{"id":40359,"date":"2021-08-02T14:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=40359"},"modified":"2021-08-02T14:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:51:08","slug":"playdate-fridays-child-partner-with-festival-plaza-jebel-ali-to-host-a-series-of-educational-parenting-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/playdate-fridays-child-partner-with-festival-plaza-jebel-ali-to-host-a-series-of-educational-parenting-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Play:Date &#038; Friday&#8217;s Child Partner With Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali To Host A Series Of Educational Parenting Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home-grown\u00a0kids social app\u00a0Play:Date and Dubai based podcast Friday&#8217;s Child have partnered with Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali to launch a series of\u00a0free educational parenting events for families in the UAE. The monthly community events, hosted by Peta Al Akawi, have been carefully curated to educate parents and offer them access to a wide range of infant, child &amp; parenting experts\u00a0at zero cost.<\/p>\n<p>Titled &#8216;<strong><em>The Festival Plaza Meaningful Family Club Powered by Play:Date&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>, the series of events kickstarts\u00a0on the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of August\u00a02021 (10am \u2013 12pm) with expert guest Cecile de Scally,\u00a0Lead Parent Educator\u00a0at Malaak Mama &amp; Baby Care, aka The Baby Whisperer. As well as offering an informative workshop, Cecile will be answering attendees&#8217; questions during a live Q&amp;A. Host Peta will also be conducting a live interview with Cecile so attendees can learn more about her experience and how she helps families in the UAE. These events will take place once a month, always on the second Saturday, and will offer a different expert guest each month. Located at Jebel Ali, Festival Plaza, part of the Al-Futtaim Group, is within close proximity of Al Furjan and Jebel Ali Village as well as minutes away from Marina, The Palm, JLT, Jumeirah Park and Islands, Tecom and Discovery Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Shamim Kassibawi, Founder &amp; CEO of Play:Date, said, &#8220;In keeping with our growth strategy of being able to\u00a0give back, this series of events have been conceptualized to provide families with tools and sufficient information to boost their parenting skills. It serves as a safe space for parents to have open-minded transparent conversations, voice their parenting concerns, and discuss vital topics with our experts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Festival Plaza Meaningful Family Club<\/strong>\u00a0is an extension of Play:Date &amp; Friday&#8217;s Child flagship events\u00a0<strong>Meaningful Mama Mornings<\/strong>; a successful monthly event series that take place across various locations in Dubai. Some of the partnership&#8217;s previous guest experts include Jordana Ventzke, a Pediatric Dietitian, Feeding Therapist &amp; Weaning Specialist and Hayley Bukhamsin, a certified Infant Sleep Educator, to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>For event updates, please follow @dubaifestivalplaza,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.epressrelease.me\/tracking\/click?d=5sO52lIORsUOw4nTNVpclOBmCNxLEHU8vz9MPrZvERyQGFBZ3u_OX3aJQboyECZWzoJKU2iplrYcNAbKlGc0J_t5m-bTWytse6N5wzRKxSlr70kZ5ht3QuBsHUQ-SIbbmNh_MK-9Yz2-hR0JGmn6y4w1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@playdateworld\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.epressrelease.me\/tracking\/click?d=aZDNRHa_i8tjp6M6cBp95PVEpxOI77_q1F0BUkM8IYc1Dk_xpUrmqJ8lhNHCwAFNoMLLLvKSHMVOErRUTw_1Kw45vdJCmqn54lmPJpK__LpkMg_9XkX-kTawKrsxwkUxEHNaAn1fqKXvBsLbB4iw_Gdh7f8v_CCvWAuw9YZ20pLy0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@xfridayschildx<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram\u00a0and download the Play:Date app, available on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.epressrelease.me\/tracking\/click?d=CC0vLPaqK-Rmd075SHbjTcCJTJ8AAtGOiXYkrHYfS77KLweq1jgMcS7F7zp9YokhMLUVLqvJIQebHQsXXX1YpuZCbd0qrA47Ve4cE3MxBuBYYwFheRVMl-X67tx3XdD-5r-Yygr9YDKMh66T8XcU84-kOzVLgUgj2e_ViQOzIO0Df3MYKndjzGrL7DDhx1F3nE-2WuLJ7RqbCPxaKiwZPR81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.epressrelease.me\/tracking\/click?d=dyOf_X5LdgVTzGpFL64Xy7yt5hKVO07nTknq-qhJJDMcdrqUGL-DmcUOE0HLoyuisEIIF4JfMmJt4PR2FVzEAhJY1SR707FKjXr45yO6PUMfdgaNZgjmPVEGvqKQAbmVzT5EEJbKjd7gRbAN7wS-4IqUQj_tJvETuj2grLxqY4PCv6e7DhISGDLG9T_GY2ugRg2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Festival Plaza please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.epressrelease.me\/tracking\/click?d=5sO52lIORsUOw4nTNVpclJLeakffFaTbbQWpD8VGngx_wyZ-zIB_iciyKgKiF5Cgd9JhH-zydWkiCVKzgKSSg7TZXODf1mCW8Bhv0BD2lPs-OV1ztOCGS4pTG_ZH3l7T1ONDy_ysXm5CDTYvfYOLUIU1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.dubaifestivalplaza.com\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40360\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-732x601.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789-1140x936.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shamim-Kassibawi-Reupload-20210802073702789.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40361\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-732x487.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza-1140x759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/festival-plaza.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home-grown\u00a0kids social app\u00a0Play:Date and Dubai based podcast Friday&#8217;s Child have partnered with Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali to launch a series of\u00a0free educational parenting events for families in the UAE. 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