Bringing Baby Home Workshops in Seattle

"The greatest gift you can give your child is a strong relationship between the two of you." ~ John Gottman, PhD

Bringing Baby Home Workshop facilitators

Join Evonne Noble, Lea Kennedy, Brittany Bacon, and Therese Soudant or a workshop that will prepare you for your new baby, dramatically improve the quality of your relationship, and help you to become be the best parenting team possible!

Summer Session
By Appointment only
$400 per couple for course fees

Fall Session
October 1 - 2, 2016
Saturday / Sunday 9am-4pm
$200 per person for course fees

This is a 12 hour workshop with
a 60 minute break for lunch.

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Stay connected with your partner even in difficult times
Strengthen your friendship, intimacy, & conflict regulation skills
Identify what baby is communicating and how to respond
Learn what the research shows is the most effective parenting style & practice how to do it
Recognize the signs of baby blues, postpartum depression, & what to do about it
Deal with conflict successfully
Involve both parents in the parenting

About the workshop

For Couples Considering Parenthood, Pregnant Couples & Parents of Infants and Toddlers

In a relaxed and supportive environment we will help lay the foundation upon which you can build a solid relationship, feel confident of your parenting skills, and be prepared for your baby's development.

Developed by the renowned relationship and parenting researchers Dr. John Gottman and Julie Gottman, this workshop will help you build a nurturing home environment, develop positive conflict regulation skills, and become powerful team emotion coaches for your children.

Learn Parenting & Relationship Skills for a Lifetime of Love!

We are also offering the following classes in 2016:

BBH Online Session: A twelve hour online workshop where you choose the schedule. Course cost is $400, materials additional. "Homework" required between sessions.
Private Psycho-education Customized Sessions: Insurance frequently covers these sessions. We will customize the Gottman material to meet your interests and needs. Contact us for more information

Cost:

The cost is $200 per person for course fees*
Microsoft employees: your EAP can be used to help cover your course fees, please contact us for details.
Do you have an EAP at your workplace that will cover pre/postnatal classes? If so, contact us and we can help you research if your EAP can help to pay for a BBH class.
Scholarships, student rates, and sliding scale options available for a few spots at each workshop; please contact us to apply.

How to Register & More Details

Please contact us at to receive registration information and reserve your space, or just go to Brown Paper TIckets to pay online and register
If you have an infant, please feel free to bring him/her to the class if you like. This has worked well for parents at our past workshops though it may take some juggling. We will have a break/rest space adjacent to the workshop area for you and baby. You are also welcome to find childcare; please do what is best for you.
There is room for 6-20 couples at each workshop but we need at least 6 couples to register in order to hold each class; if we don;t have a minimum number of participants the workshop will be canceled and your fee will be either applied to another workshop or refunded less a processing fee.
*online course and customized course fees are higher

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