Chewing for Two - Baby Mouth-to-Mouth Premastication Classes now 7th Ave!

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Spring's right around the corner, and it's a great time to learn the ancient practice of premastication, or chewing your infant’s food before feeding it to them!

Chew 4 Two on 7th Ave. is pleased to announce our April-May series dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00pm - 9:30pm; Class meets twice weekly for 4 weeks, for a total of 8 sessions. Sign up for the series, or register for individual modules:

Baby Basics: learn proper chewing technique. Expel chewed food with maximum efficiency. How to deal with jaw fatigue, TMJ, and other barriers to optimal premastication.

Gourmet Premastication: in-mouth recipes for finicky eaters. Sweet and savory options. How soon should spices be introduced? Find out.

Public Premastication: Mouth-to-mouth feeding etiquette for coffee shops, bars, and other public locations. How to deal with vocally abusive patrons (step-by-step scripts included).

Advocate!: Lobby your elected official to support premastication-friendly initiatives (e.g. tax credits and well-baby insurance discounts). How to use petitions (and more direct means) to force local establishments to set up premastication-friendly zones.

The classes focus on the fundamental concepts of premastication, and provides an excellent foundation for supporting the nutritional needs of your infant. If you have always been curious about premastication, and wanted to learn more in a nurturing environment from patient and experienced teachers, this is the class for you!

Cost: $130 in advance; $145 on the first day of class. Fee includes FREE matching t-shirt and onesie (“We share food - you should too!”). Each participant gets two make-up classes redeemable in the May and/or June sessions!

Thank you for interest, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Chew 4 Two (on 7th Ave)

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“There are those who think that a mom chewing a baby’s food provides helpful enzymes from her mouth but it doesn’t seem like a hygienic practice. Various viruses and bacteria, but especially herpes virus, may be passed from mother to baby,” Dr. Jennifer Landa, M.D Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “These microbes present a challenge that the infant’s immune system may not be ready for. So the practice is questionable for safety, and then, there’s a certain ick factor here that needs to be considered.” 

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/03/27/alicia-silverstone-chews-food-for-her-11-month-old-child-bear-blu/#ixzz1qjbV1qoM

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this is the best Park Slope parents satyre ever...

(oh wait... it's not a joke?)