Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 16:20:05 EST Message-ID: Lines: 68 \SE E;LIFE;WAY OF LIFE;FAMILY CALENDAR \BY Charmaine Roberts \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDUCATION * Relationships - Workshop on improving family relationships. Dec. 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m. (light dinner at 5:30) at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Blvd., Bethesda. Dinner is $3, adults; $1, children. Separate children's program and crib nursery will be available. 301/986-1137. * Advanced directives - Panel presentation includes distribution of a sample Living Will/Durable Medical Power of Attorney. Dec. 1, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Mount Vernon Hospital. Registration: 703/664-7676. * Infertility - Program on advanced reproductive technologies. Dec. 3, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Montgomery General Hospital. Registration: 301/598-9815. * Divorce - Two-part divorce legal seminars. Dec. 4 and 11, 10 a.m. to noon at Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center, 255 N. Washington St., Rockville. $6 per session. Registration: 301/279-1800. Seminar for grandparents whose children have divorced. Dec. 4, 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Howard County Library, Central Branch, Columbia. Sponsored by the Children of Separation and Divorce Center. Registration: 301/384-0079 or 410/740-9553. * Holidays - Workshop "Surviving the Season: Coping with Holiday Depression," sponsored by the Women's Center. Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Falls Church Recreation Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church. $13. Registration: 703/281-2657. * Sisters - "Sisters: Relatives or Chosen Friends?" discussion and book signing for Barbara Mathias' "Between Sisters: Secret Rivals, Intimate Friends." Dec. 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women's Center, 133 Park St. NE, Vienna. 703/281-2657. SUPPORT * Mothers - Business meeting for the MOMS Club of Silver Spring, a support group for mothers who stay home with their children. Dec. 1, 10 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 10401 Armory Ave., Kensington. Dr. Betty Jane Strodel discusses pediatric dentistry. New members welcome; advance registration required: 301/949-5346. * Breast-feeding - La Leche League offers information and support for nursing mothers. Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m. Topic: Nutrition and weaning. For more information, call 202/328-6745 in the District and Maryland and 703/534-8548 in Virginia. * Divorce - Six supportive sessions for dealing with the initial adjustment to marital separation or divorce. Must be physically separated from spouse. Dec. 3-Jan. 21, Thursdays, 7 to 8:45 p.m. at the Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center, 255 N. Washington St., Rockville. $36. Registration: 301/279-1800. SERVICES * Fathers - Father Focus offers information, support groups, individual and couple counseling, and referrals for such issues as pregnancy and divorce. 301/589-1414. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM