Bringing Baby Home
Through the 12-hour workshop, couples will learn skills to help them maintain their relationship satisfaction as they become parents together.
About the Workshop
Bringing Baby Home was designed and created by relationship experts, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, at The Relationship Research Institute in Seattle. The Gottmans’ research demonstrates that when couples become parents, there is a significant decrease in their relationship satisfaction. Further research has shown that relationship discord and conflict have a profound negative effect on the couples’ infants and toddlers.
Exploring Family Dynamics
The program is for pregnant couples and families with children up to three years of age. Babies in arms are welcome (less than 10 months of age).
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The goal of this program is to improve the quality of life for babies and children by strengthening the parental relationship.
Objectives include:
Increasing friendship in the relationship
Dealing effectively with conflict
Keeping dads involved in infant care and parenting
Improving the quality of parent–infant interaction
Recognizing the psychological and emotional needs of their child
Co-parenting effectively
Exploring Family Dynamics
Bringing Baby Home Workshops are offered two times annually and are currently held IN-PERSON.
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2023 Workshop Dates: To be announced
The schedule for each workshop on Saturday and Sunday is as follows:
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Part I 9:00am-12:00pm
Part II 1:00pm-4:00pm
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Workshop Materials
Each couple will receive a package including:
Bringing Baby Home Couple’s Workbook
Love Maps Card Deck
Love Maps for Couples with Kids Card Deck
Open-Ended Questions Card Deck
Father Cards Card Deck
Softened Start-Up Card Deck
Expressing Needs Card Deck
Let us know if you are interested by contacting us at the link below!