‘90s FAMILY

“Baby Faces.” The video title alone is enough to make you smile. And as you watch the tape, just wait until you see your own babies and toddlers mesmerized by all those baby faces on the TV screen. At $14.96 (plus $4.50 for shipping), that’s a baby-sitting bargain. You can order the tape by calling (800) Babyface. By the way, the whole idea of “Baby Faces” belongs to a mother and daughter team in the South Bay area.

Events: Author Francesca Lia Block will present a program on young adult fiction at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Friends’ Meeting Room, Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Free. For more information call (714) 717-3807 or (714) 717-3801 . . . A workshop for single adoptive parents will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on four consecutive Thursdays beginning March 7. $50 includes child care. Stephen S. Wise Temple, Early Childhood Center, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles. Call (310) 476-8561, Ext. 2298 or (818) 773-1668 to register . . . On Friday the Encino Community Center presents a parent workshop on “Building a Child’s Self-Esteem.” Free. 10-11:30 a.m. 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino. Call (818) 885-6200 for details . . . The Center for Infant-Parent Development at Cal State Northridge will hold two free classes for parents, “Discovering Your Child’s Unique Emotional Needs,” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and “Discipline Strategies for Your Child with Special Needs,” 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 14. Registration is required: (818) 971-5284. Family Focus Resource Center, Room 3113, School of Education, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge . . . “Comedy for the Family,” a benefit for the Child Development Program of the Glendale Unified School District and the YWCA’s Battered Women’s Shelter, will be held at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Tickets range from $12-$15; $2 discount for senior citizens; group discounts are available. Call (800) 233-3123 or (818) 243-2539 for details and to order tickets . . . On March 10 the Los Angeles Children’s Museum will hold a workshop on “How to Parent Creatively in a TV Age: Exploring the best media choices for you and your child.” $5. 4-6 p.m. 310 N. Main St., Los Angeles. Registration is required: (213) 687-8801 . . . The Assistance League of Southern California presents a lecture by psychologist Lee Hausner on “Roadblocks to Communications” at 10 a.m. March 12 at 1370 North St. Andrews Place, Hollywood. $10. Call (213) 469-1973 for reservations . . . The Cedars-Sinai “Yes We Can Stroke Club” will discuss “The Role of the Family in Aging With Stroke” from 2 to 4 p.m. March 14 in Harvey Morse Auditorium, 8700 Gracie Allen Drive, South Tower, Plaza Level. Free for stroke survivors, their families and caregivers. Call (310) 855-6535 for information.

* This family roundup appears on Sundays. Items to be considered should be mailed 3 1/2 weeks before the event to Candace A. Wedlan, The Family File, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, Calif. 90053. Fax: (213) 237-4888.

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