Thursdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$15 per session, $10 for Families First members
for mothers of infants ages 0-9 months
No pre-registration required, no commitment to attend.
Facilitated by Maura Sheehy, LCSW, this drop-in mother's group gives mothers information and tools to reflect, grow, and make more comfortable life choices. Meetings are structured around a topic, and other topics may be discussed as they arise.
Schedule of Meetings and Topics
April
3 Sleep Issues
10 Attachment-Connection-Separation: Myths and Realities
17 Parenting
Together
24 This is So
Hard/Easy/Fun/Terrifying/Lonely/Boring, etc.: Coping With the
Range of
New Feelings
May
1 Choosing
a Careprovider/Becoming an Employer
8 Spending
the Day with Baby: Ideas for Activities and Routines
15 Integrating Work and
Baby: Sharing Strategies
22 Caring for
Yourself and Your Baby
29 Social and
Emotional Intimacy After Baby
June
5 What
Kind of Mother do I Want to Be? Exploring Your New Identity and Developing
Your Parenting Style
12 Dealing With the
Outside World: Family, Friends, Coworkers, Other Moms
19 Body Issues in
the First Year
Support Group for New Moms
Mondays 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$200 for 8 sessions
open to mothers of infants ages 0-6 months
pre-registration required - call (718) 237-1862
Our current group is already in session.
Check back to find out when our next group will begin.
Led by Amie Block, LCSW, this group
offers an opportunity to connect with other mothers, voice questions
and concerns, and make connections. Support is provided in a warm,
comfortable setting where the joys, surprises and challenges of urban
parenting are understood and celebrated.
Coaching Sessions for Parents
Friday
and Saturday mornings, 75-minute sessions
by appointment.
Call
(917) 873-1022 to schedule.
$100/session,
$80 for Families First members.
Michal
Tziyon will guide you
and/or your family as you explore the natural challenges you may be facing. To
schedule a coaching session, pick a topic from the list and call the number
above.
Michal
Tziyon, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and mother of two. Trained at NYU School of Social Work and at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies (CMPS), she has 10 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples. She is co-founder, board member, and Co-Director of Education of the Red Hook Playgroup Preschool., will guide you
and/or your family as you explore the natural challenges you may be facing. To
schedule a coaching session, pick a topic from the list and call the number
above.
Topics
- New
Parenthood: Enduring the First Year
- Sleep
and Sleeplessness
- Setting
Limits with Toddlers and ChildrenFamily
of Origin and In Laws: Enjoying Their Involvement
While Setting Boundaries
- From
Couple to Family: How Parenthood
- Changes
Your Relationship with Your Partner
- Family
Values: Finding Common Ground
- Expectant
Parents and Pregnancy Support
- Guilt
and Worry
- Surviving
Your Toddler
- Post-Partum
Blues
- Are
Kids “Bad” for Marriage?
- The
Adoptive Parent and Child
- The
Art of Juggling: How to Find Time for Everyone’s Needs
- Separation
and Joining: A Lifelong Journey
Please try to wear your baby to reduce stroller traffic. Thanks.
