November at Recess & Beyond

Mark your calendar — So much going on this month:

• 11/4: Family Yoga* at 11am

• 11/4: New Parent Meetup: Community Group for Parents and Babies (0-12 mo)* at 12:30pm

• 11/5: How SFUSD Public School Enrollment Works 7:30pm

• 11/9: Live Cello* 10:30am

• 11/14: Infant, Child & Adult CPR 7:30pm

• 11/15: Estate Planning 101 at 11am

• 11/16: Infant Sleep Workshop 10am

• 11/19: Gratitude Member Mixer with Music for aardvarks at 5:30 pm*

• 11/23: Childbirth Preparation Classes at 10am

• 11/24: Mini photo shoot with Samantha Brancato https://www.samanthabrancato.com/event-details/recess-collective-mini-session-event (Members save $20) all morning!

• 11/25: Little Ladybug Music* 11:30am

• Closed Thanksgiving through the Sunday after

• 12/3: Giving Tuesday Holiday Mixer 5:30pm

* = Included in membership

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Here are some local family friendly events this month of November

• 11/2: All day. Bay Area Science Festival at Oracle Park | SF (Free)

• 11/9: 8:30am Free Ice Skating Lessons Union Square Ice Rink (all ages)

• 11/16: 10 am: Free Hands-on Science Saturday Mission Science Workshop

• 11/22: 4pm-7pm Free Winter Fireworks &Magical Ice Show Embarcadero Plaza

• 11/28: All day. “Illuminate SF” Festival of Light | Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 (Free)

• 11/29: 6pm Macy Great Tree Lighting Union Square

Weekly enrichment activities

Did you know a Recess membership includes weekly music and storytime activities!

Check out our Fall schedule below:

• Mondays - Little Ladybug Music: last Mon of the month, 11:30am; Family Yoga with Kate, first monday of the month 11am

• Tuesdays - Stories & Songs w/ Regina, 11am

• Thursdays - Ask the Pro (bring your parenting & child development questions), 11-1

• Thursdays - Music Time w/ Carissa, 12 noon

• Fridays - Sensory Play, 9:30-10:30 am

• Saturdays - Live Cello: once a month

• Saturdays - LGBTQ+ Playgroup once a month

Birthday parties and more

Love a stress free celebration? Whether you’re planning your child’s first party or a family friendly holiday celebration, look no further.

Recess has the backdrop to make it easy to arrange, and enjoyable for all. You’re welcome to bring any food or drink you’d like…or have us coordinate those details for you. The space is equipped with all the amenities you’ll need for the newborns and the grandparents in attendance. Changing tables, bottle warmers, microwave, highchairs, as well as ADA bathrooms, seating options, BYO music and all the fixins for the kitchen too.

With our parties, you have the entire playspace to yourself. We can help you decorate, or you can bring your own decor…or keep it simple and just play.

• Weeknight play 5:30-7:30 - Spend the witching hour(s) on our turf. Contact us if you're interested in getting some friends/family together for a private playdate!

• Weekend birthday parties 1:30-3:30 or 4:30-6:30. We still some availability for this winter. Book that birthday party now!

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Establishing Healthy Eating Habits

Introducing Solids and Establishing Healthy Eating Habits

On Monday, 10/21, Dr Glynn will be visiting our New Parent group at 12:30 to share information about introducing food to our infants. Feeding your baby can be a fun process of introducing the many different flavors and textures of whole foods.

The goal is to emphasize healthy eating and to teach parents how to positively shape their child’s taste preferences. A growing body of research shows that babies’ palates are influenced before birth. Maturing in the “amniotic soup” infants taste the foods their mothers eat. This process of “sampling” foods continues for breast-fed children, as mother’s milk takes on the flavors of what she consumes.

Our little ones love tasty food as much as we do! Learn about adding seasoning with herbs and spices, garlic or onion, & get some guidance on how to get started feeding your little one solids.

Suggested donation: $15. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

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Nicole Glynn, MD

Nicole Glynn, MD grew up in Santa Cruz California where she was first introduced to the idea of integrative medicine. Dr. Glynn’s father, a pediatric dentist, influenced her to become a pediatrician. She received her bachelor’s degree in Combined Sciences at Santa Clara University and before attending medical school was involved in research at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition and Stanford University Center for AIDS Research. She earned her medical degree from Creighton University and completed her pediatric residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. During her residency, she provided care to many underprivileged children and became especially curious about the growing pediatric epidemics of asthma, eczema, and obesity. After becoming a mother her interest in nutrition, supporting breastfeeding, and integrative medicine deepened. During her pregnancy, she made changes to “green the womb” as her awareness of the impact of environmental toxins on fetal development became more personal.

Dr. Glynn and her family live in San Francisco where she has practiced at a variety of locations including Kaiser, Noe Valley Pediatrics, and Stonestown Pediatrics. Dr. Glynn joined GetzWell Pediatrics in part because she loves taking more time with patients and their families, building strong relationships and providing personalized holistic care.

She is a board-certified pediatrician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, spinning, yoga, barre classes and nurturing her young daughters.

Learn more about Dr. Glynn and why she loves helping patients at GetzWell Personalized Pediatrics in her video.