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TIMARU TOTS PAGE 8 parents centre - did you know? Did you know Did you know that in 1990 the first training course for childbirth educators in NZ was established, and in 1995 PCNZ entered a joint venture with Aoraki Polytechnic for the CBE Diploma Course. Did you know Did you know that the newest Parents Centre is Whanganui and it was established in 2011, bringing the total of Parents Centres to 51 nationwide. volunteer of month August 2012 Volunteer of the Month: September 2012 Volunteer of the Month: Anne - Marie For all her hard work an organization for the Magic Mike night. It was a fun night out, and very well supported which was a testimony to all of Anne-Marie’s time in sorting out raffle prizes, supper, and booking and liaising with the movie theatre. Everyone! All of our fabulous committee members who spend a lot of their time keeping the Timaru Parents Centre running smoothly!
PAGE 9 parents centre: information is power In these days of the internet and shelves and shelves of pregnancy and parenting books available in every library and book store, it seems strange to think that in the past that basic information about reproduction and pregnancy was not only hard to come by, but banned from being published or imported into New Zealand, unless for medical purposes! In the 1940s and 1950s this was indeed the case. There was not much information available to explain to women how their bodies worked or about pregnancy or labour and it was not a polite topic of conversation. As a result many women (and men) did not understand what to expect and were frightened about the whole process. Parenting, too, was very hard for many women. The age of average age of mothers was a lot younger than today – in 1950, the average age was just over 20, compared to 30 today, which meant that many women had less life experience, confidence and knowledge to draw on when looking after their children. Changes in communities meant women often did not have family close by and communities had fewer facilities and services than today (e.g., most women couldn’t just drive down to a supermarket as there wasn’t a supermarket and they didn’t have a car or easy public transport). Gender roles meant that men were often less involved in parenting and there were many expectations placed upon these young women, often without the support to enable the expectations to be fulfilled. When Parents Centre began to offer antenatal courses in 1952, this then was a real new source of information for expectant parents. Parents Centre libraries were a vital source of information on health, pregnancy, natural child birth, and children’s development. Parents Centre also helped parents to understand that many of the ideas about what babies could be expected to do (e.g., stick to a rigid four hour feeding pattern from birth, sleeping through the night and potty training very early) were just myths and not based on reality for most parents. (Unfortunately they are the type of myths to resurface again and again)! Reference: Dobbie, M. (1990). The trouble with women: The story of Parents Centre New Zealand. NZ: Cape Catley Ltd.
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