Listening Mothers™ meets weekly for eight weeks. Babies should 7 months or younger by the last class. The fee is $150. In most cases there are partial scholarships available for those in need. Please register here REGISTRATION FORM. If you have questions regarding this please let us know via the CONTACT PAGE.
Eight Week Series Offers:
- Mindful based skills to help reduce stress and encourage balance
- An environment to discover your own inner wisdom
- Skilled professionals & mindfully trained facilitators
- Parent & child self-awareness with a focus on self-regulation, self-compassion and parent and child emotional development
- Emphasis on the importance of parent/child attachment
- Parental confidence and empowerment
- A community of like-minded parents who aspire to be the best parents they can be and are willing to embark on the parenting journey with an open mind, curiosity and willingness to explore.
Program Goals
- Better child/parent self-awareness
- Healthier parent/child attachment
- Parental confidence and empowerment
- Promotion of thoughtful, respectful, compassionate, and well-adjusted children and adults.
Curriculum
Week 1: Introduction to the four corners of the Listening Mothers™ curriculum; self-compassion, self-regulation, secure attachment and mindfulness.
Week 2: Discuss baby’s emotional development, understand your child’s unique character, explore the demands of motherhood, learn ways to cope with different temperaments.
Week 3: Discuss the concept of ‘falling in love with baby’. Learn how babies communicate and explore the importance of secure attachment.
Week 4: Discuss role models, previous relationships and family experiences, talk about emotional development and practice skills to self-regulate.
Week 5: Discuss your own family and the influence on your parenting style. We will also explore the concept of love.
Weeks 6: Discuss the impact of baby on your relationship, practice listening and understand the importance of modeling intimacy.
Weeks 7: Evaluate the concept and importance of vulnerability, intimacy and gratitude. Discuss maintaining healthy communication. We will look at how mindful based stress reduction skills help overcome hurdles in relationships.
Week 8: Discuss circle of security, separation and transition as your baby grows.
If you know the group you would like to join, please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM.