PLAYGROUPS AND SUPPORT
*Registration is required for all programs*
NEST PLAYGROUPS: Morning or Afternoon
The group is for littles under 2.6 years old. Small group setting.
Mornings at 9:30-11am: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Afternoons at 12- 3pm: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Cost: $40/mo per family for unlimited weekday mornings OR afternoons.
Drop in $8, registration required. Limited Capacity.
**Please register for desired days in advance.
NEW MOMS PLAYGROUP:
Designed for brand new moms and their babies (0-8 months). Congratulations and welcome to Motherhood! Finding your Motherhood Tribe can be difficult. We want to help you find your people! Get out once a week and join us for support and encouragement as we cheer one another on in Motherhood! We will discuss feeding, sleeping, relationship changes, and adjusting to your “new normal”. We will meet for 1 hour once a week. Registration is limited to small group setting. **Please register for desired days in advance.
BABY CAFE Tuesday Mornings:
BABY CAFE every Tuesday 8:15-9:30 am Lead by an IBCLC with many years of helping moms to successfully breastfeed their babies. FREE – Please register in advance. Babies in arms and siblings up to 2yo can meet in the NEST to play!
Baby Cafe After Hours:
From Womb to Words: Birth Story Workshop
Grab your journal and join us and other new mamas for an interactive 2-hour Birth Story Workshop led by Julia Lotin, licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker certified in Perinatal Mental Health.
Upcoming Class Dates:
$45 per person (infants in arms welcome)
Mental Health for Moms 101:
Despite the overwhelming amount of information pregnant and postpartum women receive from doctors, books, and classes, they often fall short in equipping them with the tools to manage their mental health challenges Whether you are preparing for baby and want to be ready for any emotional changes, or you are a new mom hoping to learn more about postpartum stress – please join us! This class is also open to partners or family members who want to better support the women in their lives!
What to expect:
Education on Signs and Symptoms: Learn about maternal mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, birth trauma, and psychosis
Self-Help Strategies: Discover ways to promote wellness and stability.
Coping Skills: Stress management, boundary setting, and other self care techniques
Evidence-Based Treatments: Learn about available options like types of talk therapy, groups, medication, and self care tips to help decide your best fit
Supportive Environment: Ask questions and engage in open discussions about motherhood challenges without stigma or shame, such as: feeding challenges, body changes, anger, career stress, “mom guilt” and shame, overwhelm, and the pressure of perfectionism
Understanding and Advocacy: Gain knowledge to better support others struggling with maternal mental health issues.
*babies in arms only*
$15 for Mom & her support person
Navigating the Toddler Years!
This group is for the mamas of the 1 to 3-year-olds that are navigating this new phase of motherhood.
We will focus on the adventures of raising your child as a pre-toddler.
Topics will vary weekly based on the group of mommas gathering however, some areas for discussion will be food/feeding… Weaning off bottle breast or binky… Discipline, starting around 18 months… Sleep if not already mastered… Play dates, work life, balance, and so much more!
Come reconnect with some of your Mom friends you met in the new Mom Play Group… And meet new friends as well
Deb Gelman will facilitate this group with lots of tips and tricks taken directly out of the pages of raising her triplets. It is sure to be enlightening, uplifting, and educational.
This class will meet Saturdays @ 9-10 am
Upcoming Sessions:
1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25
2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22
*registration is required*
Drop in- $12
4 week session $40 or 5 week session $50
Notes for all classes:
*Please register in advance*
*All programs are non-refundable*
Please drive around behind Meineke to the second Keeping Pace entrance and enter through the glass doors with festive wreath.