Are You Smarter Than a Martensville 5th Grader?!

On the weekend we held our annual fundraiser, Are You Smarter Than a Martensville 5^th Grader?! We had a great turnout. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped with this event! Our all-you-can-eat buffet was entirely provided by volunteer bakers and I must say it was delicious!

Baby Babble and Toddler Talk Session 6: Parenting Types, Child Behaviors and Planning for Baby #2

At this week's session, we discussed the positives and negatives of various parenting styles, keeping in mind that no parenting style is ever perfect. We discussed that families may evolve through many styles. In depth, we discussed Dr Michelle Borba’s of 7 Modern-Day Parenting Styles. You can read the article here. We discussed possible ways of changing those parenting styles to be more positive.

We also touched a little on worrisome child behavior. Some parents were concerned with children becoming reliant on one parent and only going to that parent with their problems. We discussed allowing for children to spend time with a variety of personalities and family members or friends in order to help with this concern.

Baby Babble and Toddler Talk Session 5: Halloween Dress Up and Rhyme Thyme

We had some costumed cuties at this week’s session of Baby Babble & Toddler Talk! This session was all about fun. We did some interactive rhymes, played with bubbles and read some stories. One of my favorite kinds of sessions- playtime!

Baby Babble and Toddler Talk Session 4: Dental Care

This week at Baby Babble & Toddler Talk we focused on early dental care. Kimberly Edeen, a dental hygienist currently on maternity leave, planned the session and made all the arrangements. Thank you, Kimberly! Dr. Allison Atchison also dropped by to talk to us. Dr. Atchison has just returned to the Martensville Dental Clinic after maternity leave. Some of the topics discussed included the first visit to the dentist, different levels of care for different ages, and soother/thumb sucking. For those new parents who did not attend the session, here are a few tips:

•           Try to wash out your baby’s mouth several times a day.
•          Let your baby chew on a toothbrush under parent supervision to get used to the feel.
•           Develop a bedtime routine that includes brushing at the end of the evening.
•           After brushing or rinsing, only offer water.
•           Make sure to brush the child’s teeth after eating or drinking anything that is not water.

The Martensville Dental Clinic brought toothbrushes for all our young attendees. Thank you!

Local Dentists:
Dr. Brian Meyer
Dr. Allison Athcison
(306) 934-4446

Baby Babble and Toddler Talk Session 3: Mapping 101

One of our current projects here at the Martensville Community Access Centre is creating a digital map of our city. This week at Baby Babble and Toddler Talk, we asked the parents to contribute to the project by sharing their experiences with our various parks and playgrounds and listing which local businesses allow strollers. We created a list of things that would sure be nice to have here in Martensville- there were multiple requests for more family restaurants and a Wal-Mart, among other family friendly venues.

Community Event: Play and Skate with Santa

Community Event: Martensville Shopping Extravaganza