Classes & Events

About Families Upcoming Classes & Events

About Families Presents: Creative Exchange Studio

Dad & Partner Support Group

Re-membering Yourself After Motherhood

This activity is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, via the The Inland SoCal Creative Corps, a component fund at The Inland Empire Community Foundation

What: Free 10 -week class. Learn basic clay skills, then design and create a serving dish for your most meaningful family recipe! Two generations of YOUR family collaborate.

When: Session 1: Starting Sept 12th. Every Tuesday for 10 weeks. Pot luck Nov. 18th

Session 2: 10 classes, every Tuesday night starting January 9, ending March 12
Final potluck Saturday, March 16

Session 3: 10 classes, every Tuesday night starting March 19, ending May 28 (no class for spring break on 4/2)
Final potluck Saturday, June 1

Where: Mariposa Parent Child Workshop 41792 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

Please fill out an interest form to apply for the program and you will be contacted to find out about participation in sessions.

Child minimum age requirement 14 years old
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Your Instructor:
Lauren Karle, Socially Engaged Art Educator
Lauren is a potter and teacher who loves family, clay, cooking and tradition.

What:
Partner support group. Mom's aren't the only ones who need support. Connect with other partners, and learn from shared experiences!

Where:
Zoom Group

When:
Last Thursday of the month
-September 28th
-October 26th
- November 30th

Time: 7:00 PM

Cost: Donation Based

Sign Up HERE

What:
A group for remembering and re-membering your identity after becoming a mom. Attendees will explore, analyze and find meaning in becoming themselves again and take up authorship in their life narrative. Using art as therapy to access our deepest selves, we will envision the person we are becoming while at the same time embracing the person we've always been, in a community of others doing the same.

Art supplies, refreshments and snacks will be provided

Where:
In person
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When:
Friday, September 22nd

Time: 12:30-2pm

Cost: Donation Based

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Breastfeeding Support
Back in Person

What:
Donation based, in person, breastfeeding support with lactation professional. Register to schedule your in person time on Tuesdays

Where:

When: WEEKLY (ON GOING)
Every Tuesday

Time:
10:00am -12:00pm

Cost:
Donation based and can be made in person during the drop in or ahead of time through PayPal.

Sign Up Here
Donate Here

Birth Doula Training

What:
About Families' Doula training to become a certified birth doula. This training will be 2 full days that leads into certification and continued encouragement, support and education opportunities to grow as a birth doula.

Where:
In person
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When: September 23rd & 24th

Time:
8:00am-4:00pm

Cost:
$575

Sign Up HERE

Newborn Care Class

What:
Learn the basics of newborn care and feeding. Feel confident and secure bringing your new little one home.

Where:
In person
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When: 2023 Dates
Saturday, June 10th
Saturday, September. 2nd
Saturday, October 14th
Saturday, December 16th

Time:
1PM -3PM

Cost:
$60 per couple

Sign Up HERE

Child Safety Camp

What:

Safety Camp - is a program designed for 3-12 year old children that provides practical and realistic life skills. This is a 3 hour curriculum, taught with parents present. It provides children with options, not fear in keeping them safe. It includes: home & vehicle safety, good touch/bad touch, 911, out & about safety, and more.

Where:
Mariposa Parent-Child Workshop 47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When: Saturday, April 8th 2023

Time: 9:00am-11:30pm

Cost:
$45 Suggested Donation per Family
Sign Up HERE

Breastfeeding Basics Class

What:
Designed for expectant parents to prepare for breastfeeding. Learn what to expect and how to manage the first few weeks and beyond.

Where:
In person
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When: 2023 Dates
Saturday, June 10th
Saturday, September 2nd.
Saturday, October 14th
Saturday, December 16th

Time:
10AM - 12PM

Cost:
$60 per couple.

Sign Up HERE

Informed Childbirth Class

What:
Learn more than what the hospital expects of you during labor, but what YOU can expect during your labor and delivery, comfort techniques, birth plans and ALL of your options to help you achieve the birth you want and more!
Bring a couple of pillows and a yoga mat to class.

Where:
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When: 2023 Dates
Saturday, May 20th
Saturday, July 22nd
Saturday, September 16th
Saturday, November 18th

Time:
10:00am-4:00pm

Cost:
$130 per couple

Sign Up HERE

Introspective Parenting Workshop

What:
Introspective Parenting Workshop

In this 3-session workshop, we will practice an “inside-out” approach to parenting where we examine the internal world of the parent and child, leading us to solutions that come from the values we want to live by.

We will start by discovering the values you’d like to foster in your family—what really matters to you? Then we will look at the thoughts and feelings that can get in the way of living by what matters to you... guilt, anger, disapproval, exhaustion, confusion, and an overall feeling of being out of control. And through various experiential opportunities, including closed-eye processes, group discussions, partnering exercises, individual sharing, and supportive coaching, you will learn ways to connect with the deeper longing under the surface. Once these deeper desires are discovered, it is then easier to see solutions that align with your family values.

During this workshop you will learn how to… —connect with and live by the values you really care about —address the underlying needs of yourself and your child —be empathetic and compassionate —allow the message of love to come through

Where:
Zoom Class

When:
September 9th, 16th & 23rd

Time:
3:00-4:30

Cost:
Classes are donation based, please don't let cost stop you from signing up but consider donating to help us continue to be able to offer these events to our community.

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Facilitator:
This class is being facilitated by Faith Chinnock, Center for Nonviolent Communication Certified Trainer, Certified Life Coach, Somatic Consensus Trainer, and Positive Discipline Parent Educator

Peaceful Parenting

What:
"The Power of Showing Up"

This parenting workshop has the power to transform your relationship with your children by laying a framework for understanding their actions and behaviors and building a relationship through strategies that encourage children to be their best. This interactive 3 session workshop is designed to provide parents with a better understanding of children and their behaviors. When we look beyond a child’s behavior to the inner heart of a child we can better understand the child and, ultimately, create positive changes in our relationships with children.

Where:
Mariposa Parent-Child Workshop 47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When:
3 session Class
*Rescheduled*

Time:
6:00-7:30

Cost:
Classes are donation based, please don't let cost stop you from signing up but consider donating to help us continue to be able to offer these events to our community.

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Debbie Midcalf, MAEd, is a Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and Certified Parent Coach. She has worked in the field of early childhood education for thirty years and is currently employed as an adjunct instructor at College of the Desert and Brandman University. She coaches parents and educators on the principles of Positive Discipline strategies so that they can find joy and calm in the midst of chaos. Debbie believes that every child should be afforded the opportunity to a joyful early learning environment in which they feel secure, loved, and valued.

Grupo de apoyo para mamas en Español

Clases de Disciplina Positiva

Infant and Pregnancy Loss Grief Group

What:
¿Usted es mamá de bebe recién nacido? ¡Acompáñenos por Zoom y sea parte de un nuevo grupo de apoyo para mamás en Español!

Este grupo virtual es para mamás de bebés recién nacidos, que tengan menos de 12 meses de edad, y quienes buscan apoyo, amistad, y conexión. Este grupo de apoyo para mamás es una serie donde cada semana nos enfocaremos en un tema pertinente a madres tanto nuevas como repetidas.
Este grupo es para mamás de bebés de menos de 12 meses de nacidos, diseñado para fomentar amistad y diálogo.

Where:
In Person
47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When:
Monday's

Time:
10:00am

Cost:
Gratis, donativos aceptados*

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What:
Los participantes aprenderán estrategias que podrán reemplazar en vez del castigo.
Aprenderán que teniendo una buena relación con los niños es más importante para lograr los objetivos. Por medio de diferentes actividades los participantes aprenderán lo que real mente funciona de la disciplina y lo que no funciona. Estos talleres ayudarán a trasformar la relación entre padres e hijos estableciendo un marco que ayudará a entender las acciones y el comportamiento de los niños y construirá una relación por medio de estrategias que animará a los niños a ser mejor. Los participantes vienen preparados para compartir sus experiencias y así aprender de ellas. Las clases son presentadas en español.

Where:
Mariposa Parent-Child Workshop 47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When:
TBA

Time:
9:00am-11:00am

Cost:
Pay what you can

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What:
A grief support group for those who have experienced the loss of an infant through miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, stillbirth, or death of a child.

If you have lost an infant, you know the story. For many, it is a loss that leaves you feeling so alone. Maybe others don’t know about your loss, or if they do, minimize it by saying “well, you can try again” or even not talking about it at all. Or maybe you are surrounded by friends with healthy babies and feel like you are the only one grieving this loss.

This group is a place where you can know you are not alone. Where you can share your story, hear others’ stories, and together share how you are learning to heal.

Time does not heal all wounds. But, time and attention, rituals and nurturing, compassionate support and safe relationships…all these things working together can help us through even the most difficult or complicated losses. This is what this group can provide. We hope you join us!

Where:
Mariposa Parent-Child Workshop, 47192 Monroe St. Indio, CA 92201

When:
Monthly on Saturday mornings
February 18th
March 18th
April 15th
May 13th
June 10th

Cost:
Because Lavelle, Rebecca and About Families want to offer this grief group as a resource to ANY people in our community who are grieving the loss of their child, this is a “Pay What You Can” offering. Thank you for your support of this important work.

Want more info?
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Interest Form

Facilitator:

Lavelle Jacobson, MDiv, MA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #116178
www.LavelleJacobson.com

Rebecca Lewis Varghese, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker #
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/rebecca-lewis-varghese-la-quinta-ca/1065644

I’ve been there. Whether it is a loss that everyone knows about, or a silent loss that few do, grief can ambush us and leave us literally (or figuratively) curled up in a ball, or crying until we can’t cry anymore. Or lashing out at our dear ones. Or feeling low-key depressed for uncharacteristically long periods of time. I know. It hurts. And it hurts for much longer than we wish. I’ve learned that time does not heal all wounds. Time and attention, rituals and nurturing, compassionate support and safe relationships…all these things working together can help us through even the most difficult or complicated losses.
I help people who are grieving make it through those first agonizing months. I help them find the support they need to make it through, and the courage to tend to their losses, even when it hurts. I help people find meaning in their grief journey, a deeper connection with themselves and their spirituality, better relationships, and a deep belief that life is still worth living and that we can have moments of beauty amidst the pain.
If you are grieving, whether the loss happened yesterday or years ago, I would love to walk through the grief journey with you. I have had the privilege of supporting hundreds of grieving people in grief groups and individual grief therapy. I don’t have “answers” or “easy fixes” (those aren’t usually really helpful anyway) but I can provide support, some helpful thoughts, and a safe space to be really honest about your experience.

Lavelle Jacobson, MDiv, MA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #116178
www.LavelleJacobson.com

Rebecca Lewis Varghese, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker #
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/rebecca-lewis-varghese-la-quinta-ca/1065644