Bringing Baby Home
3-Session Couples Workshop
Bringing Baby Home is a 3-session workshop for expectant & new parents with children under the age of three years old. The live, virtual sessions will cover the evidence-based program developed by The Gottman Institute that supports parents in keeping their friendship strong as they navigate their transition to or in parenthood. This program is intended for parents to participate together, as the focus of the workshop is to strengthen the parent-parent relationship.
The goal of Bringing Baby Home is to equip you with the knowledge & skill sets needed to constructively cope with the various changes that typically occur during the first three years after your baby is born.
Despite the excitement of welcoming a new baby, research shows that within three years after the birth of a child, approximately two-thirds of parents experience a significant drop in their relationship quality and will have a dramatic increase in conflict & hostility. Years of research show that a couple's emotional connection is the real foundation for a baby's development. Both hostile parent-parent relationships & withdrawn or intrusive parent-child relationships hold lasting effects on a child's emotional, social & cognitive development.
Bringing Baby Home provides a research-based, research-tested program to help new parents equip themselves with the knowledge & skills needed to cope constructively with the changes that come with the birth of a child.
In the Bringing Baby Home workshop, you and your partner will learn how to do the following:
Strengthen your friendship
Increase intimacy and affection
Work through conflict with greater ease
Maintain relationship satisfaction
Reduce hostility
Create positive parent-child interactions
Ensure quality involvement for both parents
Reduce the incidence or severity of postpartum mood disorders
Upcoming WORKSHOP Dates & Times:
Workshop Dates:
Sundays for 3 Sessions
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Sunday, April 21, 2024
2:00pm-5:00pm CST (Virtual)
Registration Fee: $350 per couple
$325 per couple Early Bird Pricing ends 3/1/2024
Meet the Facilitators
Debbie Seeger, M.A., LPC-A, LMFT-A
(Supervised by Gena St. David, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S)
Debbie is a Gottman Institute-trained Bringing Baby Home Educator. She is also Level 1- and Level 2-trained therapist in the Gottman Method for Couples. Debbie believes that the very best gift a parent can give their child is a solid, healthy relationship with the other parent.
Learn more about Debbie here.
TONETTE N. MITCHELL, BS — GRADUATE STUDENT INTERN
(Supervised by Toya Foster, LPC)
Tonette has a BS from The University of Texas at Arlington, and is working toward an MA in Marriage Family Therapy with an Addictions Emphasis from Oral Roberts University. Parenting is one of Tonette’s primary areas of interest in therapy. As a former educator and coach, Tonette made the decision to enter the mental health field because she naturally connects with people and actively listens. It is her goal to provide a sacred space for her clients to work through life’s transitions and past traumas, helping them to heal, develop, and grow holistically. She begins with the end in mind. Her style is supportive, collaborative, and direct.
Learn more about Tonette here.
Upcoming Workshop Dates & Times:
Workshop Dates: Sundays for 3 Sessions
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Sunday, April 21, 2024
2:00pm-5:00pm CST (Virtual)
Registration closes at the end of the day on March 23rd, 2024.
Please reach out to events@thecenter4relationships.com for more information or to inquire about future dates.
