SPOTLIGHT ON: Family drop-ins
WHAT’S UP:
Parents with young children can enjoy free drop-ins for fun and support at the Brentwood Community Resource Centre.
TELL ME MORE:
The YMCA of Greater Vancouver’s Brentwood Community Resource Centre offers a number of drop-in programs designed to help parents with young children.
On Mondays and Thursdays, parents or caregivers with children up to age six can drop in for a fun and active afternoon playtime, running from 1 to 5 p.m. Meet other families, expose your children to new friends and have a chance to experience new toys and games together – perfect for rainy days or those afternoons when you just need to burn off some of your preschooler’s extra energy.
On Thursdays, parents with infants (under a year old) can turn out for Baby and Me drop-ins, running from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You can get information on topics pertinent to parenting babies – such as breastfeeding, nutrition, postpartum fitness, child development and more – and connect with other parents. Bring a blanket for your baby.
On Tuesday nights, running from 4 to 7:30 p.m., it’s the evening family drop-in – with a light vegetarian dinner and a space for kids and families to socialize. It’s aimed at those with kids up to age five. You can play, sing and share books with the Burnaby Public Library to help make bedtime reading part of your family’s world.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
All of the drop-ins are free.
WHY SHOULD WE ATTEND?
Anyone with young children knows that parenting small people can be exhausting and sometimes isolating. Making connections in the community, meeting other parents with children of the same age, and getting support and information from others is all part of making a parent’s job just a little easier. And for the kids? It’s new friends, new toys, new games and a chance to bond with parents and caregivers. It’s a win-win all around.
WHERE DOES IT ALL HAPPEN?
The Brentwood Community Resource Centre is at 2055 Rosser Ave. You can call 604-473-7947 or email [email protected] for more details. See www.tinyurl.com/BrentwoodYMCA or search for Brentwood Community Resource Centre on Facebook for more details.
