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Welcome Baby strives to answer the many child development and infant care questions parents have during their children's first years. We offer weekly parenting classes, volunteers to offer telephone support to parents of newborns, a discussion group for parents of newborns, a lending library of books and videos and staff to discuss your individual parenting concerns.
Welcome Baby Parenting Workshops:
All workshops are free, but registration is required. Call Kimberly @ 560-7319 to register. Childcare is provided for a donation of $2 per child/$5 maximum per family with advance notice only. Childcare is limited: please consider all your childcare options. We now offer contact hour credits (CHC's) approved by the Division of Child Development NC Dept. of Health and Human Services for childcare professionals.
Welcome Baby now offers contact hour credits (CHC's) for attending and participating in specific workshops by the Division of Child Development NC Department of Health and Human Services. See notation after course description.
Separation Anxiety Classes
Does your child have a hard time when you leave them in the care of somebody else? This class will help ease a child’s anxiety about separating from a parent in a variety of situations. This one hour class will give parents a method for dropping children off to our childcare room in a way that allows you to shop and your child to play peacefully. This class is required to use the childcare services during the Giving Closet. The class is offered the 2nd Monday of every month from 10 - 11 a.m.
Pre-registration is necessary. Call Kimberly at 560-7319 to register.
It can be hard for your child to be apart from you while you are in class. Here’s a suggestion to help your child feel more comfortable in the children’s room:
Prepare your child for class in advance. Before you leave for Welcome Baby, let her know that she will be playing with the children while you are in class. Be positive and upbeat about the fun she will have playing with other children, and reassure her that you will come right back for her when you’re done with class.
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