina