Baby Care Workshop

Little Naomi at birth

Upon researching for some courses on the One PA website, I was pleasantly surprised to find that they have a Baby Care Workshop catered specially for first time parents.

For those who are not familiar with One PA,  it is a government initiative to equip the various interest-groups with activities and workshops and ultimately to bridge the communities in Singapore. The courses and workshops organized by them are held at the various community centres located around Singapore.

An excerpt on the Baby Care Workshop taken from their website:

"Be equipped with the techniques to prepare yourself for the many challenges ahead. This baby care workshop is designed to introduce participants to the delight of caring for a baby (up to 6 months) in a simulated environment through hands-on practice. A high-quality and substantial involvement in baby care plays an important role in the growing up of a child and helps in language and IQ development. Participants will acquire the basic skills of baby care such as basic handling, bathing, dressing up, diapers changing, swaddling/safe sleeping, feeding and winding after feeding. Dummies and baby care requisites will be used for demonstration and practice. Handouts will also be given on the skills learnt in the workshop. "

The trainer is a qualified registered Nurse with 22 years of teaching experience in training student nurses in the care of adults and children.

3  plus points about this workshop:
1. Hands-on practical workshop
2. 1 day workshop that is 3 hours in duration (Fabulous for busy mums)
3. Affordable cost at S$25

For first time mums,  having some hands-on knowledge on how to handle your new born will help you to be more prepared when the baby arrives. Another plus point is first time grandparents and domestic helpers have the opportunity to equip themselves too by attending this course.

When I was pregnant with my first child about 5 years ago, I attended a hospital based ante-natal class. This was held over 10 sessions with one session was on handling the new born baby. While I found that session informative, it wasn't a hands-on class. The trainer demonstrated on the dummy baby while we stood around to watch. I thought I would  just learn along the way when my baby arrived. The reality was that I was quite unsure how to handle new born Naomi in the bath tub. And  it didn't help that she was really tiny, just 2.3 kg at birth. Thank goodness my mother-in-law did a hands-on demo to show me how to bath and handle little Naomi.  

For all new mums, you may wish to consider equipping yourself with this workshop. 

To date the workshop is available at:  Serangoon CC , Ayer Rajah CC, Chua Chu Kang CC, Hougang CC, Marsiling CC and Tampines North CC.

You can check out the updated information of the locations and dates of the workshops here.  For easy navigation, search for Baby Care in the Search Box on the top right corner of the page, that will bring you to the whole list of Baby Care Workshops. Alternatively you may contact One PA at 67832900.


Best, 
Edwina

*Important Notice: This is not a paid advertisement or marketing promotion. I am not paid in cash or kind for this write up. The opinions are purely on a personal basis.