NEW: Bonding with Baby: Infant Massage
Learn techniques to comfort and encourage growth and development of your newborn while bonding with your new baby through nurturing touch. Join us before your little one arrives or bring baby to learn these techniques.
Doctors Hospital: $70/couple

Car Seats: Is Your Baby Safe?
Learn basic child passenger safety information from the age of newborns up to 13 years, Including proper car seat installation techniques.
Doctors Hospital: $40

Fitness 4 Mommy and Me
Bring your baby and stroller with you to a one-hour small group fitness class and get back in shape with strength training, cardiovascular drills, nutritional tips, goal setting and positive reinforcement. Learn core movements you can do at home.
Dublin Methodist Hospital: $40, register online 

Happiest Baby on the Block
Based on the work of Dr. Harvey Karp, both expectant and new parents will learn to soothe even the fussiest infant in minutes. Parents of newborns (0 to 3 months) are encouraged to bring their baby. Great to take during third trimester too.
Dublin Methodist Hospital: $50 (includes DVD), register online

Infant Sign Language
Learn basic sign language to use with your baby in this three-week series. Babies are welcome and should be at least 6-months-old or able to sit up (we cannot accommodate older siblings).
April 12, 19, 26; 10 to 11 a.m.
Tobey Huntley
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $30/person  register online

Mommy and Baby Yoga
Restore the body’s core alignment and strength. Baby exercises gently stimulate the infant’s body, basic motor skills and vision. Offered by Yoga on High.
Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.
Six-week series: April 24 through May 29
Six-week series: June 12 through July 17
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.
Six-week series: April 14 through May 19
Please call Yoga on High at 614-291-4444 for information or to enroll.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $60/person for each six-week series

New Moms Group
New mothers and babies (from birth to 12 months) meet with one another and share information. An EBC parent consultant is available for questions. No registration required - just drop by.
Tuesdays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
For more information, call Yvonne Gustafson, PhD, at (614) 566-4446.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: FREE

Parent Coaching
EBC Parent Coaches offer support and information (by phone appointment or onsite at the EBC) tailored to your individual needs. Learn workable solutions to help meet the challenges of parenthood.
Call (614) 566-4446 to schedule.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $50 per one-hour coaching session

NEW: Parenting Separately
Designed specifically for parents living in two households with children under age 3. Infant/ toddler development; physical/emotional needs of young children; guidelines for establishing co-parenting plans.
May 14 or 21; 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Yvonne Gustafson, Ph.D.
For further information call the Parenting Helpline at (614) 566-4446.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $30/person, register online

Positive Discipline
Raising children can test any parent's patience. In this four-week series, you'll learn techniques to provide limits and positive discipline while building your child's self-esteem.
Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Four-week series: April 11 through May 2
Yvonne Gustafson, PhD.
(614) 566-4446
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside:
$60 per couple, register online

Toddler Zone Play Gym A flexible playtime for children and parents in our enriched play space, set up for you and your one-to three-year-old. An EBC Parent Consultant is available for parents' questions. Drop in - No registration required.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Call (614) 566-4446 for more information.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $6 per child or $50 for package of 10 classes (pre-walking babies at no cost)

Transitions
As a girl becomes a woman, it’s a special time. This program helps fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade girls and their mothers face puberty issues positively and with understanding.
Wednesday, May 16; 6 to 8 p.m.
Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside: $18/mother and daughter, register online