Parenting Classes in San Francisco, CA

Just when you've gotten used to a little more sleep, a bit of a routine and settled into your groove as a young family...here comes a new sibling! While welcoming a new baby to your family is exciting, it also raises some important questions and concerns: How will our new addition impact the dynamic of our family? How will my firstborn handle this...

Six-week series for parents/caregivers of children 3-5 years old Are you feeling frustrated by your preschooler's sudden willfulness? Difficulty transitioning? Never-ending bedtime routines? Whining and selective hearing? Uncooperative attitude? Positive Discipline is for parents who are looking for long-term parenting skills that encourage their...

When do I start potty training? Is the 3-day method best for my child?  Will potty training with m&m’s backfire at all?  How does night-training work? These may be just a few of your questions when you think about this seemingly daunting task of saying goodbye to diapers! Join Rebecca Walsh, Director of Early Childhood Matters to learn...

Workshop series for parents/caregivers with children 12-36 months. The toddler years are a time of rapid growth and change. As toddlers gain new abilities and begin to desire more independence, they can also demonstrate challenging behavior-such as tantrums, refusing to cooperate, hitting, and biting—that leave even seasoned caregivers at a loss....

Course provides training to become an international certified birth and postpartum doula. You will understand how to comfort, support, and advocate for pregnant families. Gain the tools to start your doula business. Also, learn the skills to provide postpartum support. Book Required: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin. You can...

The camp will run for 4 hours each day, 9am-1pm. If you are interested in carpooling to Boulder Creek, Adventure Out is always happy to help connect parents to arrange this and reduce our carbon footprint. We usually have 1-2 carpool groups coming from Santa Cruz, and another from Los Gatos/San Jose. Our trained instructors – expert survivalists...

Join us for our popular free program, Parent Café. Build supportive relationships with other families while learning how to better manage the stress of parenting from our team of child development experts. Dinner and child care are provided. Advance registration preferred.

Think your little one is ready for potty training? Come to this informative talk led by Aki Raymer of Parenting Paths, to find out how to make the transition to diaper free living! Learn how to tell if your child is developmentally and emotionally ready to potty train, and learn concrete strategies for reaching this big milestone. 

This 5 hour class provides survival tips for the early weeks with your new baby! Class includes information about normal newborn appearance and behavior as well as baby care basics with hands-on practice diapering, swaddling, temperature taking, and bathing. Offered as a one-time intensive class or as a two part series.

In this course, expectant parents will gain confidence and prepare for the transition home from the hospital with a new baby. Topics of this class include newborn characteristics, helpful techniques for bathing, diapering, and soothing newborns, recognizing baby's cues to help you anticipate and respond to her needs, and basic expectations of newborn...

The goal of this class is to provide you with ways to create a safe and satisfying birth experience. You and your partner will learn about the process of labor, comfort measures for labor and birth including breathing, relaxation, massage, and positioning techniques for partners to support mom, medication options, cesarean birth and other variations...

Parents and Caregivers are invited to learn about the impact of violence on the developing brain of young children. Learn about child behaviors related to exposure to violence and trauma and what helps children become resilient. Presented by the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.

New parents often feel that their couple relationship suffers but there are things you can do to maximize your pleasure as parents and with each other. Learn the latest research on how to keep couple satisfaction high amid the challenges of caring for an infant and how to develop problem-solving strategies to cope with differences before they esca...