Lesson Category: PreNatal infant

It’s common for young babies to have fussy times in the day.  Those times can be hard to get through!  Staying calm is challenging but you can bring some resources into the mix to help you manage. 

This class will prepare you to know:

• What’s normal fussiness for babies 
• What to offer baby during fussy times
• How to soothe yourself while baby fusses

Your older child was so excited about the new baby. But now that your baby has arrived, he is uncooperative and sometimes acts like a baby, himself. Meanwhile, you're trying to control your youngest as she starts to throw tantrums and learns the word "no." This scenario is all too common, but there are simple tools you can use to increase your children's compliance and decrease your stress.

It has been said that perfectionism is a trait that makes life an endless report card on accomplishments or appearances. The tendency toward perfectionism has increased significantly among young people over the past 30 years. It can be associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and even suicide. The needs to feel accepted and to be cared about tend to drive perfectionism and without treatment, may get worse over time. 

Perfectionists strive for flawlessness in themselves and/or in others. If you’re wondering whether you have these tendencies, the chances are that you do to one degree or another.

Human beings are built to reflect each other’s emotions. When children display intense feelings and behaviors, our brains naturally reflect those. We start to feel stressed, angry, fearful, or overwhelmed, just like our kids. The most helpful thing we can do is to develop a brain calming practice and make it part of our daily routine.

Each of us grows up in a unique family and when we come together as a couple, we don’t usually talk about our parenting beliefs until children are actually on the scene. The more intentional parents are about sharing their stories and values with each other, the more likely it is that you can agree on parenting approaches.  

Mothers often parent in ways that are different from fathers and those differences can be helpful to children, but only if you recognize the strengths of each other’s approaches.. “Marshmallows” often join with “Generals” because in some ways they need each other. But over time your differences can become more dramatic and problematic.  

Brain research tells us that how we behave as parents during the first 5 years of life will strongly influence outcomes for our children. In this class, you will learn how to support your babies and toddlers throughout the day with positive routines.

Many parents worry that going back to work will be hard on their new baby or even harm their connection. This class will share the latest information from experts about how to make the most of your time with your baby to connect and help them feel close and safe.

A muchos padres les preocupa que volver al trabajo sea difícil para su nuevo bebé o incluso perjudique su conexión. Esta clase compartirá la información más reciente de expertos sobre cómo aprovechar al máximo el tiempo con su bebé para conectarse y ayudarlo a sentirse cerca y seguro.

Young children have important basic needs to feel secure and they need family life to remain pleasurable in uncertain times.  Participants will be able to:

• Recognize the unique social-emotional needs of young children during stressful times
• Apply parenting strategies that support children to sustain feelings of optimism and security
• Identify realistic self-care practices that are essential to effectively support young children.

Your older child was so excited about the new baby. But now that your baby has arrived, he is uncooperative and sometimes acts like a baby, himself. Meanwhile, you're trying to control your youngest as she starts to throw tantrums and learns the word "no." 

This scenario is all too common, but there are simple tools you can use to increase your children's compliance and decrease your stress. 

Participants will be able to: 

• Understand why your kids are acting up in this way
• Create routines that prevent challenging behaviors
• Promote cooperative relationships between your baby and everyone else in the family
• Implement easy, everyday practices that make for a peaceful home