Classes & Events

*New Mom's Support Group & Parenting Class in Spanish Coming Soon!*

About Families Upcoming Classes & Events

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 INC.'s Doula training to become a certified birth doula. This training will be a 2 day training that leads into certification and continued encouragement and support and education opportunities to grow as a birth doula.

Where:
In Person Palm Springs, CA

When:
October 27th & 28th

Cost:
$575 per person
*Full fee due at registration

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:
Virtual Zoom Class

When:

Saturday, August 27th
Saturday, October 8th, 2022 *canceled*
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022

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:

TBA

Time:

Cost:
$45 per child
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:
Virtual Zoom Class

When:

Saturday, August 27th, 2022
Saturday, October 8th, 2022 *Canceled*
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022

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

When:
One Day Class:
July 30th *Class canceled* please contact us if you are due before our next class in September
Saturday, September 17th
Saturday, November 19th

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:
TBA

Time:
6:00-7:30pm

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, BS Zoology, Certified Life Coach and Positive Discipline Parent Educator.

Peaceful Parenting
Zoom Online Class

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:
Zoom Conference

When:
3 session Class
October 11th, 18 & 25th

Time:
6:30-8:00

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

Parental 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:
Virtual Zoom Class
ID de reunión: 829 4602 0417
Contraseña: 474521

When:
Monday's

Time:
10:00am

Cost:
Gratis, donativos aceptados*

Sign Up Here

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:
For any person who has experienced parental loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, death of a child).
Sometimes we can hardly breathe. We don’t know how the world keeps turning, but somehow, strangely, it does. We wonder how life can go on, how WE can go on. We wake up daily and are reminded again of the terrible reality of our loss. And we can’t wake up from the nightmare. So we keep plodding, but it takes SO long to be able to feel anything but pain.

Or maybe we’ve been through that pain but we find it still sneaks up on us. We think we’ve “dealt with it” or are “doing okay” but then it hits us or we react in a way that’s not like us.

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 and this is what we are offering in this 8 week group.

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

When:
Starting October 4th
7 weeks, Tuesday Evenings. Participants are asked, after the first group (we want you to be able to make sure you feel comfortable), to commit to being in group for the duration of the 7 weeks.

Time:
TBA

Cost:
Because Lavelle and About Families want to offer this grief group as a resource to ANY parents 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.

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Facilitator:
Lavelle Jacobson, MDiv, MA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #116178

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.