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mom_3.indd 1 2/27/2020 6:47:23 PM Hi, my name is Nelson Cardoso and I’m here to introduce you to Vancouver‘s new family fun guide magazine, Mom, I’m Bored. My vision for this magazine is to make parents and kids lives easier and MOM,I’M BORED way more fun. A go to trusted source of info where you make it a habit to seek out, FAMILY FUN GUIDE ﬁ nd and read Mom I’m Bored. So if you like Do you have an event? what you see, like us on all of our social Text or email us to put your event on media outlets and look for us each month the magazine. at over 100 locations in Vancouver. Due to space limitations not all events are listed free. To secure your listing call us. FEATURES @momimboredvancouver PARENTS PAGES @momimboredvan What to Do (and Not Do) When 778-808-0891 Children Are Anxious 12 [email protected] Encouraging good sleep habits 24 THINGS TO DO DISCLAIMER Spring Break Camps 7 Mom, I’m Bored, provides event information as a complementary Museum of Vancouver 9 service. Events listed or mentioned The Healthy Family Expo. 10 have been compiled from sources Vancouver Orchid Society 15 considered to be reliable. While reasonable efforts are made to HR MacMillan Space Center 23 ensure event information is accurate, Greater Vancouver Zoo 24 please contact event/activity organizers/venues for conﬁ rmation. The Lego Club 23 No responsibility is taken for Rock Climbing Experiece 24 omissions or errors in event listings or articles. The Everies 30 FUN STUFF Signs of Spring 16 St. Patricks Day Scramble 17 Spring Word Search 18 Find 10 Differences 22

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mom_3.indd 3 2/27/2020 6:47:26 PM March events MARCH 1 FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Eastside Family Place Sundays Free for children 12 and under Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Address: 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-255-9841 UTOWN @UBC NATURE CLUB FAMILY DAYS Beaty Biodiversity Museum LEGO® BLOCK PARTY Address: Vancouver Campus 2212, Main Mall Central Library Time: 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm SLIME AT KIDS MARKET Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver Kids Market Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver PARENT & TOT GYMNASTICS Vancouver Circus School Phone: 604-689-8447 Time: 9:30 AM - 10:25 AM THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL Address: 810 Quayside Drive, New Westminster THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Britannia Branch Waterfront Theatre Time: 3:15 pm – 6:00 pm Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Address: 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC our-plays/ VPL FAMILY BOARD GAMES Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Britannia Branch Phone: 604-669-3410 Time: 3:15 pm – 6:00 pm COAL HARBOUR / KIDS’ STUFF ONLY MARKET Address: 1661 Napier St., Vancouver Coal Harbour Community Centre Address: 480 Broughton Street, Vancouver, BC MARCH 4 Phone: 604-257-8333 KINDER-READY, PARENT-READY PAPER PLAYGROUND PROPS MAKING Eastside Family Place Moberly Arts and Culture Centre Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Time: 1 Mar, 4:30 PM – 2 Mar, 7:00 PM Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver Address: 7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-255-9841 THE VANCOUVER OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – TRAVEL SHOW / THE BC BIKE SHOW 2020 CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Vancouver Convention Centre East Waterfront Theatre Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Address: 999 Canada Place, Vancouver our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island MARCH 2 Phone: 604-669-3410 PRO-D DAYS LITTLE BABYTIME JCC of Greater Vancouver Central Library Address: 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC Time: 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Phone: 604-638-7282 Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver TODDLER STORYTIME MONDAY THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SHOW Kitsilano Branch Vancouver Convention Centre Time: 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Time: 3 Mar, 7:18 AM – 4 Mar, 7:18 AM Address: 2425 MacDonald St., Vancouver Address: 1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-665-3976 MARCH 5 MARCH 3 CLIMATE EMERGENCY PUBLIC DIALOGUE – BABY AND ME IN THE FALL AND WINTER HOW WE MOVE Eastside Family Place Vancouver Public Library, Central Library, Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Alice Mackay Room Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Phone: 604-255-9841 Address: 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

mom_3.indd 4 2/27/2020 6:47:27 PM BALLET BC: ROMEO AND JULIET Queen Elizabeth Theatre Time: 7:00PM Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver

THURSDAY LUNCH TIME Contemporary Art Gallery Free Admission Address: 555 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-68-2700 THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 zachcardoso SEWING SPACE The Learnary Drop in and sew with community. We supply the 778-982-0884 space and the tools. You supply the project and Follow, Call, or Text Today! materials. Price: recommended donation of $20/family Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver Zach Cardosov MARCH 6 Freelance Videographer/Photographer BALLET BC: ROMEO AND JULIET Queen Elizabeth Theatre Time: 8:00PM Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver FAMILY FUN NIGHTS AT CYPRESS SLEEP OUT 2020 Cypress Mountain Resort Do you have the heart to sleep out for the Time: 6 PM – 9 PM homeless? Join us to raise awareness and Address: 6000 Cypress Bowl Rd, Vancouver funds for those experiencing homelessness. We Phone: 604-926-5612 will start with Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm, SEWING SPACE followed by Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, sharing The Learnary and bonding. There will be an opportunity to Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM learn more about Catholic Street Missionaries. Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver The next morning, we will end with sharing our Phone: 604-215-1146 experiences at breakfast. Free Admission. Registration is required. MARCH 7 Time: 6 Mar, 6:00 PM – 7 Mar, 8:00 AM KIDS CLOTHING, TOYS, BOOKS WESTSIDE PAC KIDS’ NIGHT OUT!! AND MORE SALE The Westside School Gym Time: 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM West Point Grey Community Centre Address: 837 Beatty St, Vancouver Time: 10 AM – 1 PM Address: 4397 W 2nd Ave,Vancouver, BC YOUTH FREE SWIM Phone: 604-257-8140 Britannia Pool Climb the WIBIT! Contests, prizes, games and VANCOUVER’S HOT CHOCOLATE RUN crazy staff! Britannia Youth only swim time is the Lumberman’s Arch ﬁ rst Friday of every month. Free for youth 11- Time: 9:45 AM – 12 PM 18yrs. No public use of steam room or whirlpool Address: 3301 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC at this time. Be ready to go in the water by 8pm. Phone: 778-908-4321 Swimsuits or clean clothing can be worn. No KIDS ART THERAPY GROUP (AGES 8-12) shoes allowed. Art For Change Time: 8 PM –10 PM Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Address: 1661 Napier St, Vancouver Address: #2- 2414 Main Street, Vancouver

mom_3.indd 5 2/27/2020 6:47:29 PM TEENS OPEN STUDIO ART THERAPY GROUP MARCH 9 Art For Change BABY WELCOMING Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 Pm Central Library Address: #2- 2414 Main Street, Vancouver, Is there a new baby in your family? Bring them 2020 HSBC CANADA SEVENS RUGBY to the library for an offi cial welcome. Have refreshments, get your baby a library card and Time: 8 times TBA, 7 Mar – 8 Mar learn about our collections and programs for Website: https://www.bcplace.com/ babies. events/2020/canada-sevens-2020 Time: 6 PM – 7 PM BALLET BC: ROMEO AND JULIET Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre Time: 8:00PM MARCH 10 Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver BABY AND ME IN THE FALL AND WINTER Eastside Family Place SFU SOFTBALL VS. MONTANA STATE Time: 1PM - 2:30 PM UNIVERSITY BILLINGS (DOUBLE HEADER) Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, BC Beedie Field Phone: 604-255-9841 Time: 1 PM Website: www.eastsidefamilyplace.org Address: 8888 University Drive, Burnaby FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES Eastside Family Place MARCH 8 Time: 4 PM – 6:30 PM VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver Every Sunday, the Gallery offers FREE admission DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE! for children 12 & under when accompanied by Queen Elizabeth Theatre an adult. Time: 6:30pm Time: 10 AM – 5PM Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC Address: 750 Hornby Street Phone: 604-665-3035 KIDZ BOP WORLD TOUR MARCH 11 UBC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Time: 4 PM THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Address: 6066 Thunderbird Boulevard, Waterfront Theatre Vancouver Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Phone: 212-598-2493 our-plays/ THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Phone: 604-669-3410 Waterfront Theatre MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ FSGV Head offfi ce our-plays/ 2-day certifi cate workshop to empower Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville individuals to support people in their lives Island developing or experiencing mental health issues. Phone: 604-669-3410 Time: 11 Mar, 9:00 AM – 12 Mar, 5:00 Address: 201 - 1638 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC 2020 HSBC CANADA SEVENS RUGBY FAMILY BOARD GAMES Time: 8 times TBA Britannia Branch Website: https://www.bcplace.com/ Drop-in to play with the library’s collection of events/2020/canada-sevens-2020 board games and make new friends. HASTINGS PARK WINTER FARMERS MARKET Time: 3:15 PM – 6:00 PM PNE Fairgrounds Address: 1661 Napier St., Vancouver Time: every Sunday from 10 AM – 2 PM LEGO® BLOCK PARTY Address: 2901 E Hastings St Renfrew Branch SFU SOFTBALL VS. MONTANA STATE Drop in for some LEGO® building fun at this block party! Meet new friends and break out the UNIVERSITY BILLINGS (DOUBLE HEADER) bricks for a building bonanza at the library. For Beedie Field Grades K-7. Time: 12 PM Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Address: 8888 University Drive, Burnaby Address: 2969 East 22nd Ave., Vancouver

mom_3.indd 6 2/27/2020 6:47:29 PM FRASERVIEW GOLF ACADEMY Spring break camps Fraserview Golf Course Ages 4-17 space is ﬁ lling up quickly don’t Vancouver Young Actors School be disappointed, go online now to register! Space is limited go online today to register. Dates: Mar 16th - 20th, Dates: Spring Break 1 – March 16th - 20th March 23rd - 27th Spring Break 2 - March 23rd - 27th Address: 7800 Vivian Dr, Vancouver Address: 210 - 112 E 3rd Ave, Vancouver Phone: 604-619-8174 Phone: 604-568-5449 Website: Website: vancouveryoungactorsschool.com fraserviewgolfacademy.com Pear Tree Education Pear Tree Education Inc. The he ultimate Vancouver spring camps for boys and girls aged 5-14. The Big Happy Picture – We have spring camps for up to 2 weeks, with Everyday Photo Magic individual spring camps lasting 1 week. Luminous Elephant Studios Inc. FREE Early Drop Off and Lunch Program. Please Our courses ﬁ ll up very fast, so make sure that bring a nut-free snack and water. Ages 6-12. you book soon to avoid disappointment! See all Dates: Mar 16th - 20th, March 23rd - 27th our courses on our website. Time: 9 AM - 12 PM Dates: Mar 16th - 20th, March 23rd - 27th Address: 1548 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Phone: 604-221-1580 Address: 215-2678 West Broadway, Vancouver Website: www.luminouselephant.com/spring- Phone: 604-355-2155 break-2020 Website: www.pear-tree.ca/our-camps/spring- break-camps-vancouver/ Blue Sky Paint & Pencil Luminous Elephant Studios Inc. VSO School of Music FREE Early Drop Off and Lunch Program. Please Spring break arts explorers camps for K-grade 3. bring a nut-free snack and water. Ages 6-12. Registration for Spring Break 2020 is now open! Dates: Mar 16th - 20th, March 23rd - 27th Age-K - Grade 3. Time: 1 PM - 4 PM Dates: Mar 16th - 20th, March 23rd - 27th Address: 1548 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Phone: 604-221-1580 Address: 843 Seymour Street, Vancouver Website: www.luminouselephant.com/spring- Website: https://vsoschoolofmusic.ca break-2020

Southlands Heritage Farm Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools Pony Camp (for 6-12 year olds) Join our week long Camps for 4-13 yr olds, Farm Camp (for 6-12 year olds) ending with a show on the last day! Pony Camp (for 3-5 year olds) Camps are one week long and run Mon-Fri. Go Go to our website now to register. online and register today! Address: 6767 Balaclava St Vancouver Phone: 1-888-502-5253 Phone: 604-261-1295 Email: [email protected] Website: www.southlandsfarm.pike13.com/ Website: www. .lightsuptheatre.ca/classes/ courses/124192 camps/

mom_3.indd 7 2/27/2020 6:47:30 PM RainyThe H.R. MacMillan Space Centre dayBOWLING fun Vanier Park Commodore Lanes and Billiards Shows and show times vary, go online now to Address: 838 Granville St. see whats playing today! Phone: 604-681-1531 Address: 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver Varsity Ridge 5 Pin Bowling Centre Phone: 604-738-7827 Address: 2120 West 15th St. Website: www.spacecentre.ca/events Phone: 604-738-5412 Museum of Vancouver Grandview Bowling Lanes Discover Vancouver’s story at one of Canada’s Address: 2195 Commercial Dr oldest and award-winning civic history Phone: 604-253-2747 museums! Website: www.grandviewbowling.com Address: 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS Website: museumofvancouver.ca Britannia Pool Vancouver Public Library www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ A wealth of family events for all ages, check britannia-pool.aspx website today to see what’s featured at your Kensington Pool local library. www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ Address: 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver kensington-pool.aspx Phone: 604-331-3603 Killarney Leisure Pool Website: www.vpl.ca www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ killarney-pool.aspx Science World at TELUS World of Science Address: 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver Kerrisdale Pool Website: www.scienceworld.ca/ www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ kerrisdale-pool.aspx Granville Island Public Market Lord Byng Pool Fresh food market www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ Peninsula & shopping district known for lord-byng-pool.aspx its public market, brewery & thriving artist Renfrew Pool community. www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ Address: 1669 Johnston St, Vancouver renfrew-pool.aspx Website: www.granvilleisland.com/public-market Templeton Park Pool Bloedel Conservatory www.vancouver.ca/ Queen Elizabeth Park parks-recreation- Address: 4600 Cambie Street (Top of culture/ Queen Elizabeth Park), Vancouver templeton-21 Phone: 604-257-8584 Website: www.vancouver.ca/parks- recreation-culture/bloedel-conservatory. aspx

VanDusen Botanical Garden Address: 5251 Oak St, Vancouver Phone: 604-257-8335 Website: www.vandusengarden.org/

Vancouver Aquarium Stanley Park Address: 845 Avison Way, Vancouver Website: www.vanaqua.org

mom_3.indd 8 2/27/2020 6:47:33 PM MARCH 12 MARCH 13 THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – LEPRECHAUN TOONIE SKATE CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Kensington Recreation Complex Waterfront Theatre All ages welcome. Skates and helmets are Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ included in the $2.00 admission fee per person our-plays/ (tax not included). Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Address: 6159 Curtis Street, Burnaby, Island Phone: 604-294-7944 Phone: 604-669-3410 FAMILY FUN NIGHTS AT CYPRESS MAKE ART SPACE Cypress Mountain Resort The Learnary Time: 6 PM – 9 PM Time: 11 AM – 5 PM Address: 6000 Cypress Bowl Rd, Vancouver Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-926-5612 Phone: 604-215-1146 MAKE ART SPACE EXPECTING MOM’S The Learnary Little Smiles Dental Centre We provide the materials, you provide the ideas. Meet new friends, enjoy light snacks & Fee: $10 recommended donation refreshments, and learn about what to expect, Time: 11 AM – 5 PM what to look for, and how to take care of your Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC baby’s oral health from day one. Dr. Ban, our Phone: 604-215-1146 certiﬁ ed paediatric dental specialist, will be MONSTER JAM ARENA TOUR 4 sharing some helpful tips and will be available PNE Forum to answer any questions. Time: 5:00 PM Time: 6 PM – 7 PM Address: 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Address: 3770 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver Website: www.monsterjam.com/en-CA/events/ Phone: 604-222-2206 vancouver-bc/mar-14-2020-mar-15-2020

mom_3.indd 9 2/27/2020 6:47:37 PM MARCH 14 DROP-IN WORKSHOP: BUILD AN EARTHQUAKE-PROOF MUSEUM MONSTER JAM ARENA TOUR 4 Museum of Anthropology PNE Forum Time: 11 AM – 3 PM Time: 5:00 PM Address: 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC Address: 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604.827.5932 Website: www.monsterjam.com/en-CA/events/ DIG DAY AT BRITANNIA MINE MUSEUM vancouver-bc/mar-14-2020-mar-15-2020 Britannia Mine Museum FAMILY BOARD GAMES Delve into Geoscience at Britannia Mine Central Library Museum. DIG Day is back with hands-on Drop-in to play with the library’s collection of activities and professional geoscientists to board games and make new friends. explore the captivating world of geoscience. Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Time: 11 AM – 3 PM Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver Address: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach, BC Phone: (604) 331-3603 Phone: 1-800-896-4044 FOREST THERAPY THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – VanDusen Botanical Garden CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Experience the health beneﬁ ts of nature as you Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ learn the basics of forest therapy in this mindful our-plays/ tour of VanDusen Botanical Garden. Encourage Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island your body and mind to slow down, share stories, Phone: 604-669-3410 and enjoy a cup of forest tea at the end of the COLORADO RAPIDS AT VANCOUVER session! WHITECAPS Time: 1 PM BC Place Address: 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver Time: 4:00 p.m. RILEY PARK FARMERS MARKET Address: 777 Paciﬁ c Blvd, Vancouver, BC Riley Park Farmers Market Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Address: 50 E 30th Ave ST. PATRICK’S DAY 5K Stanley Park Pavilion Time: 9:30AM Address: 610 Pipeline Rd, Vancouver, BC

mom_3.indd 10 2/27/2020 6:47:38 PM MARCH 15 SPRING BREAK Britannia Mine Museum CANINE COFFEE CRAWL Engage the whole family with discovery this Presented by PawSwap & Vancouver Coffee Spring Break at the Britannia Mine Museum. Snob Explore a series of fun and educational, family- Your dog deserves to burn off some energy friendly activities. before the week begins, and you deserve to Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM –3:30 PM. enjoy some of the ﬁ nest coffee Vancouver has March 16 - 27 to offer without having to leave your bff home Phone: 1-800-896-4044 alone. Address: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach, BC, Website: www.britanniaminemuseum.ca Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Address: Kitsilano,1809 Fir Street, Vancouver, BC SPRING BREAK: LEGO® BLOCK PARTY Time: 2 PM – 4 PM HASTINGS PARK WINTER FARMERS MARKET Address: Terry Salman Branch, 4575 Clancy The Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market runs Loranger Way, Vancouver every Sunday from 10am-2pm on the PNE DISCOVER THE FOREST CANOPY: Fairgrounds, 2901 E Hastings St FAMILY FRIENDLY TREE TOP ADVENTURE CENTURY FLEA MARKET UBC Botanical Garden Croatian Cultural Centre Cost: Child $13, Concession $19, Adults $25 Address: 3250 Commercial Dr, Vancouver Time: 11:30 PM – 12:30 PM Phone: 604-879-0154 Address: 6804 SW Marine Drive

FAMILY DAY PARTY – MARCH 17 ST PATRICKS WEEK FESTIVAL Bring the whole family out for this one! Party March 17 from 11am-3pm with Irish Brunch, Guinness, and $5 Irish Caesars! Entertainment by Neezar St. Patrick’s the Stilts Walkers, Face Painting, Hula Hoop fun, day and a Piper! Time: 10:00 AM KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES Address: Blarney Stone, 216 Carrall Street, Kids Market Vancouver Time: 11AM – 2PM THE STICHERY: Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC The Learnary Phone: 604-689-8447, Time: Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3rd Sunday of Each Website: www.kidsmarket.ca Month BABY AND ME IN THE FALL AND WINTER Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver Eastside Family Place Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MARCH 16 Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-255-9841 KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES Website: www.eastsidefamilyplace.org/ Kids Market LEGO® BLOCK PARTY Time: 11 AM – 2 PM Central Library Address:1496 Cartwright Street,Vancouver, BC Drop in for some LEGO® building fun at this Phone: 604-689-8447 block party! Meet new friends and break out the SPRING BREAK bricks for a building bonanza at the library. For Grades K-7. Burnaby Village Museum Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM We’re throwing open the gates for 12 fun days. Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver Free Admission KIDSZONE Carousel Rides: only $2.65 each Fraserview Branch Passports to Exploring: Meet other kids and share books, crafts, and fun Adventure Guides: $6 each activities at the library. For Grades K-7. Village Adventure Packs: $19.50 each Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Time: 11 AM – 4:30 PM, March 16 - 27 Phone: 604-665-3957 Address: 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC Address: 1950 Argyle Drive, Vancouver

mom_3.indd 11 2/27/2020 6:47:39 PM Clark Goldstein, PhD What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious How to respect feelings without empowering fears

hen children are chronically uncomfortable situation gets upset, starts anxious, even the most well- to cry—not to be manipulative, but just Wmeaning parents can fall into a because that’s how she feels—and her negative cycle and, not wanting a child to parents whisk her out of there, or remove suffer, actually exacerbate the youngster’s the thing she’s afraid of, she’s learned that anxiety. It happens when parents, coping mechanism, and that cycle has the anticipating a child’s fears, try to protect her potential to repeat itself. from them. Here are pointers for helping 3. EXPRESS POSITIVE—BUT REALISTIC— children escape the cycle of anxiety. EXPECTATIONS. 1.THE GOAL ISN’T TO ELIMINATE You can’t promise a child that his fears are ANXIETY, BUT TO HELP A CHILD unrealistic—that he won’t fail a test, that MANAGE IT. he’ll have fun ice skating, or that another None of us wants to see a child unhappy, child won’t laugh at him during show & tell. but the best way to help kids overcome But you can express conﬁ dence that he’s anxiety isn’t to try to remove stressors that going to be okay, he will be able to manage trigger it. It’s to help them learn to tolerate it, and that, as he faces his fears, the their anxiety and function as well as they anxiety level will drop over time. This gives can, even when they’re anxious. And as a him conﬁ dence that your expectations are byproduct of that, the anxiety will decrease realistic, and that you’re not going to ask or fall away over time. him to do something he can’t handle.

2. DON’T AVOID THINGS JUST BECAUSE 4. RESPECT HER FEELINGS, BUT DON’T THEY MAKE A CHILD ANXIOUS. EMPOWER THEM. Helping children avoid the things they It’s important to understand that validation are afraid of will make them feel better doesn’t always mean agreement. So if a in the short term, but it reinforces the child is terriﬁ ed about going to the doctor anxiety over the long run. If a child in an because she’s due for a shot, you don’t

mom_3.indd 12 2/27/2020 6:47:42 PM want to belittle her fears, but you also don’t a doctor’s appointment, you don’t want to want to amplify them.You want to listen launch into a discussion about it two hours and be empathetic, help her understand before you go; that’s likely to get your child what she’s anxious about, and encourage more keyed up. So just try to shorten that her to feel that she can face her fears. period to a minimum. The message you want to send is, “I know 9. THINK THINGS THROUGH WITH THE you’re scared, and that’s okay, and I’m here, CHILD. and I’m going to help you get through this.” Sometimes it helps to talk through what 5. DON’T ASK LEADING QUESTIONS. would happen if a child’s fear came true— Encourage your child to talk about how would she handle it? A child who’s his feelings, but try not to ask leading anxious about separating from her parents questions— “Are you anxious about the big might worry about what would happen if test? Are you worried about the science they didn’t come to pick her up. So we talk fair?” To avoid feeding the cycle of anxiety, about that. If your mom doesn’t come at just ask open-ended questions: “How are the end of soccer practice, what would you feeling about the science fair?” you do? “Well I would tell the coach my mom’s not here.” And what do you think 6. DON’T REINFORCE THE CHILD’S the coach would do? “Well he would call FEARS. my mom. Or he would wait with me.” A What you don’t want to do is be saying, child who’s afraid that a stranger might be with your tone of voice or body language: sent to pick her up can have a code word “Maybe this is something that you should from her parents that anyone they sent be afraid of.” Let’s say a child has had a would know. For some kids, having a plan negative experience with a dog. Next time can reduce the uncertainty in a healthy, she’s around a dog, you might be anxious effective way. about how she will respond, and you might unintentionally send a message that she 10. TRY TO MODEL HEALTHY WAYS OF should, indeed, be worried. HANDLING ANXIETY. There are multiple ways you can help kids 7. ENCOURAGE THE CHILD TO TOLERATE handle anxiety by letting them see how HER ANXIETY. you cope with anxiety yourself. Kids are Let your child know that you appreciate the perceptive, and they’re going to take it in work it takes to tolerate anxiety in order to if you keep complaining on the phone to a do what he wants or needs to do. It’s really friend that you can’t handle the stress or encouraging him to engage in life and to the anxiety. I’m not saying to pretend that let the anxiety take its natural curve. We you don’t have stress and anxiety, but let call it the “habituation curve”—it will drop kids hear or see you managing it calmly, over time as he continues to have contact tolerating it, feeling good about getting with the stressor. It might not drop to zero, through it. it might not drop as quickly as you would like, but that’s how we get over our fears.

8. TRY TO KEEP THE ANTICIPATORY PERIOD SHORT. When we’re afraid of something, the hardest time is really before we do it. So another rule of thumb for parents is to really try to eliminate or reduce the anticipatory For more articles visit our website period. If a child is nervous about going to www.childmind.org

mom_3.indd 13 2/27/2020 6:47:43 PM BYOB: BRING YOUR OWN BABY BOOK CLUB Shamrock Central Library Are you the parent or caregiver of a child under four? Love to read books? Want to join a book pound Cake club, talk about books written for adults and meet in a baby-friendly setting? Then this is the BASE club for you. • 2 packages (16 ounces each) pound Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM cake mix Address: 350 West Georgia St.,Vancouver • 10 drops green food coloring • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract MARCH 18 GLAZE: KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES • 1cup confectioners' sugar Kids Market • 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract Time: 11 AM – 2 PM • 3 to 5 teaspoons 2% milk Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-689-8447 1. Preheat oven according to package Website:www.kidsmarket.ca directions. Grease a 9x5-in. loaf pan. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – Prepare one package cake mix ac- CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE cording to package directions, adding Waterfront Theatre food coloring and extract before mix- Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ ing batter. Transfer to prepared pan. our-plays/ Bake and cool as package directs. Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 2. Cut cooled cake into 1-in.-thick slices. Cut slices with a 2-1/2-in. SPRING BREAK CAMPS shamrock-shaped cookie cutter (save VanDusen Botanical Garden remaining cake for another use). Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (drop-off available Stand shamrock slices at an angle in a from 9:00 AM), daily. Address: 5251 Oak Street at West 37th Avenue greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Vancouver, BC 3.Prepare remaining cake mix accord- Phone: 604-257-8443 ing to package directions. Pour batter around and over shamrock slices. MARCH 19 Bake and cool as package directs. SPRING BREAK: SEEK THE SASQUATCH Fraserview Branch For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confec- Into the woods! Try to ﬁ nd the elusive Sasquatch tioners' sugar, extract and enough milk by completing a series of tricky challenges! For to reach desired consistency. Pour Grades 3-7. glaze over cake, allowing some to flow Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM over sides. Address: 1950 Argyle DriveSPRING BREAK: SPACE CAMP Kitsilano Branch Blast into space and explore the stars as you design your own rocket and take it for a spin. For grades K-7. Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Address: 2425 MacDonald St., Vancouver Phone: 604-665-3976 OUT AND ABOUT DAY CAMPS – BOWLING (5-12 YRS) Dunbar Community Centre Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Address: 4747 Dunbar Street Vancouver, BC Website: www.vancouver.ca/parks

mom_3.indd 14 2/27/2020 6:47:44 PM mom_3.indd 15 2/27/2020 6:47:45 PM KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES Kids Market Time: 11 AM – 2 PM Phone: 604-689-8447 Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC Website: www.kidsmarket.ca THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 SPRING BREAK CAMPS VanDusen Botanical Garden Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (drop-off available from 9:00 AM), daily. Address: 5251 Oak Street at West 37th Avenue Phone: 604-257-8443

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mom_3.indd 16 2/27/2020 6:47:47 PM SPRING BREAK CAMPS VanDusen Botanical Garden Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (drop-off available from 9:00 AM), daily. Address: 5251 Oak Street at West 37th Avenue Phone: 604-257-8443 PLAYDOME: FRIDAY BC Place Western Canada’s Largest Indoor Carnival. Time: 10 AM – 10 PM, March 20th - 28th Fee: $11-$55 Address: 777 Paciﬁ c Blvd, Vancouver THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 NORTH VANCOUVER SPRING HOME EXPO Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centre Free Admission

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mom_3.indd 17 2/27/2020 6:47:48 PM MARCH 21 VANCOUVER ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW & SALE ARTSTARTS EXPLORES VanDusen Botanical Garden the Artstarts in school Time: 9 AM – 5 PM, 1 PM AOS judging Time: 11 am – 12 pm Address: Floral Hall, 5251 Oak St, Vancouver Address: 808 Richards St Vancouver, BC ABRA CADABRA – A TRIBUTE TO ABBA Phone: 604-336-0626 Massey Theatre FAMILY FUN NIGHTS AT CYPRESS Time: 7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M Cypress Mountain Resort Address: 735 8th Ave, New Westminster, BC Time: 6 PM – 9PM Phone: 604-926-5612 MARCH 22 Address: 6000 Cypress Bowl Rd, West VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Vancouver Sundays Free for children 12 and under at the PLAYDOME: SATURDAY Vancouver Art Gallery BC Place Address: 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver Western Canada’s Largest Indoor Carnival. 24 HOURS OF WINTER Time: 10 AM – 10 PM, March 20th - 28th Grouse Mountain Fee: $11-$55 Address: 6400 Nancy Greene Way, Vancouver Address: 777 Paciﬁ c Blvd, Vancouver Phone: 604-980-9311 THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ our-plays/ our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 Phone: 604-669-3410 NORTH VANCOUVER SPRING HOME EXPO MINI POP KIDS LIVE Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centennial Theatre Centre Time: 1:30 PM Free Admission Address: 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Time: 20 – 1PM – 6 PM Vancouver Address: 2300 Kirkstone Rd, North Vancouver Phone: 604-984-4484

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mom_3.indd 18 2/27/2020 6:47:51 PM mom_3.indd 19 2/27/2020 6:47:54 PM MARCH 23 PLAYDOME BC Place Time: 10 AM Address: 777 Paciﬁ c Blvd, Vancouver, BC LEGO® BLOCK PARTY Strathcona Branch Drop in for some LEGO® building fun at this block party! Meet new friends and break out the bricks for a building bonanza at the library. For Grades K-7. Time: 11 AM – 12 PM Address: 730 East Hastings St., Vancouver KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES Kids Market Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-689-8447 Website: www.kidsmarket.ca 24 HOURS OF WINTER Grouse Mountain Address: 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver Phone: 604-980-9311

MARCH 24 MASTERS OF ILLUSION SPRING BREAK Queen Elizabeth Theatre Britannia Mine Museum Time: 8 PM Engage the whole family with discovery this Address: 630 Hamilton at Georgia Spring Break at the Britannia Mine Museum. PLAYDOME Explore a series of fun and educational, family- friendly activities. From March 16th - 27th BC Place Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM –3:30 PM. Time: 10 AM Address: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach, BC Address: 777 Paciﬁ c Blvd, Vancouver, BC Phone: 1-800-896-4044 SPRING BREAK CAMPS Website: www.britanniaminemuseum.ca VanDusen Botanical Garden NORTH VANCOUVER SPRING HOME EXPO Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (drop-off available Karen Magnussen Community Recreation from 9 AM), daily Centre Free Admission Address: 5251 Oak Street at West 37th Avenue Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM Vancouver, BC Address: 2300 Kirkstone Rd, North Vancouver Phone: 604-257-8443 HASTINGS PARK WINTER FARMERS MARKET KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES The Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market Kids Market Time: every Sunday from 10 AM-2 PM Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Address: PNE Fairgrounds, 2901 E Hastings St Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-689-8447 Website: www.kidsmarket.ca BABY AND ME IN THE FALL AND WINTER Eastside Family Place Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-255-9841 Website: http://eastsidefamilyplace.org/

mom_3.indd 20 2/27/2020 6:47:56 PM MARCH 25 BABYTIME – PRE-WALKERS SPRING BREAK CAMPS BIRTH – 12 MONTHS VanDusen Botanical Garden Storyhouse Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (drop-off available Time: 11 AM – 11:30 AM from 9 AM), daily Address: 1950 Marine Dr, Address: 5251 Oak Street at West 37th Avenue Vancouver, BC MARCH 27 Phone: 604-257-8443 KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES Kids Market Kids Market Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-689-8447 Phone: 604-689-8447 Website: www.kidsmarket.ca Website: www.kidsmarket.ca THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre Waterfront Theatre Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ our-plays/ our-plays/ Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Phone: 604-669-3410 Granville Island PLAYDOME Phone: 604-669-3410 BC Place PLAYDOME Time: 10 AM BC Place Address: 777 Pacifi c Blvd, Vancouver Time: 10 AM VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Address: 777 Pacifi c Blvd, Vancouver West Building VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Time: 12:00PM – 9:30PM 2020 Address: 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC West Building PEPPA PIG LIVE! Time: 12:00PM – 9:30PM Queen Elizabeth Theatre Address: 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC Time: 6 PM Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver MARCH 26 VANCOUVER GEM & MINERAL SHOW KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES PNE Forum Kids Market Time: 1 PM – 9 PM Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Address: 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-689-8447 MARCH 28 Website: www.kidsmarket.ca KIDS MARKET CRAFT WORKSHOP SERIES THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – Kids Market CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Waterfront Theatre Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Phone: 604-689-8447 our-plays/ Website: www.kidsmarket.ca Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – Island CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Phone: 604-669-3410 Waterfront Theatre PLAYDOME Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ BC Place our-plays/ Time: 10 AM Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Address: 777 Pacifi c Blvd, Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-669-3410 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW PLAYDOME West Building BC Place Time: 12:00PM – 9:30PM Time: 10 AM Address: 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver Address: 777 Pacifi c Blvd, Vancouver, BC

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HEALTHY FAMILY EXPO 2020 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Vancouver Convention Centre East West Building Canada’s largest food & health event for families. Time: 12:00PM – 9:30PM Time: 9 AM - 5 PM Address: 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC Address: 999 Canada Place PEPPA PIG LIVE! Phone: 778-229-3843 Queen Elizabeth Theatre ORIGINO KIDS CONCERTS PRESENTS Time: 6 PM RHYTHM IN YOUR RUBBISH Address: 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver The Orpheum FAMILY FUN NIGHTS Tickets: www.vancouversymphony.ca Cypress Mountain Resort Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Time: 6 PM – 9 PM Address: 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver Phone: 604-926-5612 Address: 6000 Cypress Bowl Rd, West THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER – Vancouver CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Waterfront Theatre RED CROSS BABYSITTING TRAINING Check show times: www.carouseltheatre.ca/ Sunset Community Centre our-plays/ Time: noon Address: 6810 Main St, Vancouver, BC Address: 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island Phone: 604-669-3410 VANCOUVER GEM & MINERAL SHOW PNE Forum VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2020 Time: 1 PM – 9 PM West Building Address: 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Time: 12:00PM – 9:30PM 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Address: 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC VANCOUVER GEM & MINERAL SHOW MARCH 29 PNE Forum VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Time: 1 PM – 9 PM Sundays Free for children 12 and under at the Address: 2901 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Vancouver Art Gallery 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Address: 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver

mom_3.indd 22 2/27/2020 6:47:59 PM HASTINGS PARK WINTER FARMERS MARKET MARCH 31 PNE Fairgrounds BABY AND ME IN THE FALL AND WINTER Time: every Sunday from 10 AM Eastside Family Place MARCH 30 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Address: 1655 William Street, Vancouver, BC PICKLEBALL Phone: 604-255-9841 Hillcrest Community and Aquatics Centre Time: 12 AM Website: http://eastsidefamilyplace.org/ Address: 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver LEGO® BLOCK PARTY BABYTIME Central Library Central Library Time: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Rhymes, songs, bounces, ﬁ ngerplays and stories Address: 350 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC for parents and caregivers with their babies. TALES FOR TWOS | 2-YEAR-OLDS Recommended for babies ages 0 to 24 months. Storyhouse Time: 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Join us for a half hour of high-action rhymes, Address: 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver songs, ﬁ ngerplays and short stories designed FIT4TWO STROLLER FITNESS to keep your toddler engaged and happy while Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation building important pre-reading skills and Centre learning that books are fun! Free Trial Class Time: 10:30 AM – 11 AM Time: 1 PM – 2 Pm Address: 1950 Marine Dr, West Vancouver Address:181 Roundhouse Mews Vancouver, BC Phone: 604-925-7408 Website: http://vancouver.ca/parks KARATE FOR BEGINNERS HALF MONTH FEE CREATIVE WRITING FOR KIDS Kensington Community Centre Central Library Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM, Monday, Thursday Time: 3:30 AM – 4:30 AM Address: 5175 Dumfries Street Vancouver, Address: 350 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC

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mom_3.indd 25 2/27/2020 6:48:05 PM The LEGO Club Meeting The BEST part of the Lego Club meeting is the fact that, in addition to bringing home the monthly build, the kids are allowed to ﬁ ll up a box with treasures from the Pick-A-Brick wall. We brought home WAY MORE than $10 worth of Lego! If your little one is crazy about Lego you deﬁ nitely want to check out the monthly Lego Club meeting at your local Lego store.

LEGO Mini Model Build Everyone LOVES the FREE LEGO monthly mini model build. For anyone who has attended one of the free builds you know the process can be arduous. That’s way LEGO has changed how the FREE monthly builds are done. Now, rather than line up for hours on end, parents need to hop online and sign up their kid. When: ﬁ rst Tuesday of every month Time: begins at 5pm Where: LEGO Store, Guildford Town Centre Address: 10355 152 Street, SurreyWebsite: www.shop.lego.com

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mom_3.indd 27 2/27/2020 6:48:15 PM Ken Schuster, PsyD Encouraging Good Sleep Habits Tips for helping kids fall — and stay — asleep

ddly, most of our understanding of sleep comes not from knowing what Ohappens when we sleep but from noticing what happens when we don’t. Sleep is a powerful restorative process. It helps us function better physically, emotionally, and metabolically. It helps us consolidate and form our memories, and has a direct effect on our attention and behavior. stay awake for a few hours, regardless of That means, of course, that reduced sleep the time of day. This is perfectly normal leads to reduced capacity to do well in Ken Schuster, PsyDbehavior for a school. Kids who don’t get enough sleep newborn, so parents should let them stick might even be mistaken for having ADHD. to their natural drowsiness patterns—and Many of the symptoms are the same— try to sleep when they sleep. To avoid kids running low on sleep are less able to having an overtired baby, parents should concentrate, more easily distracted, and reinforce the natural sleep schedule by more hyperactive or impulsive. And kids starting a soothing activity after an hour or of all ages have a harder time learning so of an infant being awake. Parents can when they don’t get enough sleep, from also help ease infants into the sleeping fussy, overtired infants to high schoolers patterns you want them to develop by nodding off in class. putting them in sunny rooms during THE BASICS OF SLEEP HYGIENE the daytime and dark rooms at night. Eventually they’ll begin sleeping more at Sleep is essential, but many of us, kids and night and napping less and less. adults alike, don’t get enough of it. One of the best ways to get back on track is As kids get older, a routine should involve an established bedtime, because they’ll through better sleep hygiene. This means often want to stay up watching tv, playing establishing habits that promote a good games, or texting. And because it can be night’s sleep, like setting a routine. hard for kids to fall asleep after all the Routines look different at different ages. stimulation they get from doing these For example, infants aren’t born with the things, the bedtime routine should also same biological clock that keeps us asleep involve some screen-free time before bed at night and awake during the day. Instead to help them wind down. The goal is for infants will sleep for a few hours and then kids to go to bed already feeling drowsy.

mom_3.indd 28 2/27/2020 6:48:16 PM MAKE BEDROOMS GOOD FOR SLEEPING minutes and then let her choose whether she wants to play before her bath or after. Another important element of good sleep Also keep in mind that all kids are different, hygiene is to make the bedroom a good so the sleep routine that worked for one place for sleeping. The room should be child might not work for her brother. dark and not too distracting. Bedrooms often have glowing alarm clocks, flashing THE CHILD’S BED, NOT YOURS lights on game consoles, and phones that One of the biggest sleep disrupters is the vibrate with each new text. Kids’ rooms tendency of some children to go into the in particular also tend to be ﬁ lled with fun parents’ room in the middle of the night for toys that claim attention. comfort. Some kids do this very frequently, For the best quality of sleep, bedrooms and it can be hard on the whole family. If should be cool and comfortable. This your child wakes up in the middle of the can be a struggle with some kids who night, you should get him back to his bed prefer falling asleep with the weight of as soon as possible. Kids like having these a blanket, but then wake up sweaty and late night interactions with parents, but we uncomfortable. If this is the case with any should do our best to minimize any reward of the children in your home, try to use that they might be getting from them. thinner blankets and pajamas. Don’t have a long conversation and don’t let him climb into bed with you. One last rule is that the bed should only used for sleeping. Kids, especially For kids who really depend on that teenagers, use their beds for everything, comfort and aren’t going to fall asleep including doing homework and watching without it, it’s much better for parents to television. This is actually bad because walk kids back to their room and then sit kids should only associate their beds with in a chair next to the bed to keep them sleep. That way when they’re in bed they company until they fall asleep. This can know why they’re there—and they don’t be hard on parents—if your child regularly feel like they could be watching TV instead. wakes up you’ll want to make sure the chair is comfortable—but kids need to CONSISTENCY IS KEY learn that they can sleep on their own.

The biggest obstacle to getting kids to If your child is having serious trouble falling sleep is often parental inconsistency. Once asleep and consistent sleep hygiene isn’t you’ve established a routine, stick to it. working, it’s always a good idea to consult You want to be predictable. For example, a pediatrician. Sleep medication shouldn’t if it’s your routine then your child should be given to children, but other interventions know that she’s going to take a bath do work. Kids can learn relaxation and and then she’s going to hear a bedtime self-soothing techniques that help them story, and then it’s lights out. Not only is fall asleep, and as they get older there are predictability soothing, the built-in warning cognitive tools that help, too. gives her a chance to get sleepy on her own, before it’s abruptly “bedtime.”

Sticking to a routine doesn’t mean that you can’t be flexible. Kids are more likely to cooperate when you have their goodwill, so consider building some flexibility into the schedule. For instance you can let your For more articles visit our website child know that she can play for ﬁ fteen www.childmind.org

mom_3.indd 29 2/27/2020 6:48:17 PM THE EVERIES EVERY OR ALMOST EVERY DAY Address: 630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver Phone: 888-974-3698 (Shen Yun ticketing) MUSEUM OF VANCOUVER 604-757-0355 (Local presenter) Discover Vancouver’s story at one of Canada’s oldest and award-winning civic VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCE history museums! FESTIVAL 2020 Website: museumofvancouver.ca Various locations Date: March 6 - 28 THE H.R. MACMILLAN SPACE CENTRE Website: www.vidf.ca Vanier Park MOA PRESENTS PLAYING WITH FIRE: Shows and show times vary, go online CERAMICS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY now to see whats playing today. Date: Nov 22, 2019 - Mar29, 2020 Address: 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver Website: 6393 NW Marine Drive Phone: 604-738.-7827 Website www.moa.ubc.ca, Vancouver Website: www.spacecentre.ca/events EVERY SUNDAY VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY A wealth of family events for all ages, HASTINGS PARK FARMERS MARKET check website today to see what’s Date: Nov 3, 2019 – Apr 26, 2020 featured at your local library. Time: 10 AM – 2PM Website: www.vpl.ca Address: Renfrew Street, Hastings Skatepark by the PNE BABY SIGN LANGUAGE Sunset Community Centre VANCOUVER FLEA MARKET This class has many dates, locations, Date: 9 AM – 5PM and times. Go online to ﬁ nd your nearest Address: 703 Terminal Avenue not far class. from Science World Date: Mar 1 - 17 Website: http://vancouver.ca/parks VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Every Sunday, the Gallery offers FREE SHEN YUEN admission for children 12 & under when Queen Elizabeth Theatre accompanied by an adult. Date: March 13–22, 2020 Address: 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver

mom_3.indd 30 2/27/2020 6:48:19 PM THE EVERIES CLOVERDALE FLEA MARKET EVERY WEDNESDAY A massive weekly flea market that THE VANCOUVER ORCHID SOCIETY includes some farmers market stalls. Floral hall at Van Dusen Gardens Time: 6 AM – 3PM Date: 4th Wednesday of every month. Address: Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey Time: 7pm SEWING SPACE DROP IN AND SEW Address: 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC WITH COMMUNITY Phone: 604-257-8335 The Learnary EVERY FRIDAY We supply the space and the tools. You supply the project and materials. LAUGHTER YOGA (by donation) Time: 11 AM – 5 PM Eastside Fitness Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Time: 7 - 8PM Vancouver Address: 5788 Fraser St., Vancouver JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE! The Learnary EVERY SATURDAY Date: 2nd Sunday of each Month ARTSTARTS GALLERY Time: 10 PM – 4 PM Enjoy a free arts-based activity! We Address: 2643 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver provide everything you need to ignite your Phone: 604-722-1424 creativity! Free Admission Time: 11 AM EVERY TUESDAY Address: 808 Richards Street, Vancouver CRAFTY TUESDAY: QUILLING Website: https://artstarts.com/ Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre HOME DEPOT KIDS WORKSHOP Come join us to make unique and creative Various Home Depot stores crafts! All materials included. The March 14 Home Depot Kids Workshop Time: 1PM – 3PM project are wooden nature binocculars. Date: every 2nd Tuesday of the month Date: 2nd Saturday of every month Address: 990 W 59th Ave, Vancouver Time: 10 AM –12 PM Phone: 604-257-8180 Website: www.homedepot.ca/workshop

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