Early Parenting Workshop

Early Parenting Workshop – Gentle & Attachment-Based Parenting Preparation

The transition into parenthood happens only once in a lifetime — the birth of your first baby. Our Early Parenting Workshop is a relaxed, informal prenatal education session designed to support expectant parents as they prepare for the early weeks with their newborn.

This workshop focuses on gentle parenting, attachment parenting, and evidence-based newborn care, helping you and your partner feel informed, confident, and emotionally prepared for the fourth trimester.

The Early Parenting Workshop is suitable for pregnant parents from around 20 weeks gestation through to birth.

What You’ll Learn

This comprehensive early parenting class covers both baby care and parental wellbeing, with a strong focus on the postpartum period.

Who Is This Workshop For?

• First-time parents

• Pregnant couples seeking gentle, attachment-focused parenting education

• Expectant parents wanting preparation for the postpartum period

• Those looking for a holistic, emotionally supportive parenting class

Why Attend an Early Parenting Workshop?

The early weeks with a newborn are intense, emotional, and transformative. This workshop helps you:

• Understand normal newborn behaviour

• Prepare for the realities of the fourth trimester

• Build confidence in caring for your baby

• Feel supported as a new parent

• Strengthen your partnership during early parenthood

Topics Covered

• What babies need: physical, emotional & developmental needs
• Your baby’s experience of the fourth trimester
• Attachment parenting principles
• Baby-wearing and its benefits
• Breastfeeding education and support
• Newborn sleep for babies and parents
• Early developmental milestones
• What new mums need in the postpartum period
• Understanding hormonal changes and brain changes after birth
• Traditional postpartum practices from around the world
• A mother’s lived experience of the fourth trimester
• Physical recovery after birth
• Partners and the fourth trimester
• Maintaining your relationship after baby arrives
• Dedicated question time for individual concerns