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The Bringing Baby Home program is a workshop created to assist couples prepare for life with a new baby.  What was once just two, now becomes three (or more), and the transition is like nothing ever experienced in life. The program aims to increase the joy of parenting and gives new parents the tools they need to be the best parenting team possible. The program provides the opportunity to proactively plan through conversation and education, so that new parents can keep their friendship strong and develop strategies for parenting. This workshop provides a safe space to talk about what kind of parents you want to be together and what your baby will need to get off to a great start. Here, you will learn to be mindful to respond to the needs of your partner and your baby, so that each person in the family feels known, loved, and respected.  

Couples who have participated in the program:

• Were more satisfied in their relationship and were more likely to stay together
• Were better prepared to bring their baby home
• Were more able to work together in family play and in co-parenting, with greater father involvement and more secure father-infant attachment
• Experienced lower-levels of postpartum depression & anxiety​

Benefits for children:

• Had stronger language skills
• Smiled and laughed more during family play at 3 and 12 months of age

Workshop Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand what to expect during the transition to parenthood
• Describe child development in the first year
• Create strategies to co-parent with your partner
• Learn ways to improve communication
•  Demonstrate how to strengthen friendship, intimacy, and conflict regulation skills
• Recognize the signs of postpartum mood, anxiety, and adjustment disorders and be aware of support or treatment options

Workshop Goals:

• Learn how to maintain relationship satisfaction after having a baby
• Reduce relationship hostility and increase affection
• Promote positive parent-baby interactions
• Promote quality involvement for both parents
• Reduce the incidence or severity of postpartum mood disorders​

Who should attend?
The workshop must be attended by both parents. It is most appropriate for those during pregnancy (preferably second trimester). It is also appropriate for those planning to conceive or adopt, as well as for those new parents with children under 3 years of age. Pre-crawling babies are welcome. Sorry- no crawlers and walkers!!
What does the registration cost include?
With each registration, the couple will receive the Bringing Baby Home Workbook & Card Deck. The kit contains 250 pages of in-depth information, insights, examples and exercises for parents. One couples materials set includes one workbook and six Bringing Baby Home Card Decks:

• Love Maps
• Love Maps for Couples with Kids
• Open-Ended Questions
• Father Cards
• Softened Start-Up and Expressing Needs

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* Spring Date to be determined*​
Date: Check back after 1.1.2020
(2 day workshop)
Time: 9 AM-3:30 PM
​ (1 hr lunch break)
Location:
Yorktown Community Center
1974 Commerce Street, RM 209
Yorktown, NY 10598
Cost: $350 per couple
Includes: BBH Workbook & Card Deck
For More Info Call:
(914) 380-8636 x 6

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER

REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER

Instructor 
Rachel Heater is a local Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of Treehouse Wisdom & Wellness Center located in Cortlandt Manor, NY. She is a Certified Bringing Baby Home educator, Level 3 Gottman Therapist, an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. 
For more information visit: www.gottman.com/parents/new-parents-workshop/

The workshop will be held at the Yorktown Community & Cultural Center located at 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown, NY upstairs in Room 209.