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Parent and Me Classes
Bright Beginnings– This class are not your typical “Mommy and me” class! While you play, sing and have fun with your child, you will also learn how to guide your child through play to reach their age-appropriate developmental milestones. This class will help you build on your existing parenting skills. You will be amazed at how your parenting style will be more reflective of the support necessary for your child’s to advance to his/her next developmental milestone. As your child progresses through the classes, you will gain more confidence as a parent while strengthening the bond between you and your child. Bright Beginnings classes include an Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition ®(ASQ-3) Screening to establish the starting point of your child’s development before purposeful parent and child interaction commence. We offer developmental screening in each class at no additional cost. You will be astonished at how your child has developed by leaps and bounds! Should you decide to attend subsequent classes, we will track your child’s development with ASQ-3.
“This is not just another Mommy & Me; it’s so much more!”
Bright Beginnings classes
*5 class sessions for $140 per person, $240 per couple
Tuesdays 9:00-10:15 0-6 months
Wednesdays 9:00-10:15 6-12 months
Tuesdays 10:45-12:00 12-24 months
Wednesdays 10:45-12:00 24-36 months
*We offer this class in the privacy of your home or bring this class to your neighborhood for an additional fee!
Call for additional training days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
It’s Aparent -You’re A Parent classes – Always wished for a manual to tell you how to parent? You’re not alone. So what’s a knowledge-hungry parent to do? Begin at the beginning! The first year of your child’s life encompasses the most vulnerable yet prolific period of growth for brain development.
It’s Aparent You’re A Parent classes are designed for prenatal and postnatal babies and toddlers from 0 to 12 months and their parents. Our teaching platform targets infant/toddler age-appropriate milestone activities to maximize opportunities for brain, physical, self-help, social/emotion, sensory, and communication development. Our training includes:
- Age-appropriate parental and child interactions;
- Reflective parenting practices;
- Tracking your child’s developmental progress;
- Sensory integration and self-regulation techniques;
- Child-Mother/Father attachment parenting;
- Child massage techniques;
- Child-centered play and parental interactions;
- Culturally sensitive activities and;
- Embedding child development activities into daily routines and much more!
The classes are a place for parents to gather tools and skills to determine what fits best for them and their child.
*5 class sessions for $200 per person, $340 per couple
Mondays 9:00-10:15 Prenatal-3 months
Mondays 10:30-11:45 3-6 months
Mondays 12:00-1:15 6-9 months
Mondays 1:30-2:45 9-12months
*We offer this class in the privacy of your home or bring this class to your neighborhood for an additional fee!
Call for additional training days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Daddy & Me Class- Dads, are you looking for a special class where you can meet other dads? Many new fathers are flummoxed by everything that is going on when the new baby arrives. Dads and children need some special times together too! So Dads, this class is for you. Exciting, fun learning experiences are part of the father/child interaction class time. Dads meet to talk about building self-confident, child rearing concerns, and child related practical topics. This class is exclusively taught by a father of 3 children with seven years of experience in child development.
5 class sessions for $140
Ages: 0-36 months
Men only: Saturdays, 9:00-10:15 AM
Call for additional training days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Parenting with Discipline in mind: Can your child’s behavior be challenging at times? Let us help you turn challenging behaviors into opportunities for your child to grow and develop into someone who respects themselves and others. Learn evidence-based effective tools and techniques to discipline your child in a kind and firm manner, while never being punitive or permissive. Watch in wonder as you unwrap your child’s challenging behaviors through parenting with Discipline in mind. You will see the strengthening of your child’s wings as they begin to soar. Everyone in your household will benefit from you parenting with discipline in mind!
4 class sessions for $200, $340 per couple
Adults only: Tuesday, 6:00-8:00 PM
Call for additional training days at 818 995-9757 or email info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Quality Parenting Coaching- Our Parenting coaching takes place in your own home and/or in the community where you frequently experience challenging behaviors from your child. Using evidence-based strategies, we will determine the reasons behind your child’s challenging behaviors and offer proven solutions to reduce the trouble behavior(s). We will teach you effective methods to stop the behavior(s) by teaching your child replacement behaviors. For example, if your child has tantrums while shopping, we will teach you strategies (at the store) to significantly reduce or stop your child from having tantrums. We coach parents with special needs children too!
It’s Aparent is also available to provide coaching to relatives and/or siblings who are also effective by the child’s challenging behavior. Depending on the frequency of the behavior, we are usually able to help you to have an effect on your child’s challenging behavior within 12-24 hours.
Call our office for fees and a confidential consultation appointment
Coaching via Skype: We also coach via Skype while the behavior is naturally occurring.
Drop-In Parent Support- This is a drop-in program open to the community. Our intention is to provide a comfortable space for new mothers and their babies to meet one another and enjoy. Come participate in dynamic discussions, discuss strategies, and share your parenting experiences with others. Bring your friends and start your own informal group! There is a wonderful play space for toddlers and parents to enjoy together and a cozy space for new parents and babies to connect. Create a local cadre of wonderful, lifelong friends with children!
Ongoing $10 per person
How Does a Child Grow?
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00 PM
Different Ways to Play
Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00 PM
Toilet Learning Strategies
Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 PM
Discipline Strategies
Fridays, 4:30-5:30 PM
Call for additional information at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Mothers and Women Classes
My Children, My Husband, My House, What about Me…Classes Just like they say on the airplane: “If you are sitting next to a child, please first put on your oxygen mask and then assist your child.” When’s the last time you put on your oxygen mask first? What do you do for fun? How do you connect with friends? What do you do to take care of yourself? Taking care of ourselves models this much needed life skill for our children. This class is specially designed for mothers or expecting mothers to Bring Out the Brilliance in You! Learn how to set limits, involve your partner in the caring for the child, streamline your hectic schedule, create “me moments”, enjoy motherhood, and more! Put your oxygen mask on! Come join a circle of women to share your trials, exchange ideas, celebrate milestones and commiserate about the minutiae of motherhood. A mental health specialist facilitates all classes.
5 class sessions for $140 per person new group members may begin anytime
Wednesday, 6:00-7:00 PM
Call for additional meeting days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
The Total Female Package (self-esteem, self-confidence and self-reliance): Having negative feelings control your life will keep you from being the total female package you’re truly capable of becoming. This class is designed for women who wish to improve their self-esteem, self- confidence and self-reliance. The focus of the class is: What is self-esteem? What is the difference between self-esteem and self-confidence? How to build self-reliance? How can you improve these areas and maintain them at a level that is acceptable to you. Learn to remove most of the stress in your life, but remember a little stress helps you grow as an individual because it allows you to cope with change. Having your mind clear and relaxed will help you make better decisions during difficult times. What is of the utmost importance is to know and love who you are. A mental health specialist facilitates all classes.
5 class sessions for $140 per person (new group members are welcome at each session)
Thursday, 6:00-7:00 PM
Call for additional meeting days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Children’s Classes
Effective and Meaningful Play- class takes a holistic approach to meeting the developmental needs of your infants or toddlers through interactive play. While you play, sing and have fun with your child in our classes, you will also learn how to honor and respect your child’s lead or cue. Classes are designed to help you honor and respect your child’s lead (cue) by guiding parents to encourage their children to become authentic, attentive, active, exploring and aware of self and others. Small groups of parents and their babies come together in a relaxing, infant-toddler friendly environment to take pleasure in your child’s unfolding development and play. We believe the child and parent’s relationship is similar to a dance team in which both members of the dance team need to know the steps. Someone has to know the “leads” or cues, and someone has to read the “leads” in order to know which step of the dance is coming next. Our facilitators will guide parents in recognizing and responding to their child’s needs in an unobtrusive manner. Our aim is to help you promote your child’s optimal development while strengthening your relationship with your child. “Follow the child, they will show you what they need to do, what they need to develop in themselves and what area they need to be challenged.”
5 class sessions for $140
Ages: crawlers-toddlers
Wednesdays 1:00 -2:00 PM
Call for additional training days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Messy Play: Invites children and parents to come and explore messy materials such as sand, water, finger paint, playing with spaghetti, and many more fun and messy materials. Make sure to wear clothes that can get dirty. This is a parent and me class.
5 class sessions for $115
Ages: 18-36 months
Fridays 3:00-4:00 PM
Saturdays 2:30-3:30 PM taught in Spanish immersion style
Call for additional messy play days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Children’s Art: It’s not the end result that counts, but the fun you and your child have making the project. Your child will sculpt with ”Play-doh”, paint with different types of paint, draw with different art materials, and have fun exploring different types of art materials. Prepare the walls for plenty of new artwork. (This is a parent and me class.)
5 class sessions for $115 (ongoing)
Ages: toddler-36 months
Fridays 9:30-10:30 AM 12-24 months
11:00-12:00 PM 24-36 months
Saturdays, 1:00-2:00 PM toddlers-36 months
Call for additional class days at 818 995-9757 or email us at info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Child Playtime and Parent Adult Time – Is it time for a different environment for you and/or your child? Do you need to talk to another adult? Gather up your kid(s) and come to It’s Aparent. Here you can talk to other adults while your children play with other children or you, or you can choose to relax and have a cup of coffee or tea while you watch the kids play and talk to another adult. Whatever you choose, It’s Aparent is place for you and your child to grow!
Check the calendar for hours
$15 per play-period and all the coffee you can drink
Call for additional playtime days at 818 995-9757 or email info@itsaparentparenting.com.
Advocacy Services
Our Child Development Specialist, Faith Golden M.A. has two California State teaching credentials and a degree in Early Childhood Special Education. She has helped parents access Regional Centers and School District special education supports while taking some of the mystery out of how to obtain needed services for your child. She is also available to advocate at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings as well as Transitional Service Plans (ISP), Individualized Family Service Plan Meetings (IFSP) and Individualized Person Plans (IPPs). Parents are accompanied to IEP meetings, Pre-IEP meetings; and advised prior to them signing their child’s IEPs, IFSPs, ISP and IPPS. It’s Aparent is also available to perform school observations, Behavior Support Plans, Functional Behavior Assessments, and Functional Analysis Assessment.