The Bringing Baby Home workshops, developed by The Gottman Institute, are designed to support couples as they prepare for life with a baby, helping them become a strong and connected parenting team. 

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Based on Dr. Gottman’s research, the program emphasizes that the quality of friendship between partners is a key factor in how well they adapt to life after having a baby. Babies who grow up in a home where parents cooperate with positivity and playfulness feel secure, cry less, smile more, and engage more actively during play—promoting their overall well-being.​

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Best time to take the Bringing Baby Home Workshop:

• Ideally in the second trimester when mothers often have more energy and fewer symptoms of morning sickness

• After your child is born or when your children are older

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Couples who participate in the workshop:

• Report greater satisfaction in their relationship and are more likely to stay together

• Feel more prepared to bring their baby home

• Co-parent as a confident team, with increased father involvement and stronger father-child attachment

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Benefits for children include:

• Enhanced language development

• More frequent smiling and laughing during family play at 3 and 12 months of age