Seedlings Nature Babies
The most important role you have as a parent is to grow a healthy working partnership with your baby, a partnership where you and your baby work as one. This partnerships called THE CULTURE OF KINDNESS. At these classes you will be supported to learn the different aspects which make up the Culture of Respect. You and your baby learn to grow the partnership your baby was born for.
Parent infant classes are based on the approach of Dr Emi Pikler in building peaceful partnerships from Pennies Brownlee’s Dance With Me In The Heart.
These classes are held each term for a duration of ten weeks in ‘The Shed’ above Seedlings Nature Kindergarten. The classes have a maximum of 10 babies and their Whanau, this is a safe space to grow and learn alongside each other in a supportive environment.
Classes: 10 weeks on Wednesdays during term time 12.30 pm to 2 pm
Seedlings Nature Toddlers
These classes start approximately 12 months after the completion of Seedlings Babies. We reconnect for another 10 weeks and discover the magic of Toddlerhood together.
“Toddlerhood brings with it fresh learnings about what partnership really is. It’s a time when the young child’s push for autonomy very often outstrips the parent’s skills for partnership. During this classes you will be supported to learn more of the partnership skills which make up the culture of respect” Pennie Brownlee.
Classes: 20 weeks, over two terms, on Wednesdays 9.30 am to 11 am
Testimonials:
Mum: “Just wanted to thank you for everything you are doing. Such important work. I seriously enjoyed the classes so much. So much to ponder and think about after every class. I just found you to be such an amazing teacher. I’ve always struggled with group stuff because I feel uncomfortable talking in front of people and hate being put on the spot. Your class was different though, I really just felt so safe and comfortable, and I actually wanted to share. I’ve honestly never felt like that in a group situation so thank you, appreciate you so much”
”If your baby could tell you what she would really like from you, she would tell you that she would like three wishes: to feel safe, to feel loved and to be respected. We are the key to our children's happiness ~ no pressure. We know a lot about the importance of the first thousand days in a child's life starting at conception thanks to very sophisticated 'research technology'. We the parents are the biggest influence on the actual cellular growth of our babies’ bodies and brains.” Pennie Brownlee
The Key on our journey together is to Just Notice:
Just noticing is the way we learn to see what is there, and not what we think is there.
Just noticing is the way you learn about your baby.
Just noticing is the way you learn about yourself as a parent.