MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers),
First Baptist Church of Metuchen, 225 Middlesex Ave.,
Metuchen, (732)549-4716. If you are a new mom seeking
encouragement, then this is the group for you! Meetings
held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (Childcare is provided
and registration not required).
The
Raritan Valley YMCA is busy this spring with
so many exciting family programs being added to its already
full schedule of swimming, sports, fitness and child care
programs. New programs include My Newborn and Me, Nature
Fun, Morning Playtime, Book Craft and Play, Rock’n
Games, Messy Art, Parent/Child Sports Classes and Tumbling
and Movement. Coming soon is Family Night programs on
Friday evenings. These new programs are geared for younger
children (ages 10 months-5 years) and their parents. The
YMCA also offers infant, toddler, preschool and school
age child care including a morning wrap around kindergarten
with before and after school care and transportation included.
Currently enrolling students for spring programs, summer
day camp and fall child care sessions. Spaces are limited
so call today to schedule a tour and reserve a spot for
your child. The Raritan Valley YMCA has something for
everyone. Check out all the YMCA has to offer by visiting
its Web site at www.raritanvalleyymca.org or stopping
by the Y located at 144 Tices Lane in East Brunswick.
Child
Birth Classes, The Bradley Method, Piscataway,
www.bradleybirth.com. The Bradley Method believes in “Changing
the world; one natural birth at a time,” and now
you can too. April L. Larsen, a Certified Natural Childbirth
Educator will be teaching a 12-week program on issues
regarding nutrition in pregnancy, stages of labor, the
coach’s role, variations and complications, bonding,
breastfeeding and the post-partum healing. For more information
call (732)424-7370.
“Working
Moms Secrets to Success” Coaching Group.
Are you a professional Mom with young children? Don’t
just survive – learn to THRIVE at work and home!!!
Come join our telephone coaching group, run by two experienced
personal and professional coaches. Through guided discussions
and information sharing, you will learn strategies to
find quality time with your children, reduce stress and
guilt, find more time for yourself, maintain friendships,
better manage household chores, and more. You will also
have the opportunity to work on a personally meaningful
goal during course of this group. Through specific exercises,
structure, and support, our group will help you stay focused
and on track towards achieving your goals! For more information,
e-mail newyorkaddcoach@rcn.com or call Catrina at (800)929-7176.
Tomboy
Tools Parties, Angela Pryor, Tomboy Tools Home
Consultant, (732)684-7697, e-mail: njtomboy@yahoo.com,
www.tomboytools.info/angelapryor. Parties feature a line
of tools perfect for women who want to learn how to make
their own home improvements. Contact Angela Pryor to learn
more about the company, become a Home Consultant, to host
a party or community classes, or to simply place a tool
order, log on to the Tomboy Tools Web site.
Million
Wishes, (732)332-1149, www.lauradorsibauman.mwishes.com,
e-mail: laurawishes06@yahoo.com. Friends, trends and freedom.
What do women really want? More style, more freedom, more
fun! Do you love jewelry, accessories and handbags and
keeping up with the trends? Million Wishes is a newly
launched direct sales company, owned by Jones Apparel,
the same company that brings you Jones of New York, Nine
West, Anne Klein and Enzo Angiolini. Invite your friends
over for a fabulous girls night out and earn free handbags
and accessories or start your own business as a Charter
Consultant. For more information, contact Laura D’Orsi.
Parent
Education Classes/Infant Massage Instruction,
(732)264-2088. These ongoing classes allow parents to
learn the art of infant massage from a certified instructor
in the Monmouth and Middlesex areas. Call to sign up or
for more information.
Sensaria,
Want to get together with your girlfriends for an in-home
spa party at no cost to you? Host a Sensaria Spa Party
for an evening of aromatherapy, facials and a foot soak,
while learning about naturally based products. Your friends
will thank you for hosting the hottest home party out
there today. Hostesses may earn 20 percent in free spa
products, based on party sales. Contact lauradorsibauman@mysensaria.com
or call her at (732)332-1149. Check out the products at
www.sensaria.com.
ASSE
International, (800)677-2773, www.asse.com, ASSE
International, a non-profit organization is looking for
volunteer families in this area to host high school exchange
students from around the world. Hosts who welcome students
into their homes are asked to provide room, board and
guidance for the student during his or her stay. This
is a once in a lifetime chance to experience a foreign
culture, right at home! Call or log on for more information.
Project
TKE, Encourages kids and adults of all ages to
take any amount of time they want to focus on creating
art which will go on the wall of children recovering from
illness in local hospitals. There is little to no cost
for participating with this project because only basic
art supplies such as paper, markers, crayons and paint
are needed. Volunteers making the art will have the opportunity
to reflect on their many blessings while creating something
that will have special meaning to a child in need. As
a result of your contribution and time, you will have
the opportunity to show these sick children that there
are compassionate people outside of the hospital who care
about them and want to encourage them in their fight to
recovery. For more information, view their Web site at
www.projecttke.org.
Partners
in the Arts Festival, Middlesex County Cultural
and Heritage Commission, Middlesex, (732)745-4489. Provides
opportunities for children and adults, with and without
disabilities, to engage in an enriching and accessible
celebration of the arts. Call for more information.
Civil
Air Patrol, www.cap.gov. Civil Air Patrol builds
strong citizens for the future. By providing leadership
training, principals of aviation, powered-glider flight
orientation, scholarships and technical career education
to young persons, ages 12-21. Call for more information.
Support
Groups, Sunrise Institute for Mental Health,
313 State St., Suite 408, Perth Amboy, (732)324-8188.
Sunrise Institute for Mental Health offers free bilingual
(English-Spanish) sessions on: “behavior problems
in children and adolescents”— helping parents
deal with ADD, ADHD and conduct disorders; “domestic
violence”— helping victims stop psychological,
physical and mental abuse; support group for men and women
going through divorce or separation.
Family
Friends, 24 Jersey Ave, Metuchen, (732)828-6600,
www.familyfriendsinc.org. Playgroups run every Monday
and Wednesday morning. Monday’s group is open to
children of all ages and Wednesday’s group is limited
to children under age two.
Shoestring
Plus, Little Theater, Rutgers University, 112
Nichol Ave., New Brunswick, (732)932-9772 www.shoestringplayers.com,
Shoestring Plus, a branch of the Shoestring Players Company
offers educational programs in the form of half- and full-day
classes in Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing and Presentation
Skills; as well as Residency Programs in Lights, Actions,
Folktales; Playbuilding; and Storytelling.
Donate
Like a Rockstar, Cancer Patients Team Up at www.imermanangels.org,
a free one-on-one cancer support group that connects a
person fighting cancer with someone who has beaten the
same form of the diesease. The relationship provides a
fighter the opportunity to ask personal questions and
receive encouragement from someone who is uniquely familiar
with the situation. To sign up or to donate, log on now.
ABC-
After Baby Comes is a friendly non-religious group of
mothers and their small children (preschool age and younger)
who meet every week to share experiences, give support,
find advice, and make new friends. Moms relax while children
play in a supervised age-appropriate environment with
their peers learning social skills and making new friends
too. We meet Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 at St.
Thomas the Apostle Church 5635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Oak
Ridge, NJ 07438. Membership dues are $30 and a $5 fee
every Tuesday you come which covers babysitting, refreshments
and much more! To learn more about ABC, please contact
Tammy Healy, President at 973-663-6960 or Celine LaFratte,
Vice President at 973-208-3181 or log onto our web-site
at http://www.phpbbserver.com/abc/.
